Set up Tricentis Tosca

This topic is a useful Getting Started guide for administrators who are responsible for setting up Tricentis Tosca for their organization. It explains where to find the installation packages and has a useful collection of links to help you prepare for and perform the setup.

Download the installation packages

You can get all installation packages from the Tricentis Support Hub, under Resources > Downloads (link opens in new tab). Please note that you have to be signed in with your Support Hub account to get access to downloads.

• Tricentis Tosca : Tricentis_Tosca_2024.1_LTS.zip

• Tosca Server, if you want to use any Tosca Server features: Tosca_Server_2024.1_LTS.zip

  Make sure to download the same versions of Tosca Server and Tosca. You can't mix versions.

• If you want to use on-premises licensing: Tricentis License Server <version number>.zip

  The Tricentis License Server has its own setup and is released independently. For information on the latest version, see the License Server documentation.

• If you want to use Tosca Orchestrated Service Virtualization (OSV): Tosca_OSV_2024.1_LTS.zip

Perform the installation process

To install Tricentis Tosca, follow these steps:

1. Depending on what you intend to install, make sure you have the necessary hardware and software:

   • Tosca system requirements

   • Tosca Server system requirements

   • Tricentis License Server system requirements (opens in new tab)

   • Tosca OSV system requirements

2. Make sure all required ports are available: 

   • Tosca ports

   • Tosca Server ports

3. Install Tosca.

   Tosca supports a full client installation on Windows Server 2016 or in CITRIX environments. For information on additional considerations and installation steps, check out "Tosca on Windows Server" and "Install Tricentis Tosca in CITRIX environments".

4. If you want to use Tosca Server features, install Tosca Server.

5. If you want to use on-premises licensing, install the Tricentis License Server (opens in new tab).

6. If you want to use Tosca OSV, install Tosca OSV.

Set up Tricentis Tosca for users

To set up Tricentis Tosca for users, follow the steps below:

1. Administer your licenses.

   Tricentis Tosca components are licensed in editions. Users need the respective licenses on their machines.

2. Create the work environment for users. This work environment is a so-called workspace, where testers create, design, and run tests. Tosca offers different types of workspaces:

   • Single-user workspaces for environments where only one person needs access to data.

   • Multi-user workspaces for environments where several people need access to the same data. In this case, you have several workspaces on several machines; one workspace per machine. All workspaces are connected to one common repository.

     Multi-user workspaces simplify your data administration since you save all project data to one central location. A check in / check out mechanism ensures that users don't interfere with each others work.

Other topics of interest

If you're an administrator, these topics might also interest you:

"Files and directories"

"TOSCACommander.dll.config"

"DbRepositorySchemaMigrator.dll.config"

"User-specific configuration"

"Steer Tosca Commander via Command Line (TCShell.exe)"

"TCShell.dll.config"