Configuring probes

The Probes tab (on the Config tab) is used to configure which probes to run during the test, and where to run them.

Probes are started by agents, so the local and/or remote agents must be configured in the performance test before the probes (see Before creating performance tests).

The available probes are determined by the components that are used in the IBM DevOps Test Integrations and APIs (Test Integrations and APIs) tests that have been added to the performance test. For example, if the distributed test references a TIBCO EMS transport, the TIBCO Enterprise Message Service probe will be available.

Note:
It is not possible to create a performance test with only probes (that is, no actual tests). Always ensure that you configure at least one distributed test (background or load-generating) that executes an existing Test Integrations and APIs test. For information about this, refer to Adding distributed tests.

To configure probes:

  1. By default, probes are not enabled initially after adding Test Integrations and APIs tests to the background or load-generating tests.
  2. To enable one or more probes, select the check box next to the required probe.
    Note:
    For more information about available probes and their functionality, including error handling, refer to Deploying probes.