How to run test on specific browser by selenium grid - selenium

Question

I have register two platform with chrome browser on windows 7 and windows 10 into selenium grid server.
I want to run a test at Chrome browser on Windows 10 but when i run the test, the test randomly run on Windows 7 and randomly run on Windows 10 on chrome.
Do you have an idea how to do the configuration to run the test on specific browser and platform when we have registered multiple platform?
hub:
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role hub
register node on windows 7:
java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=chromedriver_2.33.exe -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role node -hub http://localhost:4444
register node on windows 10:
java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=chromedriver_2.33.exe -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role node -hub http://localhost:4444
protractor.conf.js
exports.config = {
specs: [
'**/*.mytest.e2e-spec.ts'
],
multiCapabilities: [
{
browserName: 'chrome',
platform: 'WIN10',
}
],
seleniumAddress: 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub',
baseUrl: 'http://localhost:4200/',
framework: 'jasmine',
jasmineNodeOpts: {
print: function () {
}
},
onPrepare: function () {
require('ts-node').register({
project: 'e2e/tsconfig.e2e.json'
});
}
};

Answer 1

Selenium Grid Installation Process:-
Download Selenium server standalone jar file in which you want to
create Hub
Create a new java project and add it to build path
Start the Hub Using Below Command in your machine:-
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.9.1.jar –role hub -port 4446
Open ip address/grid/console in host browser "or" localhost: portnumber/grid/console
Start the Node Using Below Command in another machine:
Download Selenium server standalone jar file in another laptop
it is not necessary that node contains eclipse. But Java Should be installed.
go to file path where selenium standalone is kept
Type Below command
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.9.1.jar –role webdriver –hub ipaddress/grid/
register –port 5566
(but Here your test will fail because here file path for chrome Driver or gecko driver is not provided in the hub.)
java –Dwebdriver.chrome.driver="provide path for chrome driver" -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.9.1.jar –role webdriver –hub ipaddress/grid/register –port 5566

Answer 2

I would suggest that you do the following
Create a node configuration file as seen here, wherein for the WINDOWS7 node, you specify the appropriate platform (make sure you pick a value from here)
Now you start off the node by specifying this newly created nodeConfig json using the command line parameter -nodeConfig node.json ( For more details refer to my blog post here )
Now based on the PLATFORM capabilities specified by your test, it would be routed to the appropriate node.

Answer 3

You need to tweak the commands for registering the nodes as follows :
Register node on Windows 7:
java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=chromedriver_2.33.exe -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role node -hub http://localhost:4444/grid/register
Register node on Windows 10:
java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=chromedriver_2.33.exe -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role node -hub http://localhost:4444/grid/register

Answer 4

As per your question and DebanjanB answer, You have two nodes and two hubs. You need to register the nodes with same hub. Please try with following configuration, it may works.
Start your hub on windows 7 Machine with following command,
java -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role hub
Start/register your first node on windows 7 with following command,
java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=chromedriver_2.33.exe -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role node
start/register your second node on windows 10 with following command,
java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=chromedriver_2.33.exe -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.7.1.jar -role node -hub http://"IP Address OF Windows 7 machine":4444/grid/register
To verify the nodes are listed on hub, just open the url http://localhost:4444/grid/console on windows 7 machine. Then, verify your nodes are listed on the page.
You have to run your script from the windows 7 machine because your selenium address is using localhost address( seleniumAddress: 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub'). if you want to run from windows 10 machine or any other machine. change the selenium address as 'http://"windows7ipaddress":4444/wd/hub' in config file.
I have tested it on my machine it is working fine. It will start the chrome on windows 10 machine as your multiCapabilities platform value is WIN10.
note: replace the value of ip address value in place where ever required.