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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ API. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
Installation of HCL OneTest™ API
You can find information about installing HCL OneTest™ API from the HCL OneTest Studio or HCL OneTest API package.
Installing the product software by using Installation Manager
You can find information about installing the product software by using Installation Manager.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ API. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Installation of HCL OneTest™ API
  You can find information about installing HCL OneTest™ API from the HCL OneTest Studio or HCL OneTest API package.
  - Installation considerations for HCL OneTest™ API
    Consider the requirements discussed in this section before installing HCL OneTest™ API.
  - Installing the product software by using Installation Manager
    You can find information about installing the product software by using Installation Manager.
    - Using repository locations
      If you have IBM® Installation Manager installed, and you downloaded and extracted the installation packages to your computer, you can start the installation by specifying the location of the installation file repositories.
    - Installing HCL OneTest™ API by using Installation Manager
      You can use Installation Manager to install HCL OneTest™ API when you want to use the HCL OneTest Studio or HCL OneTest API package and you have Installation Manager installed on your computer.
    - Installing the software in console mode
      If the software is enabled for console mode installation, you can opt for this method of installation. In console mode, you select installation options on the command line.
    - Installing the software silently
      Use silent installations to deploy software to multiple systems, or to an enterprise. In silent mode, you use the command line for installation. A response file supplies the required input to the installation process.
  - Uninstalling the software
    Use IBM® Installation Manager to uninstall your product. If no other software products are installed, you can also uninstall the IBM Installation Manager client.
- Installation of HCL® Quality Server
  You can find information about installing HCL® Quality Server from the HCL OneTest™ Studio, HCL OneTest Virtualization, or HCL OneTest API package.
- License management
  Licensing for your HCL software is administered through HCL® License & Delivery portal. This portal is FlexNet-based web application to manage software entitlements and licenses.
- Configuring HCL OneTest™ API
- Administering HCL Quality Server
  HCL Quality Server is a server-based web application providing a central repository for virtualized services. The HCL Quality Server allows you to use virtual services published with HCL OneTest™ API to create, share, and deploy virtualized test environments in HCL OneTest Virtualization.
- Integrating
  HCL OneTest™ API supports integration with various other tools for quality management, change management, software configuration management, and deployment automation tools such as UrbanCode™ Deploy.

Installing the product software by using Installation Manager

You can find information about installing the product software by using Installation Manager.