Enable and disabling the Citrix monitoring panel

With the optional Citrix monitoring panel, you can monitor detailed information during the run of a schedule and debug tests. To use the Citrix monitoring panel, enable it in the schedule.

The Citrix monitoring panel is available only during the run of a schedule. Enabling the option requires the creation of a location in the project.

The Citrix monitoring panel uses resources; therefore use the monitoring panel only for debugging and test development. For actual performance testing, disable the panel. To enable the Citrix monitoring panel in a schedule:

1. Open a schedule containing a user group with at least one Citrix test.

2. Select the user group, and on the Schedule Element Details pane, click the Locations tab.

3. Select Run this group on the following locations, and click Add to create a location.

4. In the Add Location window, specify the details of the computer that will run the selected user group:

   1. In Host name, type the name of the computer that will run the user group.

      For example, type localhost for a local computer.

   2. In Deployment directory, type the path where the schedule will be deployed.

      For example, type C:\tmp.

   3. Click Finish, and save the schedule.

   This action creates a location in the test navigator.

5. In the test navigator, open the location that you just created, and click the General Properties tab.

6. On the General Properties page, click Add to create a property for the selected location.

7. In the New Property window, create a property entry:

   1. In Property Name, type RPT_VMARGS.

   2. In Operator, select =.

   3. In Property Value, type -DrptCitrixMonitoringPanel=true.

   To set multiple RPT_VMARGS values for a location, place them in the same property entry and separate them with a space. Do not use multiple property entries to set multiple RPT_VMARGS values for a location.

8. Click OK, save the location, and then return to the schedule.

Results

During the next run of the schedule, the Citrix session window displays the monitoring panel, with which you can monitor and control the progress of each virtual tester.

What to do next

To disable the Citrix monitoring panel, remove the RPT_VMARGS property on the General Properties page of the location.

Related tasks

Debugging tests with the Citrix monitoring panel

Related reference

Citrix monitoring panel reference