IBM Rational Functional Tester, Version 7.0

Installation Guide

Overview

IBM Installation Manager

Regardless of which installation scenario you follow to install Rational Functional Tester on your workstation, use Installation Manager to install your Rational package.

IBM Installation Manager offers a number of time-saving features. It keeps track of what you are about to install, software components that you have already installed, and components that are available for you to install. It searches for updates so you know that you are installing the latest version of a Rational product package. Installation Manager also provides tools for managing licenses for the product packages that it installs. It provides tools for updating and modifying packages. You can also use Installation Manager to uninstall product packages.

IBM Installation Manager comprises five wizards that make it easy to maintain your product packages through their lifecycles:

• The Install Packages wizard walks you through the installation process. You can install a product package by simply accepting the defaults, or you can modify the default settings to create a custom installation. Before you install a product package, you are provided with a complete summary of the selections that you have made throughout the wizard. With the wizard you can install one or more product packages at the same time.
• The Update Packages wizard searches for available updates to product packages that you have installed. An update might be a released fix, a new feature, or a new version of the Rational product. Details of the contents of the update are provided in the wizard. You can choose whether to apply an update.
• With the Modify Packages wizard, you can modify specific elements of a package that you have already installed. During your initial installation of the product package, you select the features you want to install. If you find later that you require other features, you can use the Modify Packages wizard to add them to your product package installation. You can also remove features, and add or remove languages.

• The Manage Licenses wizard helps you to set up the licenses for your packages. Use this wizard to change your trial license to a full license, to set up your servers for floating licenses, and to select which type of license to use for each package.
• The Uninstall Packages wizard helps you to remove a product package from your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.

IBM Rational Software Development Platform

The development platform includes the following offerings:

• Rational Application Developer
• Rational Application Developer Community Edition
• Rational Functional Tester
• Rational Performance Tester
• Rational Software Architect
• Rational Software Modeler
• Rational Systems Developer

Also available but not part of the platform is Rational Manual Tester. Manual Tester is included with Rational Functional Tester, or it can be purchased separately.

About Rational Functional Tester

IBM Rational Functional Tester is an object-oriented automated testing tool that tests Windows^(R), .Net, Java^(TM), HTML, Siebel, and SAP applications. Rational Functional Tester enables you to record reliable, robust scripts that can be played back to validate new builds of a test application. Functional Tester runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Linux^(R) platforms.

Functional Tester is available in two integrated development environments and two scripting languages. Functional Tester Java Scripting uses the Java language and the IBM Rational Software Development Platform. Functional Tester VB.NET 2003 and VB.Net 2005 Scripting uses the VB.NET language and the Microsoft^(R) Visual Studio .NET development environment.

Installation requirements

For the most up-to-date system requirements, refer to www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/sysreq/index.html.

Hardware requirements

Software requirements

Operating system

The following operating systems are supported for this product:

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or 2
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Version 4.0
• Red Hat Desktop Version 4.0 (running in 32-bit mode)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Version 9 (all service packs; running in 32-bit mode)

Supported virtualization software

The following virtualization software is supported:

• Citrix Presentation Manager Version 4, running on Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition or Windows Server 2003 Professional Edition

Additional software requirements

• Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2003 with .Net Framework 1.1 for .Net 2003 scripting
• Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2005 with .Net Framework 2.0 for .Net 2005 scripting
• The GNU Image Manipulation Program Toolkit (GTK+), Version 2.2.1 or later and associated libraries (GLib, Pango).
• One of the following Web browsers to view the readme files and the installation guide, and to support the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) browser widget:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1.
  • Mozilla 1.6 or 1.7.
  • Firefox 1.0.x or 1.5.
    Note:
    On Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Version 4.0, you must set the environment variable MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME to the folder containing your Firefox or Mozilla installation. For example, setenv MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.
  Note:
  The Launchpad does not support Mozilla 1.6; if your browser is Mozilla, you need version 1.7 or higher to run the launchpad.
• To properly view multimedia user assistance, such as tours, tutorials, and demonstration viewlets, you must install Adobe Flash Player.
  • Version 6.0 release 65 or later
  • Version 6.0 release 69 or later

User privileges requirements

• Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
• You must have a user ID that belongs to the Administrators group.
• You must be able to log in as root.

Planning to install

Installation scenarios

The following are some of the factors that might determine your installation scenario:

• The format and method by which you access your installation files (for example, from CDs or files downloaded from IBM Passport Advantage^(R)).
• The location for your installation (for example, you can install the product onto your own workstation, or make the installation files available to your enterprise}.
• The type of installation (for example, you can use the Installation Manager GUI, or install silently).

These are the typical installation scenarios you might follow:

• Installing from the CDs.
• Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation.
• Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.
• Install from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS server.

Note that in the latter three scenarios you can choose to run the Installation Manager program in silent mode to install Rational Functional Tester. For details on running Installation Manager in silent mode, see Installing silently.

Note also that you can install updates at the same time that you install the base product package.

Installing from CDs

In this installation scenario, you have the CDs that contain the product package files, and typically you are installing Rational Functional Tester on your own workstation. Refer to Installing Rational Functional Tester from CDs: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation

In this scenario, you have downloaded the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage and you will install Rational Functional Tester on your own workstation. Refer to Installing Rational Functional Tester from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive

In this scenario, you will place the electronic image on a shared drive so that users in your enterprise can access the installation files for Rational Functional Tester from a single location. Refer to Installing Rational Functional Tester from an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Installing from a repository on an HTTP server

This scenario represents the fastest method for installing the product across a network. This scenario differs from the shared-drive installation, In order to place product package files for Rational Functional Tester on an HTTP Web server, you must use this utility application - IBM Packaging Utility. This utility is provided with Rational Functional Tester to copy the installation files in a format - a package - that can be used for installing Rational Functional Tester directly from a HTTP Web server. The directory on the HTTP Web server that contain the package is called a repository. Note that, in this scenario, the installation files for only Rational Functional Tester are placed in the package. Refer to Installing Rational Functional Tester from a repository on a HTTP Web server: task overview and Placing Rational Functional Tester on an HTTP Web server: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Deciding which features to install

When you install the Rational Functional Tester product package using IBM Installation Manager, the installation wizard displays the features in the available product package. From the features list, you can select which to install. A default set of features is selected for you (including any required features). Installation Manager automatically enforces any dependencies between features and prevents you from clearing any required features.

Features

Upgrade and coexistence considerations

Migrating test assets from earlier versions of IBM Rational Functional Tester

All test assets from earlier versions of Rational Functional Tester, including projects, scripts, object maps, and verification points, will work with the current version of the product. However, scripts recorded with the current version of the product will not play back on earlier versions.

Offering coexistence considerations

Some products are designed to coexist and share function when they are installed in the same package group. A package group is a location where you can install one or more software products or packages. When you install each package, you select whether you want to install the package to an existing package group, or whether you want to create a new one. IBM Installation Manager will block products that are not designed to share or do not meet version tolerance and other requirements. If you want to install more than one product at a time, the products must be able to share a package group.

At the time of release, the following products will share function when installed to a package group:

• Rational Application Developer
• Rational Software Architect
• Rational Functional Tester
• Rational Performance Tester
• Rational Software Modeler
• Rational Systems Developer

Any number of eligible products can be installed to a package group. When a product is installed, its function is shared with all of the other products in the package group. If you install a development product and a testing product into one package group, when you start either of the products, you have both the development and testing functionality available to you in your user interface. If you add a product with modeling tools, all of the products in the package group will have the development, testing, and modeling functionality available.

If you install a development product and later purchase a development product with increased functionality and add that product to the same package group, the additional function will be available in both products. If you uninstall the product with the greater functionality, the original product remains. Note that this is a change from the "upgrade" behavior of version 6 products in the Rational Software Development Platform group.

Installation repositories

If the launchpad is used to start Installation Manager, the repository information is passed to Installation Manager. If the Installation Manager is started directly, you must specify an installation repository that contains the product packages that you want to install. See Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager.

Some organizations bundle and host their own product packages on their intranet. For information about this type of installation scenario, see Installing from a repository on an HTTP server. Your system administrators will need to provide you with the correct URL.

By default, IBM Installation Manager uses an embedded URL in each Rational software development product to connect to a repository server over the Internet. Installation Manager then searches for the product packages as well as new features.

Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager

To add, edit, or remove a repository location in Installation Manager:

1. Start Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File -> Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens, showing any available repositories, their locations, and whether they are accessible.
3. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
4. In the Add repository window, type the URL of the repository location or browse to it and set a file path.
5. Click OK. If you provided a HTTPS repository location, then you will be prompted to enter a user ID and password. The new or changed repository location is listed. If the repository is not accessible, a red x is displayed in the Accessible column.
6. Click OK to exit.

Package groups and the shared resource directory

Package groups

During the installation process, you must specify a package group for the Rational Functional Tester package. A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. When you install the Rational Functional Tester package with Installation Manager, you can create a new package group or install the packages into an existing package group. (Some packages might not be able to share a package group, in which case the option to use an existing package group will be disabled.)

Note that when you install multiple packages at the same time, all the packages are installed into the same package group.

A package group is assigned a name automatically; however, you choose the installation directory for the package group.

After you create the package group by successfully installing a product package, you cannot change the installation directory. The installation directory contains files and resources specific to the Rational Functional Tester product package installed into that package group. Resources in the product package that can potentially be used by other package groups are placed in the shared resources directory.

Shared resources directory

The shared resources directory is the directory where installation artifacts are located so that they can be used by one or more product package groups.

Extending an existing Eclipse IDE

The Rational Functional Tester package that you install with IBM Installation Manager is bundled with a version of the Eclipse IDE or workbench; this bundled workbench is the base platform for providing the functionality in the Installation Manager package. However, if you have an existing Eclipse IDE on your workstation, then you have the option to extend, that is, add to the IDE the additional functionality provided in the Rational Functional Tester package - that Eclipse instance.

To extend an existing Eclipse IDE: in the Location page of the Install Packages wizard, select the Extend an existing Eclipse IDE option.

You might extend your existing Eclipse IDE, for example, because you want to gain the functionality provided in the Rational Functional Tester package, but you also want to have the preferences and settings in your current IDE when you work with the functionality from the Rational Functional Tester package. You also might want to work with plug-ins you have installed that already extend the Eclipse IDE.

Your existing Eclipse IDE must be version 3.2.1 or the latest updates from eclipse.org to be extended. Installation Manager checks that the Eclipse instance you specify meets the requirements for the installation package.

Verifying and extracting electronic images

You can compare the published MD5 values with the checksum of the downloaded files to check if the downloaded file is corrupt or incomplete.

Extracting the downloaded files

Extract each compressed file to the same directory. Do not include spaces in the directory names, or you won't be able to run the launchpad.sh command to start the launchpad from a command line.

Preinstallation tasks

1. Confirm that your system meets the requirements described in the section Installation requirements.
2. Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges for installing the product. See User privileges requirements.
3. Read the section Planning to install and give particular attention to the topic Upgrade and coexistence considerations.
4. If you want to enable the product to be used by users other than root, then you must set to 0022, the umask variable before you install the product. To set this variable, log in as root user, start a terminal session, and type umask 0022.

Installation tasks

The following sections provide an overview of the installation scenarios that are described in the section Installation scenarios. You can access detailed instructions from links in the main steps.

Installing Rational Functional Tester from CDs: task overview

The following are the general steps for installing from CDs:

1. Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
2. Insert the first installation CD into your CD drive.
3. Mount the CD drive.
4. If autorun is enabled on your system, the Rational Functional Tester launchpad program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled, start the launchpad program. Refer to Starting the launchpad program for details.
5. Start the installation of Rational Functional Tester from the launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.

   If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for details.

   When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your computer, Installation Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For details, see Installing IBM Rational Functional Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
7. Configure your license. By default, a trial license for Rational Functional Tester is included. You must configure the license to ensure that you have continued access to the product. Refer to Managing licenses for details.
8. Increase the number of file handles on your workstation. For details, see Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations.
9. Install optional software that is included with Rational Functional Tester.

Installing Rational Functional Tester from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview

The following are the general steps for installing Rational Functional Tester from an electronic installation image.

1. Ensure that your workstation has sufficient space to store both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements.
2. Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport Advantage to a temporary directory.
3. Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
4. Continue with the steps in Installing from an electronic image below.

Installing from an electronic image

1. Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
2. Start the launchpad program. Refer to Starting the launchpad program for details.
3. Start the installation of Rational Functional Tester from the Launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.

   If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for details.

   When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your system, Installation Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.

   Note:
   If you exit Installation Manager before completing the product installation, you must restart Installation Manager from the launchpad. If you start the Installation Manager directly, it is not preconfigured with the necessary installation repositories.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Functional Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
5. Configure your license. By default, a trial license for Rational Functional Tester is included. You must configure the license to ensure you have continued access to the product. Refer to Managing licenses for details.
6. Increase the number of file handles on your workstation. For details, see Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations.
7. Install optional software that is included with Rational Functional Tester.

Installing Rational Functional Tester from an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview

The following steps are performed by the person who places the installation image on a shared drive.

1. Ensure that your shared drive has sufficient disk space to store both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements for details.
2. Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport Advantage to a temporary directory on the shared drive.
3. Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into an accessible directory on the shared drive and verify the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.

To install Rational Functional Tester from the installation files on the shared drive:

1. Change to the disk1 directory on the shared drive containing the installation image.
2. Follow the steps in Installing from an electronic image.

Installing Rational Functional Tester from a repository on a HTTP Web server: task overview

These steps assume the repository containing the package for Rational Functional Tester has been created on the HTTP Web server.

To install the Rational Functional Tester package from a repository on an HTTP server:

1. Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
2. Install IBM Installation Manager. Refer to Managing IBM Installation Manager. In this scenario, for example, the Installation Manager installation files are available from a shared drive.
3. Start Installation Manager. Refer to Starting Installation Manager on Windows for details.
4. Set the URL of the repository containing the package of Rational Functional Tester as a repository preference in Installation Manager. See Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager.
5. Start the Install Packages wizard in Installation Manager and follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Functional Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
6. Configure your license. By default, a trial license for Rational Functional Tester is included. You must set the license to ensure you have continued access to work with the product. Refer to Managing licenses for details.
7. Increase the number of file handles on your workstation. For details, see Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations.
8. Install optional software included with Rational Functional Tester.

Placing Rational Functional Tester on an HTTP Web server: task overview

To prepare Rational Functional Tester for installation from a repository located on an HTTP Web server:

1. Ensure that your HTTP or HTTPS Web server has sufficient disk space to store the product package. Refer to Hardware requirements.
2. Ensure that your workstation has sufficient disk space to store both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements
3. Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport Advantage to a temporary directory on your workstation.
4. Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into another temporary directory on your workstation and verify that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
5. Install on your workstation the IBM Packaging Utility from the Auxiliary CD (or electronic disk) appropriate for your platform.
6. Using the Packaging Utility, copy the Rational Functional Tester product package.
7. Copy the output of the Packaging Utility to an HTTP or HTTPS Web Server.
8. Copy the installation files for IBM Installation Manager from the Auxiliary CD's to a shared drive.
9. Instruct users in your organization to install Installation Manager.
10. Provide users the URL for the repository that contains the Rational Functional Tester product package you created earlier.

Managing IBM Installation Manager

Installing Installation Manager on Windows

IBM Installation Manager is installed by the launchpad. For more information on this process, refer to Installing from the launchpad program.

To install Installation Manager manually:

1. Run setup.exe from the InstallerImager_win32 folder on the first installation disk.
2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
3. Review the license agreement on the License Agreement page and select I accept the terms in the license agreement to accept. Click Next.
4. Click the Change button on the Destination Folder page to change the installation location if required. Click Next.
5. Click Next on the Setup Type page.
6. Click Install on the Ready to Install Program page. The Completed page opens after the installation is complete.
7. Click Finish.

Installing Installation Manager on Linux

IBM Installation Manager is installed by the launchpad. For more information on this process, refer to Installing from the launchpad program.

To install Installation Manager manually:

1. Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
2. Run setupLinux.bin from the InstallerImager_linux folder on the first installation disk.
3. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
4. Review the license agreement on the License Agreement page and select I accept the terms in the license agreement to accept. Click Next.
5. If necessary, edit the installation directory location. Click Next.
6. Click Install on the information summary page.
7. Click Finish on the InstallShield Wizard Completed page.

Starting Installation Manager on Windows

IBM Installation Manager should be started from the launchpad program. Doing so starts Installation Manager with a configured repository preference and selected Rational Functional Tester packages. If you start Installation Manager directly, then you must set a repository preference and choose product packages manually.

To start Installation Manager manually:

1. Open the Start menu from the Taskbar.
2. Select All Programs -> IBM Installation Manager -> IBM Installation Manager.

Starting Installation Manager on Linux

IBM Installation Manager should be started from the launchpad program. Doing so starts the Installation Manager with a configured repository preference and selected Rational Functional Tester packages. If you start Installation Manager directly, then you must set repository preference and choose product packages manually.

To start Installation Manager manually:

1. Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
2. Run /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/launcher_shortcut.

Uninstalling Installation Manager on Windows

To uninstall Installation Manager manually:

1. Run setup.exe from the InstallerImager_win32 folder on the first installation disk.
2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
3. Select the Remove button on the Program Maintenance page. Click Next.
4. Click Next on the Setup Type page.
5. Click Remove on the Remove the Program page.
6. Click Finish on the InstallShield Wizard Completed page.

Uninstalling Installation Manager on Linux

IBM Installation Manager must be uninstalled using the package management tool that is included with your Linux version.

To uninstall Installation Manager manually on Linux:

1. Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
2. Change directory to the installation directory of Installation Manager (by default, /opt/IBM/InstallationManager) and then change to _uninst.
3. Run .uninstaller.bin.

Silently installing and uninstalling Installation Manager

Silently installing Installation Manager on Windows

To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location on Windows:

1. Change directory to InstallerImage_win32 folder on the first installation disk.
2. Run setup.exe /S /v"/qn"

If you want to change the install location, you can add the INSTALLDIR property inside the /v option. For example: setup.exe /S /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\InstallationManager\""

Silently installing Installation Manager on Linux

To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location on Linux:

1. Change directory to InstallerImage_linux folder on the first installation disk.
2. Run setupLinux.bin -silent -V licenseAccepted=true.

Use the option -V licenseAccepted=true to indicate that you accept the license agreement on the use of Installation Manager.

If you want to change the install location, you can add the -P installLocation="<new dir>" flag. For example: -PsetupLinux.bin -silent -P installLocation="/opt/myIM" -V licenseAccepted=true.

Silently uninstalling Installation Manager from Windows

To silently uninstall Installation Manager on Windows:

Run the following command in the command prompt: msiexec /x {DBD90D51-BD46-41AF-A1F5-B74CEA24365B}

Silently uninstalling Installation Manager from Linux

To silently uninstall Installation Manager on Linux:

1. Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
2. Change directory to the installation directory of Installation Manager, and then change to the _uninst directory.
3. Run the following command: ./uninstaller.bin -silent.

Installing from the launchpad program

Use the launchpad program to start the installation of Rational Functional Tester in the following cases:

• Installing from the product CDs.
• Installing from an electronic image on your workstation.
• Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.

By starting the installation process from the launchpad program, IBM Installation Manager will start preconfigured with the location of the repository that contains the Rational Functional Tester package. If you install and start Installation Manager directly, then you must set repository preferences manually.

To install from the launchpad:

1. Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks, if you have not done so already.
2. Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program.
3. Start the installation of Rational Functional Tester. See Starting an installation from the launchpad program.

Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Functional Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.

Starting the launchpad program

Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks, if you have not done so already.

If you are installing from a CD and autorun is enabled on your workstation, then the Rational Functional Tester launchpad starts automatically when you insert the first installation disc into your CD drive. If you are installing from an electronic image, or if autorun is not configured on your workstation, then you must start the launchpad program manually.

To start the launchpad program:

1. Insert the IBM Rational Functional Tester CD into your CD drive. Ensure that you have mounted the CD drive.
2. If autorun is enabled on your system, the IBM Rational Functional Tester launchpad program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled on your system:
   • Run launchpad.exe located in the root directory of the CD.
   • Run launchpad.sh located in the root directory of the CD.

Starting an installation from the launchpad program

1. Start the launchpad program.
2. If you have not done so already, read the release information by clicking Release notes.
3. When you are ready to begin the installation, click Install IBM Rational Functional Tester.
4. A message window opens to inform you whether the program IBM Installation Manager is detected on your workstation.
   • If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your system, then you are informed that you must install it before you can continue.
     1. Click OK to install IBM Installation Manager. The IBM Installation Manager installation wizard starts.
     2. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of IBM Installation Manager. Refer to Installing Installation Manager on Windows for more information.
     3. When the installation of IBM Installation Manager completes successfully, click Finish to close the wizard.
     4. Read the message that opens and click OK. Installation Manager starts and automatically opens the Install Packages wizard.
   • If IBM Installation Manager is detected on your system, click OK and Installation Manager starts and automatically opens the Install Packages wizard.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Functional Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface

Installing IBM Rational Functional Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface

Depending on the installation scenario that you are following, the Installation Manager Install Packages wizard might start automatically. (For example, if you are installing from CDs). In other scenarios, you will need to start the wizard.

1. If the Installation Manager Install Packages wizard did not start automatically, then start it:
   1. Start Installation Manager.
   2. From the Start page, click Install Packages.
      Note:
      If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
      When Installation Manager starts, it searches its defined repositories for available packages.
2. The Install page of Install Packages wizard lists all the packages found in the repositories that Installation Manager searched. If two versions of a package are discovered, only the most recent, or recommended, version of the package is displayed.
   • To display all versions of any package found by Installation Manager, click Show all versions.
   • To return to the display of only the recommended packages, click Show only recommended.
3. Click the IBM Rational Functional Tester package to display its description in the Details pane.
4. To search for updates to the IBM Rational Functional Tester package, click Check for updates.
   Note:
   For Installation Manager to search the predefined IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, the preference Search the linked repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default. Internet access is also required.
   Installation Manager searches for updates at the predefined IBM update repository for the product package. It also searches any repository locations that you have set. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place. You can install updates at the same time that you install the base product package.
5. If updates for the IBM Rational Functional Tester package are found, then they will be displayed in the Installation Packages list on the Install Packages page below their corresponding product. Only recommended updates are displayed by default.
   • To view all updates found for the available packages, click Show all versions.
   • To display a package description under Details, click on the package name. If additional information about the package is available, such as a readme file or release notes, a More info link is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the additional information in a browser. To fully understand the package you are installing, review all information beforehand
6. Select the IBM Rational Functional Tester package and any updates to the package that you want to install. Updates that have dependencies are automatically selected and cleared together. Click Next to continue.
   Note:
   If you install multiple packages at the same time, then all the packages will be installed into the same package group.
7. On the Licenses page, read the license agreement for the selected package. If you selected more than one package to install, there might be a license agreement for each package. On the left side of the License page, click each package version to display its license agreement. The package versions that you selected to install (for example, the base package and an update) are listed under the package name.
   1. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
   2. Click Next to continue.
8. On the Location page, type the path for the shared resources directory in the Shared Resources Directory field; or, accept the default path. The shared resources directory contains resources that can be shared by one or more package groups. Click Next to continue.

   The default path is:

   • C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP70Shared
   • /opt/IBM/SDP70Shared
   Important:
   You can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that you install a package. Use your largest disk for this to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all packages.
   Note:
   Ensure that your installation path does not contain parenthesis.
9. On the Location page, either choose an existing package group to install the IBM Rational Functional Tester package into, or create a new one. A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. To create a new package group:
   1. Click Create a new package group.
   2. Type the path for the installation directory for the package group. The name for the package group is created automatically.

      The default path is:

      • C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP70
      • /opt/IBM/SDP70
   3. Click Next to continue.
10. On the next Location page, you can choose to extend an existing Eclipse IDE already installed on your system, adding the functionality in the packages that you are installing. You must have Eclipse Version 3.2.1 with the latest updates from eclipse.org to select this option.
    • If you do not want to extend an existing Eclipse IDE, click Next to continue.
    • To extend an existing Eclipse IDE:
      1. Select Extend an existing Eclipse.
      2. In the Eclipse IDE field, type or navigate to the location of the folder containing the eclipse executable file (eclipse.exe or eclipse.bin). Installation Manager will check if the Eclipse IDE version is valid for the package that you are installing. The Eclipse IDE JVM field displays the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for the IDE that you specified.
      3. Click Next to continue.
11. On the Features page under Languages, select the languages for the package group. The corresponding national language translations for the user interface and documentation for the IBM Rational Functional Tester package will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages installed under this package group.
12. On the next Features page, select the package features that you want to install.
    1. Optional: To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.
    2. Optional: Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
    3. Select or clear features in the packages. Installation Manager will automatically enforce any dependencies with other features and display updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
    4. When you are finished selecting features, click Next to continue.
13. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the IBM Rational Functional Tester package. If you want to change the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
14. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
    2. In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want IBM Rational Functional Tester to start when you exit.
    3. Click Finish to launch the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page of Installation Manager.

Working with test agents

You can use Rational TestManager or Rational ClearQuest Test Manager to coordinate remote testing activities from a local computer.

To run test scripts remotely, you must perform the following steps:

1. Install Rational Functional Tester on the local computer.
2. Install either IBM Rational TestManager v2003.06.15 (Service Release 5) or newer or Rational ClearQuest Test Manager on the local computer.
3. To work with TestManager, install the Rational Test Agent software, located on the TestManager CD, and the Agent feature of Rational Functional Tester on the remote agent.
4. To work with Rational ClearQuest Test Manager, install the Agent feature of Rational Functional Tester on the remote agent. (You can install just the Agent or the full Rational Functional Tester.)
5. Start the Rational Test Agent software or the IBM Rational Agent Controller on the remote computer.
6. Enable environments on the remote system.
7. Configure applications to run on the remote system.

Installing the Rational Test Agent on Windows

Here are the steps:

1. Log on with administrative privileges.
2. Insert the CD containing the Rational Test Agent software into your CD drive. If the installation does not start automatically, perform these steps:
   1. Click Start -> Run
   2. Type: cd_drive:\SETUP.EXE.
   3. Click OK.
3. In the Software Setup page, click Next.
4. In the Product List, select Rational Test Agent.
5. Click Next.
6. Select all of the defaults provided by the wizard. You might need to restart the system to complete the installation.
7. Click Finish in the last dialog box.

After installing the Rational Test Agent, you must install the Agent feature of Rational Functional Tester, which you can find on the Rational Functional Tester CD.

Starting the Rational Test Agent on Windows

To start the Rational Test Agent on Windows, perform these steps:

1. Click Start -> Programs -> Rational Test Agent -> Rational Test -> Rational Test Agent.
2. Enable the testing environments you want to use on the test agent.
3. Configure the applications you want to test on the test agent.

Installing the Rational Test Agent on Linux

Before starting, be sure to uninstall all previous versions of Rational Functional Tester and XDE^(TM) Tester and disable all of their environment variables.

Here are the steps:

1. Log on with administrative privileges.
2. Create the installation directory:

   % mkdir -p /usr/rational/test

3. Insert the CD-ROM containing the Rational Test Agent software into your CD drive.

   If the CD does not auto-mount, enter the Linux mount command at the prompt:

   % mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

4. Go to the test directory:

   % cd /usr/rational/test

5. Enter the tar command to copy the Rational Test Agent files to your hard drive:

   % tar xzpf /mnt/cdrom/linux_agent.tar.gz

Starting the Rational Test Agent and the RAServer on Linux

Before you can run the Rational Test Agent, you must set the RATL_RTHOME environment variable to /usr/rational/test by entering either of the following commands:

% export RATL_RTHOME=/usr/rational/test

% setenv RATL_RTHOME=/usr/rational/test

To start the Rational Test Agent on Linux, do the following:

1. Set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to libjava.so of the currently used JRE.
2. Set the CLASSPATH to <product installation directory>/bin/rational_ft.jar
3. Execute the following command:

   source <product installation directory>/rtsetup.

4. From the Test Manager installation directory, run RTsagt.

To start the RAServer for ClearQuest Test Manager remote execution, enter the following command from the product installation directory:

ft_agent_start

You can verify that the Test Agent is running by entering this command:

ps -ef | grep rtprvd

You can verify that the RAServer is running by entering this command:

ps -ef | grep RAServer

Enabling environments on Test Agents

The first time you start Rational Functional Tester, it automatically enables your environment for running functional test scripts. If you add a browser or add a new Java environment, you must enable the new browser or Java environment.

If you use TestManager or Rational ClearQuest Test Manager to coordinate your testing activities and run a functional test script on a test agent computer, you must enable environments on the agent computer that runs the script.

To enable environments:

1. Do one of the following to start the Enabler.
   1. Change to the directory where the rational_ft.jar file is located (by default, <product installation directory>\FunctionalTester\bin) and then from the command line, type:

      java -jar rational_ft.jar -enable

      Note:

      You may also need to type the full path to the IBM JRE, which can be found, by default, at <product installation directory>\SDP70\jdk\jre\bin.

   2. From the command line, type: /opt/IBM/SDp7.0/ft_cmdline -enable
2. When the Enabler starts, click the Web Browsers tab to enable browsers.
3. Click the Java Environments tab to enable Java environments.
4. Click OK.

Configuring applications on Test Agents

Before you can test your applications, you must configure them. When you configure your applications, you provide the name, path, and other information about the application that you intend to test. This information is used during record and playback to make the test script more reliable and portable. If you use TestManager for remote execution on a Test Agent computer, you need to configure applications on the agent computer that runs the script.

To configure applications, perform these steps:

1. To start the Application Configuration Tool:
   1. Change to the directory where the rational_ft.jar file is located (by default, <product installation directory>\FunctionalTester\bin) and then from the command line, type:

      java -jar rational_ft.jar -appConfig

      Note:
      You may also need to type the full path to the IBM JRE, which can be found by default at <product installation directory>\SDP70\jdk\jre\bin.
   2. From the command line, type: /opt/IBM/SDp7.0/ft_cmdline -appconfig
2. Click Add. The Application Configuration Tool starts.
3. Select the application type and click Next.
4. Take one of the following steps to configure the application:
   • For a Java application, click Browse and select the .class or .jar file of the Java application you want to add.
   • For an HTML application:
     1. Select the type of HTML to be tested (either Local or URL).
     2. Click Next.
     3. If you selected URL, enter the URL to use for testing and then proceed to Step 6 below. If you selected Local, you can either browse to the location of the .htm or .html file, or you can enter the full path name of the file. Proceed to the next step.
   • For executable files or batch files, click Browse and make your selection
5. Click Open.

   The file name and path appear in the Filename field.

6. Click Finish.

   The application appears in the Applications list in the Application Configuration Tool.

7. Review the information in the Detailed Information list.

   For a Java application, the Name, Kind, Path, .class/.jar file, and Working Dir fields are automatically filled in. The JRE, Classpath, and Args fields are optional.

8. Make any necessary edits to the information in the fields. For details, see the product Help.
9. Click Run to ensure you have properly configured your application.
10. Click OK or Apply to save the changes you made.
    Note:
    After you add an application, you can edit its information at any time by opening the Application Configuration Tool and selecting the application in the Applications list. To remove an application from the Applications list, select the application and click Remove.

Installing silently

Running Installation Manager in silent mode is helpful because it enables you to use a batch process to install, update, modify and uninstall product packages through scripts.

Note that you must install Installation Manager before you can silently install the Rational Functional Tester package. Refer to Managing IBM Installation Manager for details on installing Installation Manager.

There are two main tasks required for silent installation:

1. Create the response file.
2. Run Installation Manager in silent installation mode.

Creating a response file

To record a response file for installation (or uninstallation):

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
   • cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
   • cd opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse
2. On a command line, type the following command to start the installation manager, substituting your own file name and location for the response file and (optionally) the log file:
   • launcher.bat -record <response file path and name>.xml -log <log file path and name>.xml. For example, launcher.bat -record c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\record_log.xml
   • launcher.sh -record <response file name>.xml -log <log file path and name>.xml. For example, launcher.sh -record /root/mylog/responsefile.xml -log /root/mylog/record_log.xml
   Note:
   Ensure the file paths you enter exist; Installation Manager will not create directories for the response file and the log file.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to make your installation choices, stopping when you reach the Summary page. For details, see Installing IBM Rational Functional Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
4. Click Install, and then when the installation process begins click Cancel.
5. Click Finish, then close Installation Manager.

An XML response file is created and resides in the location specified in the command.

Running Installation Manager in silent installation mode

Refer to the Installation Manager online help for additional documentation on how to run it in silent mode. (For example, silently installing from a repository that requires authentication (user ID and password).

You run Installation Manager in silent mode appending the -silent argument to the Installation Manager start command launcher.bat (Windows) or launcher.sh (Linux).

• launcher.bat -silent [arguments]
• launcher.sh -nosplash -silent [arguments]

The following table describes the arguments used with the silent installation command:

-input

-log

To run Installation Manager in silent installation mode:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
   • cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
   • cd opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • . launcher.bat -slient -input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>For example, launcher.bat -silent -input c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml
   • launcher.sh -nosplash -silent<response file name> -log <log file path and name>. For example, launcher.sh -nosplash -silent -input /root/mylog/responsefile.xml -log /root/mylog/silent_install_log.xml

Installation Manager runs in silent installation mode; it reads the response file and writes a log file to the directory you specified. While you must have a response file when running in silent installation mode, log files are optional. The result of this execution should be a status of 0 on success and non-zero number on failure.

Searching for and silently installing all available products

To search for and silently install all available products:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • launcher.bat -silent -installAll
   • launcher.sh -silent -installAll

All available products known to Installation Manager are installed.

Silently installing updates to all currently installed products

To search for and silently install updates for all available products:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • launcher.bat -silent -updateAll
   • launcher.sh -silent -updateAll

All available product updates known to Installation Manager are installed.

Response file commands

There are two categories of commands for the response file:

• Preference commands are used to set preferences that are found in Installation Manager under File -> Preferences, such as repository location information.
• Silent installation commands are used to emulate the Install Packages wizard in Installation Manager.

Silent installation preference commands

When you define preferences in a response file, your XML code will look similar to the following example:

<preference>
	name = "the key of the preference"
	value = "the value of the preference to be set" 
</preferences>

Use the following table to identify keys and their associated values for silent installation preferences:

Silent installation commands

<profile 
id="the profile (package group) id" 
installLocation="the install location of
 the profile">
<data key="key1" value="value1"/>
<data key="key2" value="value2"/>

</profile>

<server>
<repository location="http://example/
repository/">
<repository location="file:/C:/
repository/">
<!--add more repositories below-->
<...>
      </server>

<install>
<offering profile= "profile id" 
features= "feature ids" 
id= "offering id" version= "offering 
version"></offering>

<!--add more offerings below>
<...>

</install>

<uninstall modify="true">
<offering profile="profileID"
 id="Id" version="Version" 
features="-"/>
</uninstall>

<uninstall>
<offering profile= "profile id" 
features= "feature ids" 
id= "offering id" version= "offering 
version"></offering>

<!--add more offerings below>
<...>

</uninstall>

<rollback>
<offering profile= "profile id"
 id= "offering id" 
version= "offering version">
</offering>

<!--add more offerings below
<...>

</rollback>

<installALL/>

-silent -installAll 

<updateALL/>

-silent -updateAll 

<license policyFile="policy file
 location"/>

<license policyFile="c:\mylicense.opt"/> 

<launcher -mode wizard -input 
< response file >

Reference: Sample response file

<agent-input >

<!-- add preferences -->
<preference name="com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences. http.proxyEnabled" 
value="c:/temp"/>

<!-- create the profile if it doesn't exist yet -->
<profile id="my_profile" installLocation="c:/temp/my_profile"></profile>

<server>
<repository location= 
"http://a.site.com/local/products/sample/20060615_1542/repository/"></repository>
/server>

<install>
	<offering profile= "my_profile" features= "core" id= "ies" 
version= "3.2.0.20060615">
	</offering>
/install>

</agent-input>

Silent install log files

The silent installation functionality creates an XML-based log file that records the result of the silent install execution (as long as a log file path is specified using -log <your log file path>.xml). If your silent installation session is successful, the log file will contain just the root element of <result> </result>. However, if errors occur during the installation, the silent install log file will contain error elements with messages such as:

<result>
	<error> Cannot find profile: profile id</error>
	<error> some other errors</error>
</result>

For detailed analysis, you can look at the logs generated in the Installation Manager data area. By using a preference command, you can optionally set the data area to your preferred location, as shown in the response file topic.

IBM Packaging Utility

Packaging Utility software is located on the Auxiliary CD for each platform (Windows and Linux) that is included with Rational Functional Tester. If you want to place a repository that contains a Rational Functional Tester package on a Web server that will be available over HTTP or HTTPS, you must use Packaging Utility to copy the product package of Rational Functional Tester into the repository.

Use this utility to perform the following tasks:

• Generate a new repository for product packages.
• Copy product packages to a new repository. You can copy multiple product packages into a single repository, thereby creating a common location for your organization from which product packages can be installed using IBM Installation Manager.
• Delete product packages from a repository.

Refer to the online help for Packaging Utility for full instructions using the tool.

Installing Packaging Utility

Use the following steps to install IBM Packaging Utility software from the Auxiliary CD:

1. Start the installation from the Auxiliary CD
   • Change to the Aux_CD_Win\PackagingUtility directory on the Auxiliary CD and run install_win32.exe.
   • Change to the Aux_CD_Lin/PackagingUtility directory on the Auxiliary CD and run install_linux.bin.
2. If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for details.
3. When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your computer, Installation Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation.

Copying product packages to an HTTP server using Packaging Utility

Note that this method does not copy the optional software that is included with the Rational Functional Tester installation image. Only the Rational Functional Tester files that are installed using IBM Installation Manager are copied.

Note also that Packaging Utility can be used to combine multiple product packages into a single repository location. Refer to the Packaging Utility online help for more information.

To copy product packages with Packaging Utility:

1. If you are copying from a CD image, perform these tasks:
   1. Insert the first installation CD into your CD drive.
   2. Mount the CD drive.
   3. If autorun is enabled on your system, the Rational Functional Tester launchpad program automatically opens. Close the launchpad program.
2. Start Packaging Utility.
3. On the main page of the utility, click Copy product package. The Prerequisite page opens, and presents two options:
   • I will be downloading product packages from IBM Web
   • I will be obtaining the product packages from other sources
4. Click I will be downloading product packages from IBM Web.
   Note:
   You can use the I will be obtaining the product packages from other sources option if you have already defined an accessible repository.
5. Click Next to advance to the Source page. If there are no product packages to select, you must open a repository that contains product packages.
6. To open a repository, click the Open repository button. The Open Repository window opens.
   Note:
   A repository can be a path to a directory in the file system, a disk drive containing the first CD of the product, or a URL to a directory on a server.
7. To define a repository location, click the Repository Location Browse button, and then navigate to and select the Repository location - either the common root directory that contains the electronic disk images or the drive containing the first product installation CD. For example, if the Rational Functional Tester files (disk1, disk2, and so on) reside in C:\My product\unzip, you should define this location as a repository.
8. Click OK to define the repository location and to close the Browse to a repository directory window.
9. On the Destination page, click the Browse button and select an existing repository directory, or create a new folder to store the products.
10. After you specify a repository for the selected product packages and any fixes, click OK to close the Browse to a directory window. The file path that you just defined is listed in the Directory field on the Destination page.
11. Click Next to advance to the Summary page. The Summary page displays the selected product packages that will be copied into the destination repository. This page also lists the amount of storage space that the copy requires, as well as the amount of available space on the drive.
12. Click Copy to copy the selected product packages to the destination repository. A status bar opens at the bottom of the wizard indicating how much time is remaining in the copy process. After the copy process is finished, a Complete page opens and displays all of the product packages that were copied successfully.
13. Click Done to return to the Packaging Utility main page.

Now that you have used Packaging Utility to copy the Rational Functional Tester installation files into a repository, you can place the repository on a Web server and make the directories and files available over HTTP. (The repository can also be placed on a UNC drive.)

Managing licenses

You can upgrade trial versions of an offering to licensed versions by importing product activation kits. You can also enable IBM Rational Common Licensing for offerings with trial or permanent licenses to obtain floating license keys from a Rational license server.

Licenses

Authorized User License

An IBM Rational Authorized User license permits a single, specific individual to use a Rational software product. Purchasers must obtain an Authorized User license for each individual user who accesses the product in any manner. An Authorized User license cannot be reassigned unless the purchaser replaces the original assignee on a long-term or permanent basis.

For example, if you purchase one Authorized User license, you can assign that license to one specific individual, who can then use the Rational software product. The Authorized User license does not entitle a second person to use that product at any time, even if the licensed individual is not actively using it.

Authorized User Fixed Term License

An IBM Rational Authorized User Fixed Term License (FTL) permits a single, specific individual to use a Rational software product for a specific length of time (the term). Purchasers must obtain an Authorized User FTL for each individual user who accesses the product in any manner. An Authorized User FTL cannot be reassigned unless the purchaser replaces the original assignee on a long-term or permanent basis.

If you notify IBM that you do not want to extend the license term, then you must stop using the product when the license expires.

Floating license

An IBM Rational Floating license is a license for a single software product that can be shared among multiple team members; however, the total number of concurrent users cannot exceed the number of floating licenses you purchase. For example, if you purchase one floating license for a Rational software product, then any user in your organization may use the product at any given time. Another person who wants to access the product must wait until the current user logs off.

To use floating licenses, you must obtain floating license keys and install them on a Rational License Server. The server responds to end-user requests for access to the license keys; it will grant access to the number of concurrent users that matches the number of licenses the organization purchased.

License enablement

Licenses for Rational Software Development Platform offerings are enabled in two ways:

• Importing a product activation kit
• Enabling Rational Common Licensing to obtain access to floating license keys

Activation kits

Product activation kits contain the permanent license key for your trial Rational product. You purchase, download to your local machine, and then import the activation kit to enable the license for your product. You import the activation kit to your product by using IBM Installation Manager.

Rational Common Licensing

You can obtain floating license keys, install Rational License Server, and enable Rational Common Licensing for your product. Rational Common Licensing provides the following benefits:

• License compliance enforcement across the organization
• Fewer license purchases

For more information on obtaining activation kits and Floating licenses, see Purchasing licenses.

Viewing license information for installed packages

To view license information:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the main page, click Manage Licenses.

The package vendor, current license types, and expiration dates are displayed for each installed package.

Importing a product activation kit

You must purchase and download the activation kit to an accessible workstation.

To import an activation kit and enable the new license key:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
3. On the Install Packages page, select a package and click Import product enablement kit.
4. Click Next. Details for the selected package are displayed, including the current license kind and the version range the license applies to.
5. Browse to the path of the download location for the kit; then select the appropriate Java archive (JAR) file and click Open.
6. Click Next. The Summary page displays the target install directory for the activation kit, the product the new license applies to, and version information.
7. Click Finish.

The product activation kit with its permanent license key is imported to the product. The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the import is successful.

Enabling floating licenses

For details on license server, license key, and Rational Common Licensing administration, see the License Management Guide.

You must obtain the license server connection information from your administrator.

To enable floating licenses as the license type for specified packages and configure license server connections:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
3. On the Install Packages page, select a version of a package, click Configure license servers, and click Next.
4. On the License Servers page, select the Enable Rational Common Licensing check box.
5. Configure one or more license server connections.
   1. Click the Add button.
   2. In the Add Server window, in the Name field, type the host name of the license server.
   3. (Optional) In the Port field, type a value for environments where a firewall is used. Do not assign a value to this port unless your administrator instructs you to do so.
   4. Click OK.
   5. If your system administrator has given you the host names of additional license servers, repeat the steps to add each server. For a redundant servers configuration, in which three servers are used, type each host name in this format: "hostname1", "hostname2", "hostname3". For each port number, type accordingly: "host1port#", "host2port#", "host3port#".
6. Click Next.
7. (Optional) Configure the license usage order for your custom packages. The order of licenses in the list determines the order in which your product attempts to obtain license keys for specific licenses.
8. Click Finish.

The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the floating licenses configuration is successful.

When you open the enabled product next, a connection is created to the license server to obtain a license key from the pool of available floating license keys.

Purchasing licenses

To purchase licenses and enable your product, complete the following steps:

1. Determine the type of license you want to purchase.
2. Go to ibm.com^(R) or contact your IBM sales representative to purchase the product license. For details, visit the IBM Web page on How to buy software.
3. Depending on the type of license you purchase, use the Proof of Entitlement you receive and do one of the following to enable your product:
   • If you purchase Authorized User licenses for your product, go to Passport Advantage and follow the instructions there for downloading your product activation kit.
   • If you purchase Floating licenses for your product, click the link to the IBM Rational Licensing and Download site, login (IBM registration is required), and then select the link to connect to the IBM Rational License Key Center. There you can use your Proof of Entitlement to obtain floating license keys for your license server.

     Optionally, you can also go to Passport Advantage to download the activation kit for your product. After importing the activation kit, you have the option of switching from a floating to a permanent license type if you use your PC offline for long periods.

When you want to import the activation kit or enable floating license support for your product, use the Manage Licenses wizard in IBM Installation Manager.

Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations

Important: For best results, before you work with your Rational product, increase the number of file handles available for Rational Functional Tester, because it uses more than the default limit of 1024 file handles per process. (A system administrator might need to make this change.)

Exercise caution when using the following these steps to increase your file descriptors on Linux. Failure to follow the instructions correctly might result in a computer that will not start correctly. For best results, have your system administrator perform this procedure.

To increase your file descriptors:

1. Log in as root. If you do not have root access you will need to obtain it before continuing.
2. Change to the etc directory
3. Use the vi editor to edit the initscript file in the etc directory. If this file does not exist, type vi initscript to create it.

   Important: If you decide to increase the number of file handles, do not leave an empty initscript file on your computer. If you do so, your machine will not start up the next time that you turn it on or restart.

4. On the first line, type ulimit -n 4096 (the key here is that the number is significantly larger than 1024, the default on most Linux computers). Caution: do not set this too high, because it can seriously impact system-wide performance.
5. On the second line, type eval exec "$4".
6. Save and close the file after making sure you have done steps 4 and 5.
   Note:
   Ensure you have followed the steps correctly, as not doing this correctly will result in a machine that does not boot.
7. Optional: Restrict your users or groups by modifying the limits.conf file in the etc/security directory. Both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Version 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4.0 have this file by default. If you do not have this file, you might consider a smaller number in step 4 above (for example, 2048). You need to do this so that most users have a reasonably low limit on the number of allowable open files per process. If you used a relatively low number in step 4, it is less important to do this. However, if you choose to set a high number in step 4, refraining from establishing limits in the limits.conf file can seriously impact computer performance.

   The following is a sample limits.conf file would look that restricts all users and then sets different limits for others afterwards. This sample assumes you set descriptors to 8192 in step 4 earlier.

   *      soft nofile 1024
   *      hard nofile 2048
   root    soft nofile 4096
   root    hard nofile 8192
   user1   soft nofile 2048
   user1 hard nofile 2048
   

   Note that the * in the example above sets the limits for all users first. These limits are lower than the limits that follow. The root user has a higher number of allowable descriptors open, while user1 is in between the two. Make sure you read and understand the documentation contained within the limits.conf file before making your modifications.

For more information on the ulimit command, refer to the man page for ulimit.

Starting Rational Functional Tester

• To start the product from the desktop, click Start -> Programs -> IBM Software Development Platform -> IBM Rational Functional Tester -> Java Scripting or Start -> Programs -> IBM Software Development Platform -> IBM Rational Functional Tester -> Net 2003 Scripting/.Net 2005 Scripting.
• To start Rational Functional Tester Java Scripting from the command line, type:

  <product installation directory>\eclipse.exe -product com.ibm.rational.rft.product.ide

• To start Rational Functional Tester .Net 2003 Scripting or .Net 2005 Scripting from the command line, type:

  "<product installation directory>\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"

• To start Rational Functional Tester from the command line, type:

  <product installation directory>\ft_starter

Modifying installations

By default, Internet access is required unless the repository preferences points to a local update site. See the Installation Manager help for more information.

To modify an installed product package:

1. From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click the Modify Packages icon.
2. In the Modify Packages wizard, select the installation location for the Rational Functional Tester product package and click Next.
3. On the Modify page, under Languages, select the languages for the package group, then click Next. The corresponding national language translations for the user interface and documentation for the packages will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages installed under this package group.
4. On the Features page, select the package features that you want to install or remove.
   1. To learn more about a feature, click the feature and review the brief description under Details.
   2. If you want to see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies. When you click a feature, any features that depend on it and any features that are its dependents are shown in the Dependencies window. As you select or exclude features in the packages, Installation Manager will automatically enforce any dependencies with other features and display updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
5. When you are finished selecting features, click Next.
6. On the Summary page, review your choices before modifying the installation package, and then click Modify.
7. Optional: When the modification process completes, click View Log File to see the complete log.

Updating Rational Functional Tester

By default, Internet access is required unless your repository preferences points to your local update site.

Each installed package has the location embedded for its default IBM update repository. For Installation Manager to search the IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, the preference Search the linked repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default.

See the Installation Manager help for more information.

To find and install product package updates:

1. From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click Update Packages.
2. If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
3. In the Update Packages wizard, select the location of the package group where the Rational Functional Tester product package you want to update is installed or select the Update All check box, and then click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in its repositories and the predefined update sites for Rational Functional Tester. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place.
4. If updates for a package are found, then they are displayed in the Updates list on the Update Packages page below their corresponding package. Only recommended updates are displayed by default. Click Show all to display all updates found for the available packages.
   1. To learn more about an update, click the update and review its description under Details.
   2. If additional information about the update is available, a More info link will be included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the information in a browser. Review this information before installing the update.
5. Select the updates that you want to install or click Select Recommended to restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship are automatically selected and cleared together.
6. Click Next to continue.
7. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected updates. On the left side of the License page, the list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click each item to display the license agreement text.
   1. If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
   2. Click Next to continue.
8. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the updates.
   1. If you want to change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes.
   2. When you are satisfied, click Update to download and install the updates. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
   Note:
   During the update process, Installation Manager might prompt you for the location of the repository for the base version of the package. If you installed the product from CDs or other media, they must be available when you use the update feature.
9. Optional: When the update process completes, a message that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the page. Click View log file to open the log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
10. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Uninstalling Rational Functional Tester

To uninstall the packages, you must log in to the system using the same user account that you used to install the product packages.

To uninstall the packages:

1. Close the programs that you installed using Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page click the Uninstall Packages icon.
3. In the Uninstall Packages page, select the Rational Functional Tester product package that you want to uninstall. Click Next.
4. In the Summary page, review the list of packages that will be uninstalled and then click Uninstall. The Complete page is displayed after the uninstallation finishes.
5. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

Rolling back updates

During the rollback process, Installation Manager must access resources from the earlier version of the package. If you installed Rational Functional Tester from a repository, you must have listed in your Preferences (File > Preferences > Repository) the repository from which you installed the previous version of the product. If you installed the product from CDs or other media, they must be available when you use the rollback feature.

Use the rollback feature if you have applied an update to a product package, and decide later that you want to remove the update and revert to the earlier version of the product. When you use the rollback feature, the Installation Manager uninstalls the updated resources, and reinstalls the resources from the previous version. You can only roll back one version level at a time.

To roll back an updated package, complete the following steps:

1. On the Start page, click Uninstall Packages to start the Uninstall wizard.
2. From the Installation Packages list, select the package that you want to roll back.
3. The Roll Back Packages dialog opens.
4. Click Rollback to roll back the package to the previous version. Click Uninstall to uninstall the product package completely.
5. Complete the wizard according to the on-screen instructions.

Installing optional software

The following optional software is included on the Rational Functional Tester installation image:

• IBM Rational Manual Tester Version 7.0
• IBM Rational ClearCase^(R) LT Version 7.0

Installing Manual Tester with Functional Tester

Manual Tester is a self-contained application that runs on Windows operating systems only. By default, it uses the same shared resources directory as Functional Tester but creates its own package group. You should use this default setting. For more information, see the Installation Guide for Manual Tester, which is available in the documents directory on the product CD.

To install Manual Tester, perform the following steps:

1. Insert the product CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. From the launchpad, click Install IBM Rational Manual Tester.
3. In the Installation Manager, click Install Packages.
4. Follow the steps in the Installation Manager to complete the installation. Accept the default settings as directed.

Installing ClearCase LT

Your installation media includes Rational ClearCase LT Version 7.0.0.0 It is installed separately from Rational Functional Tester.

If you already have ClearCase LT installed on your workstation, then you might be able to upgrade it to the current version. Refer to the installation documentation for ClearCase LT for information on upgrading from previous versions.

To enable Rational Functional Tester to work with ClearCase LT, you must install the Rational ClearCase SCM Adapter feature. By default, this feature is selected when you install Rational Functional Tester; however, if you did not include it, you can install it later using the Modify Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager. For details, refer to Modifying installations.

You must enable the Rational ClearCase SCM adapter before you can work with it. Refer to the online help for details on enabling and working with the adapter.

Locating the ClearCase LT installation instructions and release notes

Some documentation is in Acrobat PDF files. To open the files, you require the Adobe Reader software, which you can download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

The installation instructions and release notes can be viewed from the ClearCase LT installation launchpad. Refer to Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT.

• To open the installation instructions:
  1. From the first ClearCase LT installation CD (or disk directory for an electronic image), open doc\books\install.pdf. IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite^(R), and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide, Version 7.0 (Windows) opens.
  2. Go to http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=pub1gi11636600 for instructions to download IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation Guide, 7.0, Linux and UNIX^(R).
• IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide, Version 7.0 (Linux) opens.

Getting documentation from the IBM Publications Center

1. Go to http:http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order.
2. Select your country/region on the Welcome page of the Publications Center.
3. Click Search for Publications.
4. Enter either the document title or publication number in the appropriate search field.
   • To search for a document by its title, enter the title in the Search on field.
   • To search for a document by its publication (Material ID) number, enter the number in the Publication number field.

   Table 1. ClearCase publication numbers

   Document	Publication number
   IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide (Windows)	GI11-6365-00
   IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide (UNIX)	GI11-6366-00
   IBM Rational ClearCase LT Release Notes(R)	GI11-6369-00

Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT

Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT on Windows

1. Start the Rational ClearCase LT launchpad program using one of the following methods:
   • From the Rational Functional Tester launchpad program (see Starting the launchpad program), click Rational ClearCase LT.
   • Insert the first CD of Rational ClearCase LT. The launchpad program should start automatically. If it does not run, run setup.exe from the root of the first CD or disk image.
2. Read the release information if you have not done so.
3. Click Install IBM Rational ClearCase LT. The Rational ClearCase LT Setup Wizard opens.

Follow the instructions in the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.

Installing Rational ClearCase LT on Linux

Complete instructions on installing Rational ClearCase LT version 7.0 on a Linux workstation are available in the document IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation Guide, 7.0, Linux and UNIX, which you can download at 600.

Configuring Rational ClearCase LT licensing

See the ClearCase LT Installation Guide for details about configuring licensing

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