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Administrator guide
Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
Installing
This section provides topics that are specific to installing HCL OneTest™ API.
Installing the product software
This section provides topics that are specific to installing HCL OneTest™ API.

Administrator guide
Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
- Planning
  Before installing the software, review several platform and security considerations. Review the release notes and network ports information.
- Installing
  This section provides topics that are specific to installing HCL OneTest™ API.
  - Hardware and software requirements
    Before you begin the installation, verify that your hardware and software meet the minimum requirements.
  - Choosing your installation preference
    Choose the installation method that works best for your environment. Use IBM® Installation Manager graphical wizards or command line scripts to install the software.
  - Installation considerations
    Consider the requirements discussed in this section before installing HCL OneTest™ API.
  - Installation considerations for the server
    You can install HCL Quality Server as part of HCL OneTest™ Virtualization.
  - Installing the product software
    This section provides topics that are specific to installing HCL OneTest™ API.
    - Starting the installation
      Install the software by using IBM® Installation Manager. Choose from several options to start the installation process. You can start the installation by specifying installation repositories in Installation Manager or by using the command line.
    - Installing HCL OneTest™ API
      Install HCL OneTest™ API by using IBM® Installation Manager.
    - Installing HCL Quality Server
      Install HCL Quality Server by using IBM® Installation Manager.
    - 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.
  - Setting up licensing
    Before you start using HCL OneTest™ API, you must set up licensing.
  - Using a local license server
    In some cases, your computer might not be connected to the open Internet. In these cases, you can set up a local license server behind your company firewall. You must install the server on a physical computer and not on a Virtual Machine.
  - Using a proxy server to connect to a license server
    In some cases, you might want to use a proxy server to connect to a local license server or a cloud license server.
  - 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.
  - Troubleshooting: Installation and configuration
    You can troubleshoot some of the problems that you might encounter when you are installing, configuring, or running HCL OneTest™ API.
- Configuring
  After installing the software, review information about how to configure databases and libraries.
- 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

This section provides topics that are specific to installing HCL OneTest™ API.

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