Frequently asked questions about provisioning hardware with TeamForge Lab Management

What is TeamForge Lab Management?
CollabNet Centralized Unified Build, Integration, and Test (TeamForge Lab Management) is an integrated development environment with centralized control of code repositories, build systems and test systems.

How do files get in and out of the system?
You have a home directory on each TeamForge Lab Management machine to which you have login access. You can use this directory to store anything you want (subject to your organization's policies or CollabNet's TeamForge Lab Management Terms of Service), including code for compilation, debugging logs, build artifacts, test results, etc.

How can I improve response time on my TeamForge Lab Management box?
For speed and efficiency, consider SSH compression and forwarding many ports at once.

How is installing software on a TeamForge Lab Management system different from installing on my own machine?
Installing software inside the TeamForge Lab Management environment is mostly the same as when installing locally.

What happens when I change a TeamForge Lab Management password?
When you log into the CollabNet TeamForge server to authenticate your username and password.

What is the Project Build Library?
The Project Build Library (PBL) is a place in TeamForge Lab Managementwhere you can store, share, search, and download the products of software builds. Each project has its own Project Build Library.

What is the profile library?
The Profile Library is where administrators and users can store, view, audit, and compare operating system profiles.

What is a cloud in Lab Management?
A cloud is a group of machines from which users can borrow or rent for some period of time. In Lab Management, clouds are groups of physical systems from a corporate data center or from public resources like Amazon EC2.

Troubleshooting
These tips may help you diagnose and troubleshoot some common problems you might face.

What Lab Management systems are assigned to me?
The easiest way to see what Lab Management systems are assigned to you is to check the My Pages page.

How do users get their hands on a build?
To get your software into users' hands, upload your build to the Project Build Library.

How do I get files out of the Project Build Library?
You can use any SSL-capable web browser to download files from the Project Build Library.

Can I delete files and directories from the build library?
You can delete the contents of your build library. Be very careful when doing this, as build library files are not versioned.