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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.
Installation considerations for HCL OneTest™ API
Consider the requirements discussed in this section before installing HCL OneTest™ API.
Choosing your installation preference if using Installation Manager
You can find information about the different methods you can choose to install the product software.

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.
    - Platform considerations for HCL OneTest™ API
      You can ensure that you know about any platform limitations that you might encounter with this application.
    - HCL OneTest™ API installation topology
      Understand how the HCL OneTest™ API components are installed in a typical installation topology. This topology shows the installation of HCL OneTest API and HCL® Quality Server. It also shows how you can extend your HCL OneTest Virtualization capabilities by installing the Virtualization Server agents.
    - HCL OneTest™ API on Linux™ systems
      Understand the considerations that apply to install HCL OneTest™ API on Linux™ systems.
    - HCL OneTest™ API for non-administrative users
      To run HCL OneTest™ API as a non-administrative user, you must install the software as a non-administrative user. On Linux™ systems, if you already installed HCL OneTest API as a root user, you can change the ownership of the product installation directories, and then use the software as a non-root user.
    - Network ports
      To plan your network topology and firewall rules, you must know which TCP/IP ports are used by the software components.
    - Choosing your installation preference if using Installation Manager
      You can find information about the different methods you can choose to install the product software.
  - 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.
  - 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.

Choosing your installation preference if using Installation Manager

You can find information about the different methods you can choose to install the product software.

About Installation Manager

Installation Manager is a program for installing, updating, and modifying HCL® applications or software. For information about Installation Manager, refer to the Installation Manager Knowledge Center.

If Installation Manager is already installed on your computer, you can use the existing Installation Manager instance to install the software.

You can download the Installation Manager and install it separately. You can then use it to install the product.

Important: The version of Installation Manager that you use must be compatible with the versions of the software that you are installing.

Choose any of the following Installation Manager installation options:

Installing by specifying repositories
Installing silently

Installing by specifying repositories

If you already have Installation Manager installed, you can choose this option.

If you are installing by specifying repositories:

Download and extract the installation packages.
Add repositories to point to the locations of the extracted installation files by using Installation Manager.
Start the installation by using the Installation Manager Install option.

For instructions on starting the installation by specifying repositories, see Installing HCL OneTest API.

Installing silently

You can install on multiple systems, install in non-interactive or silent mode. Use a supplied response file or generate one from Installation Manager to install silently. For more information about silent installation, see Installing the software silently.