Getting Database Error dialog from DevTest Workstation

Products

• Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

When using DevTest Workstation for a while, the error dialog below may appear.

   

If selecting the "Yes" button, then

1. Interactive Test Run(ITR) Utility can be used
2. The features of staging test cases are limited
3. Test suites cannot be invoked.

And if selecting the "No" button, then DevTest Workstation is closed.

Environment

All supported DevTest releases/

Cause

This dialog appears after logging in to the registry from the DevTest Workstation.

Possible causes are:

1. The registry database is stopped after registry connected to the registry database
2. The credential used to connect to the database is updated, and the credential information to connect to the database in site.properties file has become unavailable (when using external database only)
3. A network connection problem between the DevTest Workstation and the registry database has occurred

Resolution

If you want to use DevTest Workstation without any restrictions then

1. Restart the registry database if the registry database is stopped
2. Update the credential information to connect database in site.properties file if the credential used to connect database is updated (when using external database only)
3. Establish the network connection between DevTest Workstation and the registry database if a network connection problem between DevTest Workstation and the registry database is occurred

Additional Information

When selecting the "Yes" button in Database Error dialog, the staging test restriction is described as below:

Note: There are two choices for the coordinator: "Coordinator@default" and blank. If you select blank, then the simulation starts on the workstation machine and it will need connectivity to the DevTest database.

in the documentation section "Stage a Test Case"

And the test suite is explained as below:

Running a test suite requires connectivity to the DevTest database.

in the documentation Section "Run a Test Suite

Additionally, ITR Utility is explained in the documentation section "Interactive Test Run (ITR) Utility"

 

NOTE: This property was introduce in DevTest 10.8.0 and can be uncommented in the Registry site.properties file if the Workstation is not to be connected to the Registry database. Registry will have to be restarted to pick up the value.

##=============================================================================================
## Should the Registry Database in the Workstation be connected?
##=============================================================================================
##lisadb.workstation.enabled=false