Read the following information before you install Rational Integration Tester
For a list of hardware and software requirements for Rational Integration Tester, see the system requirements document at http://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity-reports/report/html/softwareReqsForProductByComponent?deliverableId=1390545654519&duComponent=Desktop_33E5C1A09F8C11E389FAED6C8DACE45F.
Ensure that you review the security considerations for installing the software. For more information, see Security considerations for Rational(r) Integration Tester.
To enable full HTTP function, the required packet capture libraries must be installed. For more information, see Testing Web services.
On Microsoft Windows XP systems, add allowtgtsessionkey to the following variable:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Kerberos
On Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 systems, add allowtgtsessionkey to the following variable:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Kerberos\Parameters
In Rational Integration Tester, you can test numerous messaging and governance implementations, workflow and Business Process Management (BPM) systems, and database providers. The system or technology that is being tested must be installed and available to Rational Integration Tester. Library Manager is an application that is installed with Rational Integration Tester to provide support for various middleware and messaging technologies.
For information about Library Manager, see Working with the Library Manager.
Library Manager settings and most user preferences are preserved during the uninstallation or reinstallation process. During the installation of V8.5 and V8.6, run Library Manager at the end of the process and confirm that the settings are correct. Perspective and dialog layout preferences are reset. Users of Rational's floating license server must set up the license server host name again after installation. To do this, enter the Manage License area of IBM Installation Manager, and enter the floating license host name details.
Upgrading the database schema
If you uninstall and reinstall the software, you must ensure that the database schema version is compatible with the version of the software that you install. Until the database schema is upgraded, it is not possible to store results to the database.
This schema upgrade is required to provide Unicode compatibility for the Microsoft SQL Server database. When you upgrade, for Microsoft SQL Server, every varchar column that could contain Unicode characters is changed to an nvarchar column (while preserving the contents). For IBM DB2®, Oracle and MySQL databases, the 1.9.24e upgrade does not change the structure of the database. Instead, it just marks the database as the 1.9.24e version to keep version numbers consistent across the four databases.
To upgrade the database schema, use the provided upgrade script for each of the four supported results databases. This script can be run only on a database that is already at version 1.9.24d. If your results database is an older version, you must run previous upgrade scripts to get it to 1.9.24d before you attempt the 1.9.24e upgrade.
Refer to the table to see the database scheme version for each version of the software
Rational Integration Tester version | Database schema version |
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8.6 | 1.9.24e |
8.5.x | 1.9.24e |
8.0.x | 1.9.24d or 1.9.24e |
Green Hat Tester 5.4 | 1.9.24d or 1.9.24e |