Lab Resource Reservation, Scheduling and Management

TestShell Resource Manager optimizes lab resource utilization by allowing multiple users to load, create, lock and reserve diverse multi-vendor resources. With embedded layer1 switch control, Resource Manager automatically reserves complete topologies for test execution and wraps multiple switches into a controlled cloud. With lab resource management and utilization, and with automatic configuration of complex topologies, TestShell Resource Manager significantly accelerates testing team performance.

TestShell Resource Manager is a server-client solution, available as an optional module for the TestShell Team and Enterprise editions.

Highlights
Features & Benefits

Highlights

• Vendor agnostic resource and station definition and utilization
• Reservation of resources by multiple users and/or test automation engines
• Automated lab setup with built-in layer 1 switch control
• Multiple layer 1 switch management with automated path calculation, reservation & setup
• Easy activation of complex lab topologies
• Seamless integration with the complete TestShell Test Automation Suite
• Simple API for additional user-defined integration
  

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Features & Benefits 

Easy lab resource definition and management

• Add all required resources including customized resources (Layer1 Switches, Traffic Generators, Routers...)
• Define the complete resources structure and models (Cards, Blades, Ports, Slots...)
• Attach descriptive and logical attributes to each resource (Protocol, location, address, session info...)
• Define the entire lab's physical connections and cabling in a single effort
  

 

Easily define test resources

Reduce lab setup time & effort 

• Create multiple topology documents activated with a single click
• Automatically calculate the required path and configuration of layer 1 switches 
• Control multiple switches and optimize their paths 
• Guarantee resource locking under a required topology
    

Resource utilization

• Guarantee resource availability for the entire testing cycle
• Schedule and coordinate resource reservations between test executions, test development and other resource customers
• Publish resource availability across the testing team
• Track utilization records to maximize resource usage
  

Test execution optimization

• Built-in integration with the TestShell Automation Suite
• Plan and schedule test execution and design procedures via a calendar GUI
• Automatic resource reservation and locking for automated tests
• Additional API for third-party integration
• Optimized switch utilization via shortest path algorithms

Reduce test error and corruption 

• Prevent external operations from changing resources and corrupting tests
• Verify resource availability prior to execution
• Automatically inherit all resource parameters directly to the test by resource selection

Multiple Switch & Cloud Management

• Easily group a set of switches into one cloud
• Automatically calculate, reserve, lock and configure all required paths through the cloud

Simply create test topologies

Powerful framework scalability

• Automatically save and manage resources via a central database
• Utilize strong client -server based architecture
• Easily scale to large environments with thousands of ports and multiple resources

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