Before Starting the JavaTest Harness

This section briefly describes basic topics that users should be familiar with before starting the JavaTest harness on a test system.

To run tests using the JavaTest harness, you must have a valid test suite and JDK 1.4 or later installed on your test system.

• For information about installing the test suite and the JavaTest harness on your test system see your test suite documentation.
• For information about creating a test suite, refer to the Test Suite Architect's Guide. The Test Suite Architect's Guide is available as part of the Java Compatibility Test Tools.
• For information about installing the current JDK on your test system, refer to http://java.sun.com/products.

You should also understand how your test group uses or intends to use the JavaTest harness in its test system. For example:

• Does your test group use standard configuration files and templates from a central location, or does it use individual configuration files customized for each test run?
• Does your test group use the JavaTest harness and one or more agents to run distributed tests?
• Does your test group run the JavaTest harness from a central location or from local installations in the test system?

If you use the JavaTest agent to run tests, you must also install the JavaTest agent on the platform being tested. If the test platform has limited resources, you can install the minimum set of required agent classes for the agent user interface that you intend to use. See Install Agent Classes on a Test System for detailed information.