Satellite App on macOS

From the MCS main menu click the Deploy link, as shown below.

Deploy

Now click on the macOS App download link. This will download a file named macsat.zip

MacOS client satellite download

To install MacSat, double-click the macsat.zip archive to extract the application, then double-click the MacSat.app. When you see the security prompt (because the app wasn’t downloaded from the App Store), click Open to confirm and launch the application.

Open and run the app

There are four key setting to consider when running the app manually.

Test Settings

• Test Server Domain. This is the IP address or domain of the test endpoint, which will either be an installation of MCS or another satellite in server mode.
• Test report alias name. This is optional and is used as part of a session ID to help identify data on the server; if left empty, it defaults to the machine name of the client running the satellite.
• Manage tests are the server. When checked, the satellite appears in the Default group of the MCS satellites list; an admin user must approve it before assigning work remotely.
• Test name to run. If managed mode is unchecked, specify a work order name; if that work order exists on the test server, the satellite starts running it automatically without further administrative actions.

• Assign a Work Order
• Create a Work Order
• Enable Satellite Mode
• Enable Server Mode
• Permit a Satellite