ATF Automated Test Framework - running multiple tests at once

[tufa4311a]

1. Can you run multiple tests at once with ATF?

2. Can server agents be used to run multiple tests or test suites at once?

The idea is if I have 400 tests to run I don;t have the time to wait for tests to run one at a time. Using other automation systems I can create "agents" on a server, basically virtual machines, that can all take a test case out of a queue at the same time, constantly taking the next available test case.

 I know Istanbul could not do this, can't find updated content for Madrid.

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/istanbul-application-development/page/administer/auto-test-framew...

[Ankush Agrawal]

Hi Mithilesh

Apologies for missing your question earlier (2 years is quite a time). Hope the issue is solved. 

The feature is OOB enabled. There is a restriction on how many parallel runs an instance can support. The maximum numbers of the parallel runs are calculated by the formula:

Number of parallel tests = max(1, number of worker threads - 2)

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Best regards
Ankush

[Ankit Rastogi]

Hi Ankush,

We are in Rome. I have opened two agents with different browsers. So how can I run test suites in parallel? From where do I need to enable it?

[Ankush Agrawal]

Hi @Ankit Rastogi 

The feature is OOB enabled. There is a restriction on how many parallel runs an instance can support. The maximum numbers of the parallel runs are calculated by the formula:

Number of parallel tests = max(1, number of worker threads - 2)

Please find more read here: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/sandiego-application-development/page/administer/auto-test-framework/concept/parallel-testing.html

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Best regards
Ankush

[Priya164]

Hi,

If you have implemented running of ATF test suites through Virtual machine, please help me how to do.

Thank you!

[Brad Tilton]

You can run parallel tests starting in NY, but you don't necessarily need a VM. That being said, many customers do spin up VMs and leave their scheduled client test runners open in the VM so they don't have to deal with browser throttling issues.