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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
In this section, you will learn about two ways to install the product. In the first approach, you use an executable file to directly install the product in an easy manner. In the second approach, you download and install IBM® Installation Manager and then use that tool to install the product.
Uninstalling the product software by using the stand-alone installer
When you no longer require the software, you can use the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
Uninstalling the product software on Windows
You can find information about uninstalling the product software on Windows by using either the stand-alone installer.

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
  In this section, you will learn about two ways to install the product. In the first approach, you use an executable file to directly install the product in an easy manner. In the second approach, you download and install IBM® Installation Manager and then use that tool to install the product.
  - Installation requirements
    This section details hardware, software, and user privilege requirements that must be met in order to successfully install and run Rational® Functional Tester.
  - Installing the product using IBM® Installation Manager
    In this section, you will learn the pre-installation, installation, and post-installation tasks to install the product by using IBM® Installation Manager.
  - Installing the software by using stand-alone installer
    This guide intended for an administrator, describes how to install the product by using stand-alone installer on different operating systems.
  - Uninstalling the product software by using the stand-alone installer
    When you no longer require the software, you can use the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
    - Uninstalling the product software on Windows
      You can find information about uninstalling the product software on Windows by using either the stand-alone installer.
      - Uninstalling the product software in the GUI mode on Windows
        When you want to remove the product software on a Windows computer, use the uninstall option. You can choose to uninstall the product by using any one of the uninstallation methods regardless of the mode of installation.
      - Uninstalling the product on Windows
        When you no longer require the product, you can uninstall the product automatically without manual intervention using the command prompt option.
      - Uninstalling Agent on Windows
        When you want to remove IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Agent on a Windows computer, use the uninstall option. You can choose to uninstall the product by using any one of the uninstallation methods regardless of the mode of installation.
      - Uninstalling Agent in the silent mode on Windows
        When you no longer require IBM® Rational® Performance Tester, you can uninstall the product automatically without manual intervention using the command prompt option. You can choose to uninstall the product by using any one of the uninstallation methods regardless of the mode of installation.
    - Uninstalling the product software on Linux
      You can find information about uninstalling the product software on Linux by using the stand-alone installer.
    - Uninstalling the product software on macOS
      You can find information about uninstalling the product software on macOS by using either the stand-alone installer.
    - Uninstalling Agent in the silent mode on Mac OS
      When you no longer require IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Agent, you can uninstall it in the silent mode. You can choose to uninstall the product by using any one of the uninstallation methods regardless of the mode of installation.
  - Upgrading and migrating
    No upgrade is supported from the previous version of the product to the current version. You must uninstall the product and install the current version.
  - Managing Licenses
    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.
- Starting Rational® Functional Tester from the command line
  You can start Rational® Functional Tester from the desktop environment or a command-line interface.
- Integrations in Web UI Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn about the supported integrations for the Web UI Test perspective.
- Integrations in Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn about the supported integrations for the Functional Test perspective.

Uninstalling the product software on Windows

You can find information about uninstalling the product software on Windows by using either the stand-alone installer.

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

GUI mode
Silent mode