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scott_unten
Occasional Contributor
9 years ago

kvm switch

I have TestComplete 11.31 installed on several machines.  Does anyone know if I can use a KVM switch for the monitor, keyboard, and mouse for all of those machines without it impacting running scripts on all the machines simultaneously?

Thanks in advance,

Scott

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    9 years ago

    As far as I know, that shouldn't be a problem.  I did this myself in the past... so long as the machine is started up and logged in without the screen being locked out, this has worked for me.

    • scott_unten's avatar
      scott_unten
      Occasional Contributor
      9 years ago

      Hi Robert,

      Thank you for the quick response and information.

      Regards,

      Scott

  • AlexKaras's avatar
    AlexKaras
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    9 years ago

    Hi Scott,

     

    I would recommend just to try and check.

    TestComplete controls tested application as if human end-user works at the keyboard, uses mouse and tested application can display the output information on the monitor.

    So, if the KVM works the way that operating system does not detect that mouse, keyboard and monitor are disconnected, then everything should be fine.

    • scott_unten's avatar
      scott_unten
      Occasional Contributor
      9 years ago

      Hi Alex,
      Thank you for the quick response, information and advice.  I'll try it out.
      Regards,
      Scott