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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ Server software.
Backup and restoration of the server data
You must back up all your server data before you uninstall the current version of the server software or upgrade to the latest version of the server software. You must back up the server data to avoid data loss or inaccessibility of data.
Backup and restoration of the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
To secure the data in HCL OneTest™ Server that is installed on the Red Hat OpenShift platfrom, you can back up the data. At any point in time, after you install HCL OneTest Server, you can restore the backed-up data.
Restoring the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
You can restore the data that is backed up in HCL OneTest™ Server at any point in time after you install latest version of server software.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ Server software.
- Installation of the server software
  To get started with HCL OneTest™ Server, you must first install the server software.
- Server software upgrade methods
  When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of HCL OneTest™ Server, you must upgrade the product to the latest version of the server software.
- Backup and restoration of the server data
  You must back up all your server data before you uninstall the current version of the server software or upgrade to the latest version of the server software. You must back up the server data to avoid data loss or inaccessibility of data.
  - Backup and restoration of the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
    To secure the data in HCL OneTest™ Server that is installed on the Red Hat OpenShift platfrom, you can back up the data. At any point in time, after you install HCL OneTest Server, you can restore the backed-up data.
    - Preparing Red Hat OpenShift cluster to backup and restore the server data
      You must prepare your OpenShift cluster before you back up or restore the data of HCL OneTest™ Server.
    - Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
      When you want to upgrade to a new version of the server software or to move your existing environments to new systems, you must back up the server data.
    - Restoring the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
      You can restore the data that is backed up in HCL OneTest™ Server at any point in time after you install latest version of server software.
  - Backup and restoration of the server data on Ubuntu
    To secure the data of HCL OneTest™ Server that is installed on the Ubuntu server, you can back up the data. At any point in time, after you install HCL OneTest Server, you can restore the backed-up data.
  - Backup and restoration of the server data on Azure Kubernetes Service
    To secure the data in HCL OneTest™ Server that is installed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), you can back up the data. At any point in time, after you install HCL OneTest Server, you can restore the backed-up data.
- Uninstallation of the server software
  When you no longer require HCL OneTest™ Server, you can uninstall the server software. You can uninstall the server software depending on the platform on which you installed the server software.
- Configuration of the server software
  You can find information about the tasks that you must perform after you installed the server software to configure HCL OneTest™ Server.
- Team space administration
  You can find information about team spaces including the initial team space on HCL OneTest™ Server along with the tasks that you can perform to administer a team space.

Restoring the server data on Red Hat OpenShift

You can restore the data that is backed up in HCL OneTest™ Server at any point in time after you install latest version of server software.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Been assigned the same role that was required to install and uninstall the server software.
Communicated to the users that HCL OneTest™ Server might be unavailable for some time until the process is complete.
Backed up the data from HCL OneTest™ Server.

Procedure

Start the restore process by entering the following command:.

velero restore create --from-backup=<backup-name> --restore-volumes

Results

You have restored the data of HCL OneTest™ Server.