ALM Lab Service Agent

To access	Right click the Lab Service icon on the Windows taskbar and select Settings.
Important information	You can use the Settings page to manage communication between Lab Service and the ALM server.
Relevant tasks	Using ALM Lab Service
See also	ALM Lab Service Overview

User interface elements are described below:

General tab

This tab contains general settings for the lab service.

UI Elements	Description
Server Settings section	ALM Server. The URL of the ALM server for communicating with Lab Service. The URL should be in the following format: `http(s)://<ServerName>:<Port>/qcbin`
Host Settings section	Host user name. The name of the Windows user to be used to run ALM tests on this host. This name cannot include the \ backslash character. Note: The user you select must have the following permissions: Create global objects. All COM permissions. Read/write permissions to the destination folder. All permissions needed to run tests of the desired type. For example, if you intend to run UFT tests from ALM, the selected user must have all permissions needed to run UFT tests. For details about the permissions required per testing tool, see the user guide for the appropriate testing tool. Host password. The password of the Windows user. This field is available only if Auto Login is enabled. Host domain. The domain of the Windows user. This field is available only if Auto Login is enabled.
Host Registration section	Host name. The name used by ALM to identify your testing host. Message. The message sent to the Lab Management administrator. Register Host. This button registers the testing host with the ALM server. For details, see Using ALM Lab Service.
Log Settings section	Log files location. The directory to which the logs are written. The log records the progress of test runs and maintenance tasks. If the location does not exist, it is created. This field cannot be empty. Note: If the write permissions for the log location path do not include the user name defined in the Host Settings section, the execution runs but no logs are generated. Log Level. Select a log level from the drop down menu: Off. No logs are generated. Error. Only errors are written to the log. Warning. Errors and warnings are written to the log. Info. Errors, warnings, and general information is written to the log. Verbose. All actions done by the Lab Service agent are written to the log. Caution: Raising the Log Level may affect performance. We recommend leaving it at Error level unless you need to produce debugging information.

Proxy tab

This tab allows you to enter proxy server information if your testing host should communicate with ALM via a proxy server.

UI Elements (in order of appearance)	Description
No Proxy	Select this option if the testing host communicates directly with the ALM server.
Manual Proxy Configuration	Select this option if the testing host communicates with the ALM server via a proxy server. If you select this option, you must enter a proxy type and proxy server, and optionally a username and password.
Proxy Type	The protocol used for communication between the testing host and the proxy server.
Proxy Server : <port number>	The hostname or IP address of the proxy server. Make sure to enter a port number in the field on the right.
Proxy server requires a password	Select this option if communication with the proxy server requires authentication. If you select this option, you must enter a username and password for the proxy server.
Username	Username used to authenticate against the proxy server.
Password	Password for the supplied username.

Note: Some proxy settings are unavailable from the UI. You can configure advanced proxy settings by modifying the configuration file HP.ALM.Lab.Agent.RemoteService.exe.config which resides in the ALM Lab Service installation directory. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\HPE\HPE ALM Lab Service. To edit the configuration file, follow the MSDN intructions that are available in this link.