Use of "If standing in" & "If failover" assertion in CA DevTesT 8.4?

[lisa_user1]

Hi all,

 

Could any one please provide me some info regarding the "If standing in" assertion coming under VS Image Response step, and "If failover" assertion coming under HTTP/S Live Invocation step?

Any document related to that would be helpful.

 

Thanks.

[danta01]

Hi Aman,

 

These two assertions work to modify the virtual service model behavior as per the execution mode in which the virtual service is executing.

This should be helpful

 

https://docops.ca.com/devtest-solutions/9-5/en/using/using-ca-service-virtualization/using-the-workstation-and-console-w…

 

Regards

Tanveer

[lisa_user1]

Hi Tanveer,

 

I am unfortunately not able to access this doc.(i am getting 403-Forbidden Error).

 

Regard,

Aman Saeed

[Anon Anon]

Here is the 8.4 equivalent documentation: VSE Console Request Events Details Tab - DevTest Solutions - 8.4 - CA Technologies Documentation .  Hopefully, that link works better for you.

[danta01]

Stand In

Stand In mode first routes a request to the virtual service (the same as Most Efficient mode). However, if the virtual service does not have a response, the request is then automatically routed to the live system. You can only enable Stand In mode for a virtual service with a Live Invocation step. Stand In mode does not do any special tracking. It simply allows for a virtual service to fall back on the live service.

 

Failover

Failover mode first routes a request to the live system (the same as Live System mode). However, if the live system does not have a response, the request is then automatically routed to the virtual service. This mode is the opposite of Stand In mode. You can only enable Failover mode for a virtual service with a Live Invocation step. Failover mode uses the service image to determine a response if the Live Invocation step actually fails (as might happen if the live system were not available).