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Install Test Services

Test Services is not installed independently. It is deployed automatically as part of a larger OpenLab product installation, such as OpenLab CDS or OpenLab ECM XT, and cannot be selected or deselected as a separate component. This page shows an administrator how to confirm that Test Services is running after installing or upgrading the host product.

Prerequisites

  • You must have administrator rights on the machine, including the right to install software and manage Windows services.
  • You need the installation media for the OpenLab product being deployed.
  • OpenLab Shared Services (OLSS) must be available in the deployment. Test Services depends on it.
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Test Services is installed and upgraded by the installer for its OpenLab host product. The standalone Test Services installer is not a supported customer installation method.

Install Test Services with an OpenLab product​

The host product installer deploys Test Services automatically. You do not select it as an optional component.

  1. Start the installer for the OpenLab host product with administrator rights.

  2. Complete the host product installation.

    The installer deploys the Test Services components required for that system.

  3. Restart the machine if the installer prompts you to do so.

By default, Test Services installs under C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\Test Services. The host product installer supplies the installation root.

When upgrading OpenLab CDS, use the version of Test Services supplied by the host product installer.

Confirm the installed services​

The installation creates one or two Windows services, depending on the deployment type. Confirming that they run is the quickest way to verify the install.

  1. Open Windows Run, enter services.msc, and then click OK.

  2. Find the Agilent Test Services service and make sure that its status is Running.

  3. On a Server, Workstation, or Workstation Plus, also find the Agilent Test Services Central Management service and make sure that it is Running.

    On all three system types, the Agilent Test Services service depends on the Agilent Test Services Central Management service, so both must run.

    AIC and Client systems use Central Management on the central OLSS server and do not install the Central Management service locally.

Test Services runs under the Local System account and does not interact with the desktop.

Important

The Agilent Test Services service depends on the Agilent OpenLab Shared Services service. If you change the system configuration, restart both the OLSS service and the Agilent Test Services service so that they pick up the new configuration. For configuration changes, see Reconfigure after OpenLab CDS or authentication changes.

Verify the installation​

After the services are running, confirm that you can reach Test Services and that its tests load.

  1. Open a supported browser. See System requirements.

  2. Go to the address for your deployment and log in. See Log in to Test Services.

    The home page lists the available tests. If the test list is empty, contact Agilent support.

  3. Run the OpenLab Software Installation Verification Test (SVT), which needs no license, to confirm that the installation files are intact. See Run verification tests.

See also​

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