Creating and Configuring Multiple Simulators on the Same Machine for Windows

Products

• CA Application Test
• CA Continuous Application Insight (PathFinder)
• Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

Creating and Configuring Multiple Simulators on the Same Machine for Windows.

Environment

All supported DevTest releases and Windows platforms.

Cause

N/A

Resolution

Go to DEVTEST/bin folder:    (DEVTEST is where your DevTest installation is, for this example it is installed in the C:\DevTest\ folder.)

Copy SimulatorService.exe to SimulatorService2.exe 
Copy SimulatorService.exe to SimulatorService3.exe 
Copy SimulatorService.exe to SimulatorService4.exe

 

You will then create new. vmoptions files for SimulatorService2.vmoptions

 and SimulatorService3.vmoptions

Bring up a command Window, Run as administrator.

Execute the below SC commands to create the Windows services:

>sc create "DevTest SimulatorService2" binPath= C:\DevTest\bin\SimulatorService2.exe

 

(Note: There is a space after binPath=)
Make sure you give it a unique name like "DevTest SimulatorService2" so you don’t over-write the default SimulatorService in the Windows Services. By default its called " DevTest Simulator Service"

Do the same for Service 3:

>sc create "DevTest SimulatorService3" binPath= C:\DevTest\bin\SimulatorService3.exe

For the .vmoptions file put the properties below:

 

SimulatorService2.vmoptions will contain

-Dlisa.simulatorName=Sim2 (unique name – this is what we display on the Console) 
-Dlisa.net.1.port=20142 (Whatever port you need to use for this new Simulator, needs to be unique) 
-DLISA_LOG=simulator2.log (the simulatorservice 2  log file)

SimulatorService3.vmoptions file

-Dlisa.simulatorName=Sim3 (unique name – this is what we display on the Console) 
-Dlisa.net.1.port=20143 (Whatever port you need to use for this new Simulator, needs to be unique) 
-DLISA_LOG=simulator3.log (the simulatorservice 3  log file)

Stop and start the DevTest Components to pick up the new Simulators.