Distributed systems comprise distributed computing systems, distributed information systems, and distributed pervasive systems. They are often very complex and their implementation is challenging. Intensive and continuous testing is indispensable to ensure reliability and high quality of a distributed system. The testing process should have a high degree of automation, not only on lower levels (i.e. unit and module testing), but also on higher testing levels (e.g. system, integration, and acceptance tests). To achieve automation on higher testing levels virtual infrastructure components (e.g. virtual machines, virtual networks) that are offered as a Service (IaaS) can be employed. The elasticity of on-demand computation resources fits well together with the varying resource demands of automated test execution. A methodology for automated acceptance testing of distributed systems that uses virtual infrastructure is presented. It is founded on a task-oriented model that is used to abstract concurrency and asynchronous, remote communication in distributed systems. The model is used as groundwork for a domain-specific language that allows expressing tests for distributed systems in the form of scenarios. On the one hand, test scenarios are executable and, therefore, fully automated. On the other hand, test scenarios represent requirements to the system under test making an automated, example-based verification possible. A prototypical implementation is used to apply the developed methodology in the context of two different case studies. The first case study uses RCE as an example of a distributed, workflow-driven integration environment for scientific computing. The second one uses MongoDB as an example of a document-oriented database system that offers distributed data storage through master-slave replication. The results of the experimental evaluation indicate that the developed acceptance testing methodology is a useful approach to design, build, and execute tests for distributed systems with high quality and a high degree of automation.


    Zugriff

    Download


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Automated testing of distributed systems using on-demand virtual infrastructure


    Beteiligte:
    Kroll, Phillip (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2013-07-31


    Medientyp :

    Hochschulschrift


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Deutsch




    Infrastructure Based Automated Systems

    James, R. / Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1994


    The Virtual Model Enterprise - A Virtual Reality Based Testing Environment for Automated Manufacturing Systems

    Gausemeier, J. / Von Bohuszewicz, O. / Gehnen, G. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996


    Benefit of Smart Infrastructure on Urban Automated Driving - Using an AV Testing Framework

    Pechinger, Mathias / Schroer, Guido / Bogenberger, Klaus et al. | IEEE | 2021


    Implementation of a Real-Time Multi-Processing Infrastructure for Automated Testing

    Tedone, Damian / Schultz, John R. / Tascillo, Mark et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 1999


    Implementation of a Real-Time Multi-Processing Infrastructure for Automated Testing

    Tascillo, M. / Schultz, J. R. / Opolsky, N. H. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999