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(8.6.X) Prerequisites & Configurations

Owned by Dhiraj Chandanshive (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Dec 12, 2022
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Qualitia Automation Studio (QAS) is a script-less test automation platform that makes building, executing, and managing automation tests simple, fast, and easy. Using the script-less approach you can easily develop and automate tests without any tool or programming knowledge.

Qualitia uses some third-party software components, most of which are bundled with Qualitia. Some software components cannot be bundled with the Qualitia installable due to their respective licensing policies. 

You may have to install one or more components based on your role to get started with automation testing. Qualitia gives you the provision to install all these components on the same machine and different machines as well. 

Qualitia Automation Studio Server Prerequisites

Qualitia has a client-server architecture. Qualitia server acts as a connection point for multiple Qualitia clients. This server should be up and running all the time and should be accessible by Qualitia Clients.

You are recommended to have a machine dedicated for the Qualitia Server.


Processor

Intel Core i3 64-bit supported processor with 3.4 GHz or higher speed

Memory (RAM)

Minimum: 8 GB 

Recommended: 16 GB

Hard Disk Space

Minimum: 500 GB

Note: Qualitia recommends the Administrator to review disk usage periodically in the initial weeks after installation to assess execution patterns and storage consumed. This helps to determine the appropriate size requirements for the organization.

Operating System Support

Only 64-bit version of the following operating systems are supported:

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and later.
Software Prerequisites
Privileges RequiredLocal Administrator privileges (for installation of Qualitia Server)
Communication Ports TCP (Inbound)

The following list indicates the communication ports for each component:

  • 1947: Qualitia Licensing Service
  • 8889: Qualitia Server component
  • 8887: Qualitia Web Service
  • 1433: MSSQL Server
  • 3306: MySQL Server 
  • 4001: Mobile Object Spy Server
  • 21000 to 22000: Mobile Object Spy Agent (any port from the specified range) 
  • 80: Apache Subversion (Versioning and Revision Control Tool).

These TCP ports need to be opened on Firewall allowing inbound communications from Qualitia components. 

All the port numbers mentioned above are the default communication ports used by these applications. In case you are changing the default ports, you must open or unblock the corresponding ports.  

Data Store Server

Qualitia Automation Studio clients connect to Qualitia data store server to store and retrieve test cases, execution results, and other related information. You can use RDBMS server for storing project data based on your preference.

Qualitia recommends that you must restart the server at least once a month or when the memory consumption is about to reach 4 GB. You can check the memory consumption from app.log present in the RealTimeReport logs.

Windows

MySQL

You can use the My SQL database to store and maintain your project data. 

Hard Disk Space100 GB (size may vary based on your project data)
Server Version

MySQL 5.6 (Version 5.6.4 or later) or MySQL 5.7 (recommended)

Privileges Required

You must create a database user and assign the following database privileges:

  • CREATE
  • REFERENCES
  • DROP
  • INSERT
  • SELECT
  • CREATE ROUTINE
  • CREATE VIEW
  • UPDATE
  • TRIGGER
  • DELETE
  • CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES
  • ALTER
  • INDEX
  • EXECUTE

(warning) While deploying Qualitia in the production environment, it is recommended to set the max_connections value to 300 or more. You can set this value using the Options file from MySQL installation directory. For more information on how to update this value, refer to the Troubleshooting section.

Refer to the MySQL documentation for the OS and version compatibility of the required MySQL versions.

It is recommended to enable higher concurrency in MySQL server to access Web-based dashboards seamlessly. You can set these parameters in my-default.ini on Windows.

For more information on how to enable higher concurrency, click here.

Microsoft SQL Server

You can use the Microsoft SQL Server to store and maintain your project data. 

Hard Disk Space100 GB (size may vary based on your project data)
Server Version

The following server versions are supported:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019
Privileges Required

You must create a database user and assign the following database privileges:

  • SELECT
  • UPDATE
  • CREATE TABLE
  • ALTER
  • REFERENCES
  • INSERT
  • CREATE PROCEDURE
  • CREATE DATABASE
  • DELETE
Additional Drivers(Mandatory) SQL Server Native Client v11.x.
Click here to download.

Linux

MySQL

You can use Linux machine if you are using MySQL for storing your project data.

Hard Disk Space100 GB (size may vary based on your project data)
Server Version

The following server versions are supported:

Privileges Required

You must create a database user and assign the following database privileges:

  • CREATE
  • REFERENCES
  • DROP
  • INSERT
  • SELECT
  • CREATE ROUTINE
  • CREATE VIEW
  • UPDATE
  • TRIGGER
  • DELETE
  • CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES
  • ALTER
  • INDEX
  • EXECUTE

Currently, Qualitia Supports only the legacy Authentication Method for MySQL 8.0.

It is recommended to enable higher concurrency in MySQL server to access Web-based dashboards seamlessly. You can set these parameters in my.cnf on Linux.

For more information on how to enable higher concurrency, click here.

Amazon Web Services

MySQL

The following are the MySQL requirements for Amazon Web Services.

Engine Version5.722
RDS Instancedb.t3.large
vCPU2
RAM8 GB

Microsoft Azure 

The following are requirements for installing QAS Server on Microsoft Azure.

  • SQLServer Database: Managed SQL instance-vCores -4-max storage 256 GB
  • QAS Server: Standard_D4as_v4

Qualitia Automation Studio Client Prerequisites 

Qualitia Automation Studio is the client where you develop and execute automated test cases.

Processor

  • Web, Mobile, and Salesforce: Intel Core i3 1.8 GHz or higher
  • Desktop: Intel Core i3 or higher, 1.8 GHz or higher

RAM

The following list indicates the RAM requirement for different modules:

  • Web Module: Minimum 8 GB
  • Salesforce Module: Minimum 8 GB
  • Mobile Module:
    • Minimum: 8 GB (If you are planning to use real mobile devices only)
    • Recommended: 16 GB or more (If you are planning to use on simulators, emulators, and real mobile devices)
  • Desktop Module: Minimum 8 GB

Hard Disk

Web Module: Minimum 5 GB     

Salesforce Module: Minimum 5 GB   

  • Mobile Module:
    • Minimum: 40 GB (If you are planning to use real mobile devices only)
    • Recommended: 100 GB (If you are planning to use on simulators, emulators, and real mobile devices)

(warning) This includes Hard Disk space required for installation of Android Studio (with all SDK packages). The size may vary based on the latest Android SDK packages.

Desktop Module: Minimum10 GB

Operating System Support

64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 8.1 or later.

Recommended: Microsoft Windows 10.

Auxiliary Software

Always download latest versions for the following software drivers to support the latest browser versions:

The following drivers are shipped with the product and are of the latest version at the time of shipping. If you need to work with a specific version, at any given point in time, you may use the following information to download.

  • Gecko Driver: Click here to download GeckoDriver. GeckoDriver supports both 64 and 32-bit architectures.
    It is recommended to read the change logs in the above link for compatibility of a specific Geckodriver version with the Firefox browser version.

  • IE Driver: Visit here and click "32 bit Windows IE" link under "The Internet Explorer Driver Server" to download the latest version.
    You can also open the IE driver change log by clicking on “CHANGELOG” under "The Internet Explorer Driver Server" section.
    Note: The 32-bit IE driver is also recommended for 64-bit OS. The 64-bit IE driver is known to have some issues.

  • Chrome Driver: Visit here and click on the desired driver link to download the driver executable.

Desktop Module

Any one of the following:

  • Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT) 14.50 and 14.53
  • Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT) One Software 15.0.2
  • Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT) One 2021
Privileges RequiredLocal Administrator privileges 

Mobile Object Spy Agent/Server

Mobile object spy components help you to identify the objects required from the mobile application under test. You can install both of these components (agent and server) on a single system or different systems. This can be either Windows or a Mac system.

Windows

The Windows systems you are using for Qualitia Mobile components should meet the following prerequisites.  

ProcessorIntel Core i5 2.5 GHz / Ryzen 3 GHz 1200X

Memory (RAM)

  • Minimum: 8 GB (If you are planning to use real mobile devices only)
  • Recommended: 16 GB or more (If you are planning to use on simulators, emulators, and real mobile devices)

Operating System Support

64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 8.1 or later.

Auxiliary Software

Communication Ports (TCP Inbound & Outbound)

The following list indicates the list of communications ports for different components:

  • 4001: Mobile Object Spy Server
  • 21000 to 22000: Mobile Object Spy Agent (any port from the specified range)
  • 8889: Qualitia Server Component
  • 8887: Qualitia Web Service

Mac

The Mac systems you are using for Qualitia Mobile components should meet the following prerequisites.

ProcessorIntel Core i5 2.5 GHz 

Memory (RAM)

  • Minimum: 8 GB (If you are planning to use real mobile devices only)
  • Recommended: 16 GB or more (If you are planning to use on simulators, emulators, and real mobile devices)

Operating System Support

Mac OS 10.9 or later

Software

Communication Ports (TCP Inbound & Outbound)

The following list indicates the list of communications ports for different components:

  • 4001: Mobile Object Spy Server
  • 21000 to 22000: Mobile Object Spy Agent (any port from the specified range)
  • 8889: Qualitia Server Component
  • 8887: Qualitia Web Service

Qualitia License Service

The default Qualitia Server installation ships with Qualitia License Service. You may choose to install it on a different machine.

Following are the requirements: 

  • A Qualitia license service must be installed on a Windows machine and it can be a Windows Desktop OS or Windows Server OS. 
  • This system should be deployed on the same network and should be up and accessible by Qualitia Automation Studio clients at all the time.

For more information about license server and its setup, please refer to the Licensing Guide.

Prerequisites for Offline Suite Execution

The Offline Package helps you execute test cases in different environments without having to Qualitia Clients installed. You can create and execute the same packages on multiple platforms and browsers by configuring and executing the QualitiaOffline.jar file accordingly. 

Processor

  • Web, Mobile, and Salesforce: Intel Core i3 1.8 GHz or higher
  • Desktop: Intel Core i3 or higher, 1.8 GHz or higher

RAM

  • Web Module: Minimum 8 GB
  • Salesforce Module: Minimum 8 GB
  • Mobile Module:
    • Minimum: 8 GB (If you are planning to use real mobile devices only)
    • Recommended: 16 GB or more (If you are planning to use on simulators, emulators, and real mobile devices)
  • Desktop Module: Minimum 8 GB

Hard Disk Space

  • Web Module: Minimum 5 GB
  • Salesforce Module: Minimum 5 GB
  • Mobile Module:
    • Minimum: 40 GB (If you are planning to use real mobile devices only)
    • Recommended: 100 GB (If you are planning to use on simulators, emulators, and real mobile devices)
  • Desktop Module: Minimum 10 GB

Operating System Support

Web, Mobile and Salesforce: Any operating system with 64-bit JVM

Desktop:

64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 8.1 or later.

Recommended: Microsoft Windows 10.

Software

Web Module: Browsers and browser drivers to execute test cases. 

Salesforce Module: Browsers and browser drivers to execute test cases. 
For more information, refer to Supported Environments for Desktop Web Application Testing.

 Mobile Module:

  • Android Studio (for emulators)
  • XCode(For Simulators)
  • WebDriverAgent XCode project
  • iPhone Developer login for signing the project (WebDriverAgent Xcode project for iPhone real devices

Desktop Module
Any one of the following:

  • Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT) 14.50 and 14.53
  • Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT) One Software 15.0.2
JavaJava 8 (64-bit) - Oracle Java 8 : 1.8.0_261/ Adopt OpenJDK 8 (LTS) with OpenJ9/ Azul Java: 8.50.0.21

Qualitia does not support mobile platforms on Linux or Unix machine.

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