IBM Rational Functional Tester 6.1.1.1 iFix001 - Installation instructions

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1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install IBM^® Rational^® Functional Tester 6.1.1.1 iFix001. This fix pack is provided as an update. You should use Rational Product Updater to install this fix pack directly from the IBM update server; however, you can also download a ZIP file that contains this fix pack and then use Rational Product Updater to perform local installations. The following sections describe how to install this fix pack.

2.0 Installation prerequisites

Before you can install this fix pack, you must install IBM Rational Product Updater 6.0.1. In Rational Product Updater, if you use the default update site preferences, IBM Rational Product Updater 6.0.1 is automatically installed when you search for updates or optional features. However, if you change the default update site preferences by clicking Preferences > Update Sites, you must restore the default settings before you can install the fix pack.

If you disabled any product features by modifying the feature.xml files or through the Update Manager by clicking Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration, you must enable them before you install this fix pack.

3.0 Installing the fix pack directly from the IBM update site

Install the fix pack with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you install this fix pack.
• On Windows^® operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux^® operating systems, you must log in as root.

To install the fix pack directly from the IBM update server, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

2. Click Find Updates.
If Rational Product Updater requires an update, you are prompted to install it before you can continue. Click OK. Rational Product Updater installs the update, restarts, and retrieves a list of available updates.
3. By default, all available updates are selected. Ensure that you select iFix001.
4. Click Install Updates.
5. To accept the license agreement and continue the installation, click OK.
Depending on the speed of your computer processor, the amount of RAM, and the speed of your Internet connection, the update might take an extended period of time to download and install.
After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed updates on the Installed Products page.
6. Close Rational Product Updater.

4.0 Downloading the fix pack for local installations

You should install the fix pack directly from the IBM update server as described above; however, it is also available for download. You might want to download and install the fix pack in the following situations:

• You have a slow or unstable Internet connection and want to use a download manager that can resume the download.
• You have difficulty accessing the live IBM update servers from behind a firewall.
• You prefer to download the fix pack and install it later.

To download and install the fix pack, complete the following steps:

1. Download the fix pack from http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24014867
2. Extract the fix pack to a temporary directory, such as C:\temp.
3. Start Rational Product Updater.
4. Click Preferences > Update Sites
5. Navigate to temp_dir\rft\policy_6111_iFix001.xml, where temp_dir is the location of the extracted fix.
6. Click OK.
7. Install the fix pack as described previously in this document.

5.0 Installing product updates from a command line

You can install product updates, such as interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs, from a command line so that you do not have to monitor or input information during the installation.

For more information about installing product updates from a command line, see Running Rational Product Updater from a command line in the product updater help.

6.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server

You might want to create a local mirror of the update server in the following situations:

• You administer a set of product installations and want to control which updates are available to users.
• You administer a set of product installations that do not have direct access to the Internet.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Functional Tester update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rft/61/local_mirror/6111/local_mirror.html.

7.0 Uninstalling the fix pack

Uninstall the fix pack with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you uninstall the fix pack.
• On Windows operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux operating systems, you must log in as root.
• If more than one product based on the Rational Software Development Platform is installed, you cannot roll back this fix pack.

To uninstall the fix pack, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

2. Click the Rollbacks tab. An inventory of installed product updates and features is displayed on the Rollbacks page.
3. Select iFix001.
Dependencies between updates are enforced automatically. If you select to roll back an update on which other installed updates depend, the dependent updates are also selected to roll back.
4. Click Roll Back Updates.
5. Close Rational Product Updater.

8.0 IBM Rational software support

IBM Rational Software Support provides you with technical assistance.

For contact information and guidelines or reference materials that you will need when you require support, read the IBM Software Support Handbook.

For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the IBM Rational Software Support Web site.

For Rational software product news, events, and other information, visit the IBM Rational Software Web site.

Before you contact IBM Rational Software Support, gather the background information that you will need to describe your problem. When describing a problem to an IBM software support specialist, be as specific as possible and include all relevant background information so that the specialist can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:

• What software versions were you running when the problem occurred?
• Do you have logs, traces, or messages that are related to the problem?
• Can you reproduce the problem? If so, what steps do you take to reproduce it?
• Is there a workaround for the problem? If so, be prepared to describe the workaround.