Install Rational® Test Workbench by
using IBM® Installation Manager.
About this task
To install the product from a command line in console mode
or in silent mode, see
Installing in other modes.
To install by using the launchpad, read the instructions
below.
Procedure
- Start the installation by
using any of the available options.
- On the Install Packages page, select a product package
to view the package description in the Details pane
at the bottom of the screen. If more information about the package
is available, such as a readme file or release notes, a More
info link is included. To fully understand the package
that you are installing, review all information. The following packages
are available:
- IBM Rational Test Workbench Eclipse
Client
- IBM Rational Integration Tester
- IBM Rational Performance Tester
- IBM Rational Functional Tester
- IBM Rational Integration Tester Platform Pack
- IBM Rational Test Control Panel
To view all updates that are found for the available packages,
select Show all versions and
click Check for Other Versions,
Fixes, and Extensions. You require your Passport
Advantage login credentials to view and install
any newer packages or updates to the selected
version of the software.
Note: For Installation
Manager to
search the predefined IBM update
repository locations for the installed packages, the
Search the linked repositories during installation
and updates preference on
the Repositories preference page
must be selected. This preference is selected
by default. For this option to work, you must use the launchpad
program to install the package. The launchpad
program contains links to all of the installation
repositories for the programs that are installed. Internet
access is also required. A progress indicator shows
that the search is taking place. You can install
updates at the same time that you install the
base product package.
Note: If there are any unsatisfied
prerequisites for the packages that you selected, the
Prerequisites page is displayed.
Install the indicated prerequisites. Then,
click Recheck Status.
- Select the product package and any updates to the package
to install. Updates that have dependencies are automatically selected
and cleared together. Click Next.
- 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 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. If you purchased an Authorized User
license with IBM Rational Test Workbench,
you receive these license activation kits:
- Rational Test Workbench
- Rational Performance Tester
- Rational Functional Tester
- Rational Integration Tester
- Rational Performance Tester
Note: The Rational Performance Tester Processor
Value Unit (PVU) license activation kit uses all the
capabilities of Rational Performance Tester agents
that are associated with the Rational Performance Test Server and IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server offerings.
These capabilities include the ability to run virtual
users on those agents without Virtual Tester Pack
licenses.
If you agree to the terms
of all of the license agreements, click
I
accept the terms of the license agreements.
Click
Next.
- On the Location page, the location
of the package group into which each product is to be installed is
displayed. Click each product to see its package group location. Optionally,
you can enter another location for the package group in the Installation
Directory field. Click Next.
- Select the translations to install. Some translations are
supported by all packages, while others are supported by only certain
packages.
- Click Translations Supported by Only Some Packages to
see the available translations.
- Select the translations.
- Click Next.
- When you install Rational Performance Tester,
the Configuration for IBM Rational Performance Tester Agent
window displays. Select the Rational Performance Tester check
box to import the Rational Performance Tester PVU
license activation kit. If you do not select this check box, you need
Virtual Tester Pack licenses to run more than five users, even though Rational Performance Tester agents
installed with Rational Performance Test Server and Rational Test Virtualization
Server are
licensed by PVU licensing.
- On the Features page, select the package
features to install.
- To see the dependency relationships between features,
select Show Dependencies.
- Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
- Select or clear features in the packages. Installation
Manager automatically enforces any dependencies with other features
and displays updated download sizes and disk space requirements for
the installation.
- When you are installing Rational Performance Tester,
select the IBM Rational Test Workbench Processor
Value Unit (PVU) support check box. By selecting this check box,
you can use the Manage License function of Installation
Manager after
the installation completes to import the Rational Performance Tester PVU
license activation kit. If you do not select this check box during
the installation, you can use the Modify Packages function of Installation
Manager to
select it after the installation completes.
- When you are finished selecting features, click Next.
- On the common licensing configuration page, if you are
using floating or token licenses, type the TCP/IP
port number and host name of the license servers to
use to configure licensing on the workbench computer. Separate
the port number and host name with the at sign
(@). Separate the port-host pairs with semicolons
(;). To use the default port, omit the port number. If you do
not know the port numbers and names of license
servers to use, you can configure the license
servers after installation by using Rational License
Key Administrator. For example, to configure three license
servers that are named license1, license2, and
license3 to use port 27000, the default port, and port 1765,
respectively, enter this
text:
27000@license1;@license2;1765@license3
- Select an option for accessing help. You can choose to
receive help from the web, download help locally, or access help from
a server on your intranet. After you select a help option, click Next.
- If you are installing Rational Test Control Panel,
the Rational Test Control Panel Configuration
Panel is displayed. Enter the following information and click Next.
- In the Standard Configuration page, enter the Rational Test Control Panel Network
Port where IBM Rational Test Control Panel listens
for all communications. The default port is 7819 and is provided for
you.
- Enter the path to the Rational Test Control Panel workspace,
which is used for storing published subs, audit and activity logs,
and user information.
- Enter the name of a default domain. To enable the publishing
of stubs, Rational Test Control Panel requires
at least one domain. You can create an initial domain while installing
the package. Alternatively, if you have not yet decided the number
and the names of the domains that you will need, you can use Rational Test Control Panel (after
it is installed) or IBM Rational Integration Tester (if
it is installed) to add one or more domains.
- In the Server Details section, select the connection
protocol (http or https) and enter the hostname where you are installing Rational Test Control Panel.
This information is used to create a connection URL for other products
to connect to Rational Test Control Panel.
The default values are provided for you.
Note: Specify
a fully-qualified host name, for example,
example.host.ibm.com. Click
Next.
- In the Advanced Configuration page, enter the port number
to use for communications between Rational Test Control Panel and Rational Integration Tester.
This port is used only for the communication of statistical
information. The default port is 7883 and is
provided for you.
- Select an authentication type and enter the security
details. If you do not want to enable security, select None.
Click Next.
- On the Summary page, review your choices
before you install the product package. To change
the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back.
When you are satisfied with your installation
choices, click Install. A
progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation that is
completed. When the installation process is complete,
a confirmation message is displayed.
- 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.
- Click Finish to start the selected
package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to
the launchpad program.
Results
The product software is installed.
What to do next
License your product and perform post-installation configuration.
See the following topics: