Test run considerations for schedules

Before you configure a Rate Schedule or VU Schedule run, you must first read the considerations that you need to take into account.

Important information about JMeter tests in schedules

When you want to run JMeter tests as part of the VU Schedule or Rate Schedule on Rational® Test Automation Server, you must have completed the following tasks:

Installed the IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Agent on a computer.
Installed the JMeter application on the computer where you have installed the IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Agent.
Set the environment variable JMETER_HOME that points to the JMeter installation directory.

Important information about Resource Monitoring sources in schedules

When you want to run schedules on Rational® Test Automation Server, you must have completed the following tasks in Rational® Performance Tester:

Created a performance schedule of Rate or VU type.
Added Resource Monitoring sources, or the labels of Resource Monitoring sources to a schedule. Refer to Adding resource monitoring sources to a performance schedule by using labels .

Before you configure a run of a Schedule, you must complete the following tasks in Rational® Test Automation Server:

Add Resource Monitoring sources to your project in Rational® Test Automation Server. See Monitoring an NGINX server.
Enable Rational® Test Automation Server as Resource Monitoring service only if you want to replace Resource Monitoring labels set in Rational® Performance Tester with the labels that you created in Rational® Test Automation Server. See Controlling resource monitoring sources in a schedule.
Perform the following steps when you want to override the Resource Monitoring labels in the test asset with the Resource Monitoring labels that you create in Rational® Test Automation Server:
1. Click the Resource Monitoring tab.
  
  Note:
  The Resource Monitoring tab displays only if you enabled the Resource Monitoring from Service option in Rational® Performance Tester when you created the test asset.
2. Click , and press the Ctrl + Space bar keys, or enter the initial letter of a label to select a label in the list.
  
  Note:
  You can select or add labels only if you added the labels in the Resource Monitoring Sources page in Rational® Test Automation Server.

For running a Rate Schedule or VU Schedule, see Configuring a run of a Rate Schedule or VU Schedule.