Setting up a development installation
- setup Linux distributive (RPM based distro is preferred) on one of your test hardware node
- follow OpenVZ installation instructions
- install component which you want to test
Exploratory testing
With an installed version of the development release up and running, you can perform exploratory testing against any packages of components you wish. Go wild! Try and break things! See if the new software can handle the unexpected, or even the normal use cases. If you find a bug, report it!