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AndyHughes
Regular Contributor
15 years ago

Installing an agent

Forgive this stupid question but - How do you do this?
I've seen the windows installer directions on the website but how do you get to that point? I'm presuming it's different from installing the whole of LoadUI?
Other posts I've read just say 'download and install the agent' - But where from and how?

Thanks

3 Replies

  • SmartBear_Suppo's avatar
    SmartBear_Suppo
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    15 years ago
    Hi,

    You can get the loadUI agent either from SourceForge (the latest stable release) here, or the latest nightly build here. The file you need is loadUI-Agent-*.exe, where * is the version of the software.

    Once downloaded, just double click the installer to run it.

    Regards,
    Dain
    eviware.com
  • mkarthikeyan's avatar
    mkarthikeyan
    15 years ago
    Hi,

    I'm new to loadUI community and pls clarify my doubt.
    Which software i need to install to test the application's load (either LoadUI or loadUIagent)?

    pls advice me.
    karthi.
  • AndyHughes's avatar
    AndyHughes
    Regular Contributor
    15 years ago
    Hi,
    They both do the same thing. But you will need loadui at least. The agent is just a way of distributing the testing over numerous machines. (To either simulate load or get testing done quicker). Read about 'distributed testing' on the website.
    So start with LOADUI and then you can use this to 'distribute' the tests you create onto 'agents'. Each machine you want to distribute to needs the loadui agent installing on it. It will then become available as a location to run your tests on in loadui.