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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 the stand-alone installer
You can find information about installing the product software on Linux or Windows by using the stand-alone installer.
Installing the product software on Linux
You can find information about installing the product software on Linux by using the stand-alone installer.

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 IBM® Installation Manager
    You can find information about installing the product software by using Installation Manager.
  - Installing the product software by using the stand-alone installer
    You can find information about installing the product software on Linux or Windows by using the stand-alone installer.
    - Hardware and software requirements
      Before you begin the installation, verify that your hardware and software meet the minimum requirements.
    - Installing the product software on Linux
      You can find information about installing the product software on Linux by using the stand-alone installer.
      - Installing HCL OneTest™ API in the GUI mode on Linux
        You can find information about installing HCL OneTest™ API in the GUI mode on Linux by using the stand-alone installer.
      - Installing HCL OneTest™ API in the console mode on Linux
        You can find information about installing HCL OneTest™ API in the console mode on Linux by using the stand-alone installer.
      - Installing the product software in the silent mode on Linux
        You can find information about installing the product software in the silent mode on Linux by using the stand-alone installer.
    - Installing the product software on Windows
      You can find information about installing the product software on Windows by using the stand-alone installer.
  - Uninstalling the product software
    When you no longer require the software, you can use either Installation Manager or the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
- 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.
- Uninstalling the product software
  When you no longer require the software, you can use either Installation Manager or the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
- 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.
- Configuration of HCL OneTest™ API
- Administering HCL® Quality ServerHCL® 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.
- Integrations
  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 or HCL® Launch.

Installing the product software on Linux

You can find information about installing the product software on Linux by using the stand-alone installer.

You can install the product software by using any of the following methods:

GUI mode
Console mode
Silent mode

You can install the following software by using any of the methods:

HCL OneTest™ API
HCL OneTest™ API Agent
HCL® Quality Server