Worksoft Certify System Requirements in a Citrix Environment

When using Worksoft Certify in a Citrix XenApp® environment, all applications that Certify needs to access must be shared in the same Citrix session ID with Certify. Worksoft recommends using Citrix in the Published Desktop mode with Certify so that no additional configuration will be needed.

You will need to install the following applications on the same Citrix server:

Worksoft Certify client
Any application under test, such as an SAP GUI application
Any third-party tool, such as SmartBear® Software TestExecute™ or Microfocus Application Lifecycle Management®

If you are unable to run Citrix in a Published Desktop mode, then you will need to enable sharing in the Citrix session. Certify and all of the required applications will need to be installed on the same Citrix server to ensure that all of the applications are shared on the same Citrix session ID.

System Requirements

If you are using Citrix XenApp, you will need additional system requirements. These requirements are recommendations based on field usage of Worksoft products for a typical IT organization. Before you purchase your server hardware, consult with your Citrix administrator.

Component	Minimum Requirements	Recommended Requirements
Citrix XenApp Server	Citrix XenApp v7.5 or later versions	Citrix XenApp v7.5 or later versions
Supported Operating System	Any Microsoft Windows operating system supported by both Certify and your current version of Citrix XenApp	Any Microsoft Windows operating system supported by both Certify and your current version of Citrix XenApp
CPU	8 processor cores	8 processor cores
RAM	Physical server: 8 GB (supports 10 concurrent sessions) Virtual server: 16 GB (supports 10 concurrent sessions)	Physical server: 32 GB (supports 24 concurrent sessions) Virtual server: 56 GB (supports 24 concurrent sessions)
Storage	2 GB available disk space per user	2 GB available disk space per user

Calculating RAM Per Citrix Server

The maximum recommended RAM per server is calculated using the following formulas:

Physical server

Minimum RAM requirements + 2 GB per each additional concurrent Certify client session (maximum 24 concurrent sessions per server)
Virtual server

Minimum RAM requirements + 3 GB per each additional concurrent Certify client session (maximum 24 concurrent sessions per server)

Since RAM is typically packaged in 4 GB or 8 GB modules, the result of the calculation should be rounded to the nearest 8 GB boundary.

Based on the number of concurrent Certify client sessions needed, apply the appropriate calculation to determine the required RAM.

Example:

To support up to 20 concurrent sessions on a virtual server, you will need 48 GB RAM.

Minimum 16 GB + (3 GB x 10 additional sessions) = 46 GB.

Round to nearest 8 GB boundary = 48 GB.

No more than 24 concurrent Certify Client sessions per Citrix server are supported. The limitation of 24 concurrent users is based on the recommended number of CPUs. To support more than 24 concurrent Certify Client sessions, additional Citrix servers are needed and load balancing is recommended.