Configuration¶
In just a few steps it is possible to configure an Alyvix node in NetEye in order to monitor it from the web interface.
Nodes¶
Create an Alyvix Node¶
To begin monitoring an Alyvix node, the node must first be created in the Director module as an Icinga Host, setting at least one Hostname and one Host address, see Fig. 234.
Moreover also select Yes in the Alyvix node field under the
section.Once all the settings have been configured, a deployment is needed.
Alyvix Node Authentication¶
When performing a request from NetEye to the Alyvix node, Alyvix needs a way to authenticate the request.
JSON Web Tokens (JWT) are used to authenticate the requests to the Alyvix nodes. JWT is an open industry standard defined in RFC 7519 that provides a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.
Every request to Alyvix will contain the JWT Authorization Header with the JWT
token retrieved from NetEye. The JWT is calculated using the RS512
algorithm
(see RFC 7518#section-3.3) and the
key pair, which is stored on the NetEye host under
/neteye/shared/icingaweb2/conf/modules/neteye/jwt-keys
.
In order for Alyvix to verify the JWT token, copy the public key file
/neteye/shared/icingaweb2/conf/modules/neteye/jwt-keys/multipurpose-jwt.pub
inside each Alyvix node.
Visualize Nodes¶
The Alyvix node list can be visualized by visiting the
page. The following fields are displayed for each node:Name: The name of the Alyvix node set previously during the Host creation
Sessions status: The list of sessions with the status. Possible status values are:
Health: The Host status monitored by NetEye. Next to the health status is a link that opens the host page in the monitoring module.
License: The status of the license can be: Disabled, Active, Expiring or Expired
Alyvix version: The version of Alyvix that is running on the node
Apart from the node details, a summary provides the following information:
Total nodes: The overall number of nodes
License alerts: The number of licenses that are not in the Active status
Health alerts: The number of nodes with the host status DOWN or UNREACHABLE
For an easier lookup of the relevant information related to the nodes and their execution, it is possible to search the table, by using the search bar, and sort the various columns, clicking their name.
Manage Node Details¶
From the nodes page, available at Fig. 236, is then rendered on the right-hand side of the table, displaying the details of the node, grouped in three different tabs.
, it is possible to click a particular node in the list to visualize its details. The details panel, shown inSessions Tab¶
A session on an Alyvix node is defined by the following properties:
Name: The domain and the session username separated by a
\
. E.g.WP\MyUsername
Testcase waiting period: Number of minutes before scheduling the next test case
Workflow waiting period: Number of minutes before restarting the workflow
Display dimensions
Width: the width of the screen resolution in pixels
Height: the height of the screen resolution in pixels
Zoom: the zoom percentage
Password: the password used by the session in conjunction with the username
The Sessions tab, shown in Fig. 236, contains:
The New session button, which allows a user to create a new session
A counter, that reports how many licensed sessions have been consumed out of the available ones
The sessions table, in which each row represents a separate session defined on the node. Each session on the node can be edited or deleted by selecting the preferrable action in the More options menu for a particular session. When editing a session a user can:
Modify the sessions properties in the Settings tab. Please note that the Name cannot be changed
Manage the session workflow in the Workflow tab
A change in the session workflow status can also be applied to multiple sessions, by selecting the corresponding rows in the tab and applying the desired action.
License Tab¶
In this tab the following details about the node license are reported:
Status: the status of the license
Subscription plan: the subscription plan currently in use
Expiration date: the expiration date of the license
Remaining days: days left before license expiration
Licensed sessions: the number of sessions available with the subscription plan currently in use
Moreover, the tab offers the possibility to download the request key, necessary to obtain a new activation key for the selected node. Once the request key has been downloaded, please contact your Alyvix provider in order to obtain the activation key, which can then be uploaded directly from the node’s License tab.
General Settings Tab¶
The General Settings tab reports the private key for the selected node and the retention period, in hours, for the successful test cases, failed test cases and for the service logs. Moreover, a toggle enables the capture of annotated screenshots also for successful test case runs. You can also edit settings in the General tab.
Test Cases¶
Manage Test Cases¶
The Alyvix test cases list can be visualized by visiting the
page. The table displayed in the page provides a user with an overview of the test cases scheduled on all Alyvix nodes, useful to centralize, in a single view, the information coming from different nodes.For each test case, the following data about its execution are displayed:
Name: The name of the test cases
Node: The name of the node on which the test case is scheduled
File: The name of the file associated with the test case
Arguments: The arguments used by the test case during its execution
For an easier lookup of the relevant information related to the test cases and their execution, it is possible to search the table, by using the search bar, and sort the various columns, clicking their name.
Moreover, a dedicated option of the More options menu allows a user to delete, after confirmation, a selected test case.
Furthermore, when visualizing the test cases, it is possible to add a test case by clicking the Create button. A side panel will open with the possibility to schedule a test case on one of the available nodes.
Manage Test Cases details¶
You can view the details of a particular test case by clicking it in the test cases list. The details panel for a selected test case will appear on the right, with details being grouped into Sessions and General tabs.
Sessions Tab¶
This tab reports all sessions a test case is scheduled for. Each session can be identified by its name and the status of a test case in the session, either enabled or disabled. The status can be simply changed by using the associated checkbox.
On the other hand, a session’s workflow and settings can be modified by clicking the arrow button for a particular session item.
General Tab¶
General test case details include:
Name: The name of a test case
Node: The node a test case is scheduled for
File: The file containing the test case definition, selectable among the files available on the node
Arguments: The arguments used by a test case during its execution
When visualizing the general details of a test case, it is possible to update the file, arguments and compression parameters.
Reports Tab¶
A test case is executed periodically by Alyvix. Each execution is called test case run. The Reports tab is the place where the runs of a test case are shown. Runs are ordered by date and time of execution, the most recent being added at the top of the list.
Each run is described by the following data:
Result icon: the result represented by a green icon for successfully run test cases, red icon for failed ones
Timestamp: the date and time when the test case was run
Session: the session in which the test was executed
Screenshot icon: an icon is displayed if the run has an associated screenshot of the execution
You can filter test cases to view only failed runs with a toggle on top of the list.
Clicking on a specific run will open the Report view, which shows the following details:
Node name: the name of the node where the test case was executed
Username: the username of the RDP session used by the test case
Date: the execution date
Time: the execution time
Duration: the time, in seconds, taken by the test case execution
Transactions list: a list of the transactions composing the test case. For each transaction, its execution status and duration are reported.
By selecting a transaction, you can consult the transaction parameters and understand how it performed. In particular, the following details are displayed:
Screenshots: if available, the screenshot taken by the Alyvix Robot (possibly with annotations and the transaction definition).
Transaction parameters: reporting the transaction performance and its specification.
Put Test Case in Production¶
This section explains how to put an Alyvix test case in production, starting from the setup of an Alyvix node.
Step 1. Configure Alyvix Nodes¶
Alyvix Server¶
The first step, to be able to run an Alyvix test case, is to configure a Windows machine as an Alyvix Server, following the detailed instructions reported by the Alyvix documentation.
When the machine is configured, a new test case file can be created using Alyvix built-in tools.
NetEye Integration¶
After configuring a Windows machine as an Alyvix Server, add it to NetEye through the Director module, by following the Create an Alyvix Node section. Also, make sure to configure the Alyvix JWT authentication as explained in Alyvix Node Authentication.
Activate Alyvix Licenses¶
To run a test case on an Alyvix Server, the node must have a valid license. It is possible to download the license request key and then upload the obtained license activation key directly from NetEye, as described in the License Tab section.
Step 2. Create Alyvix Sessions¶
A test case should be run within a session. To add it, switch to the nodes list, select the Alyvix node and click the New Session button in the Sessions Tab.
Step 3. Create Alyvix Test Cases¶
Once you have added a session on the Alyvix node, switch to the test cases list and click Create.
Select the node to run a test case on
Specify its definition by choosing the file previously created on the Alyvix Server machine.
Step 4. Run Test Cases¶
At this point, the test case you created is not running in its session. To enable its execution, click the arrow button in correspondence with the session previously defined to open the session workflow controls.
Enable the test case in the session using the associated toggle
Start the session by enabling its workflow
Step 5. Check Test Case Results¶
Once the test case has been executed, switch to the Reports Tab to visualize its runs.
Click a specific run to open the Report view, which shows the details and all its transactions
Select a transaction to consult its parameters and understand how it performed.