= Selenium Grid =

Download server

{{{
$ wget http://selenium.googlecode.com/files/selenium-server-standalone-2.7.0.jar
}}}

Launch server

{{{
$ java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.7.0.jar -role hub
}}}

Register Selenium RC compatible node

with potentially 3 firefox and 2 safari running in parallel.


{{{
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.7.0.jar -role rc -hub http://localhost:4444/grid/register -port 5555 \
-browser browserName=*firefox -browser browserName=*firefox -browser browserName=*firefox \
-browser browserName=*safari -browser browserName=*safari
}}}

This does not need to run on the same machine as the hub, effectively allowing to have tests run by browsers on various platforms.


To check which nodes are registered on the hub : browse to 


{{{
http://hub_machine:4444/grid/console
}}}