The WMS Tester is provided as part of the Weave release to assist with testing Web Map Services (WMS). However it is not part of Weave, it runs independently of Weave, so is a good tool for narrowing down problems with a WMS. As a Weave System Administrator, the WMS Tester can be used with other tools (Administrator Tool and Weave console commands) to help you identify and rectify problems with the operation of WMS within Weave.
What is the WMS Tester
The WMS Tester is a java program that will test the response from a WMS. It can be used on any WMS, either those from within your organisation or external to it. It can be used when you're having problems with a WMS that's used in Weave, as it will test the WMS itself, without any reference to the WMS in the Weave environment. Sometimes it's difficult to determine whether a problem is originating in Weave or in the data and services that Weave is using - with the WMS Tester you will at least be able to test the performance of the WMS.
Using the WMS Tester
The WMS Tester file (wmstest.jar) is stored in your c:\<weave installation folder>, e.g. c:\weave. It requires java to run so if you don't have Java installed you can use the Java executable that is installed with Weave (e.g. c:\weave\jre\bin).
In a Windows environment, open Windows Command Line, run:
cd c:\weave\jre\binjava -jar c:\downloads\weave-installer-2.5.18.jar