Server Installation¶

Requirements¶

Bumblebee Server works with HP ALM 10, 11, 12, or SAAS

Hardware requirements:

Core duo 1.6 Ghz (or higher) or equivalent compatible processor
2 GB RAM minimum
500 MB free disk space

Software requirements:

Microsoft Windows 7 SP 1 (or newer) or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (or newer)

Or: * Oracle Linux 5.5 or newer * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or newer * Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS or newer

Support for ALM 10 and 11¶

In order to use Bumblebee Server with HP ALM 10 and 11, please download the latest version of Bumblebee Server which supports an old OTA API

Prerequisites for Bumblebee Server prior 5.0¶

Windows OS
Install HP Quality Center Connectivity Add-in from ALM management tools. Typically http://<alm url>:8080/qcbin/addins.html

Windows¶

Installation¶

Download and run the installer

Accept the EULA

Specify the license file that was sent via email.

Specify installation directory

Specify some available port

The Bumblebee URL takes you to the admin page, where you can configure custom properties, view logs, view and update license, and view your encrypted password

Linux¶

Prerequisites¶

Java Runtime Environment 1.8 must be installed and it's location must be added to PATH environment variable. To check if it's set run the following command in terminal java -version.

Installation¶

The following steps need to be done in order to install and start Bumblebee Server:

Download Bumblebee server archive
Unpack bumblebee-unix-.tar.gz into some directory, e.g. /opt
Copy your license file into bumblebee directory (e.g. /opt/bumblebee)
Run sudo startup.sh command from bumblebee folder.

Port specification

By default, Bumblebee Server uses port 8080.
To change the port number, provide -port <number> command line option: e.g. sudo startup.sh -port 9999

Bumblebee Web Portal¶

The default user name/password: admin/admin