KB00002 - Testing the SIM Web Service Test Tool

In this article:

There is a command line tool which enables administrators to perform an easy test without any knowledge about HTTP web service technology.

Extracting Content

Extracting the content of the ZIP:

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The sample XML file will create a simple computer with one variable:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<cmds>
	<cmd name="createClient" siteCode="P01">
		<overwrite>true</overwrite>
		<name>WebSrvPC{Var1}</name>
		<mac>FC:BB:00:11:00:{Var1}</mac>
		<configuration>Win10x64</configuration>
		<variable>
			<name>FQDN</name>
			<locale>1033</locale>
			<value>domain.dom</value>
		</variable>
	</cmd>
	<cmd name="executeScript">
		<executable>C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe</executable>
		<arguments>
			<argument>/C echo Var1: {Var1} >C:\temp\WebServiceLog{Var1}.txt</argument>
		</arguments>
	</cmd>
</cmds>

Editing start.cmd File

The start.cmd file is meant to be an example of how to start the web service test tool.

An example for the command line could be:

WebServiceTestCmdLine.exe /XMLFilePath:"C:\temp\sample.xml" /WebServiceURL:"http://webserver/sim/servicelogin/service.aspx" /Var1:"01"

Running the command results in a log file written beside the EXE:

+ Ok | Starting Silver Monkey Web Service Tester | 27.07.2016 11:15:45
++ Ok | Sending command to "http://webserver/sim/servicelogin/service.aspx". | 27.07.2016 11:16:16
+++ Ok | Result: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><cmds><cmd name="createClient" siteCode="P01"><overwrite>true</overwrite><name>WebSrvPC01</name><mac>FC:BB:00:11:00:01</mac><configuration>Win10x64</configuration><variable><name>FQDN</name><locale>1033</locale><value>domain.dom</value></variable><result error="false">Operation completed. Existing machine was overwritten</result></cmd><cmd name="executeScript"><executable>C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe</executable><arguments><argument>/C echo Var1: 01 &gt;C:\temp\WebServiceLog01.txt</argument></arguments><result> Process was executed with following exit Code: 0 </result></cmd></cmds> | 27.07.2016 11:16:44

Tip

The Parameters /Var1 to /Var5 are optional and are used to replace corresponding {Var1} to {Var5} template variables in the XMLFile.