# Parallel Tests: Java Agents

The Lab ID groups two or more instances of the Test Listener as running under the same environment, for the same application:

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For proper configuration that will allow parallel testing, the following MUST be configured under the same Lab ID:

1. The application under test which runs with the [Installing the Coverage Listener as a JVM Java Agent](/knowledgebase/setup-and-configuration/sealights-agents-and-plugins/java-agent/default-usage-cli/installing-the-coverage-listener-as-a-jvm-java-agent.md)
2. The test runner(s) which starts and ends the Test Stage (see diagram)

The following example contains the configuration relevant to the QA-1 Lab, which appears in the diagram as the instance displayed on the far-left hand side:

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```
//Lab ID implemented on the application server JVM:
-javaagent:/path/to/sl-test-listener.jar -Dsl.tags=backend -Dsl.tokenFile=/path/to/sltoken.txt -Dsl.buildSessionIdFile=buildSessionId.txt -Dsl.labId=QA-1

//Lab ID implemented in the Test Stage start/end commands:
java -jar sl-test-listener.jar start -tokenfile /path/to/sltoken.txt -buildsessionidfile buildSessionId.txt -testStage "Functional Tests" -labid QA-1
// <Run your tests in between these two commands>
java -jar sl-test-listener.jar end -tokenfile /path/to/sltoken.txt -buildsessionidfile buildSessionId.txt -labid QA-1
```

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