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Distributed FlexTest

Host File Syntax

The -Hostfile option allows you to specify a list of hosts for distributed execution. Each host is listed in host_filename on a line by itself with some additional parameters to specify the execution environment on the remote machine. The following optional parameters may follow a host name (a white space should separate the host name and the additional parameters):

∙mgc=MGC_HOME

Where MGC_HOME is the location of the FlexTest installation tree on the slave machine. If not specified, the value of MGC_HOME for the spawned slave process is assumed to be the same as that of the master process.

∙wd=WORK_DIR

Where WORK_DIR is the working directory for the remote process. If not specified, the working directory is assumed to be the same as that of the master process.

∙numt=num_tasks

Where num_tasks is the number of slave processes to spawn on the remote machine. The default is 1.

∙sp=speed

The relative speed rating of the remote host. The default is 1000 (same as master).

The following is an example of the contents of a Host File:

solaris1 mgc=/user/local/flextest/ss5 wd=/user/jdoe/ckts sp=1000 sunmp1 mgc=/user/local/flextest/ss5 wd=/user/jdoe/ckts numt=4 sp=1000 hpux1 mgc=/user/local/flextest/hpu wd=/user/jdoe/ckts sp=500

ibm1 mgc=/usr/local/flextest/ira wd=/user/jdoe/ckts sp=500 numt=1

If a Host File is specified, FlexTest assumes that you intend to use the hosts for distributed processing and will attempt to spawn additional FlexTest processes (as specified by the Host File). You can use the Report Hosts command to list the

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