11. Using Common Test for Large-Scale Testing

11 Using Common Test for Large-Scale Testing

11.1 General

Large-scale automated testing requires running multiple independent test sessions in parallel. This is accomplished by running some Common Test nodes on one or more hosts, testing different target systems. Configuring, starting, and controlling the test nodes independently can be a cumbersome operation. To aid this kind of automated large-scale testing, Common Test offers a master test node component, Common Test Master, which handles central configuration and control in a system of distributed Common Test nodes.

The Common Test Master server runs on one dedicated Erlang node and uses distributed Erlang to communicate with any number of Common Test test nodes, each hosting a regular Commo