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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Functional Tester software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
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.
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 software
This section provides the instructions for installing IBM® Installation Manager and the product as well as installation verification.
Installing Rational® Functional Tester in silent mode
In silent mode installation, you can install Rational® Functional Tester from the command line by using response files rather than using the IBM® Installation Manager graphical user interface.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Functional Tester software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
- 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.
    - Installation terminology
      Understanding these terms can help you take full advantage of the installation information and your Rational® Functional Tester.
    - Planning the installation
      Read all the topics in this section before you begin to install or update any of the product features. Effective planning and an understanding of the key aspects of the installation process can help ensure a successful installation.
    - Preinstallation tasks
      Before you install the product, you might need to prepare or configure your computer.
    - Installing software
      This section provides the instructions for installing IBM® Installation Manager and the product as well as installation verification.
      - Installing Rational® Functional Tester
        To get started, you must install HCL OneTest™ UI.
      - Installing Rational® Functional Tester in silent mode
        In silent mode installation, you can install Rational® Functional Tester from the command line by using response files rather than using the IBM® Installation Manager graphical user interface.
        Creating a response file manually
        To silently install HCL OneTest™ UI, you can use a response file that contains the data required to install the product.
        Sample response file
        You can use the sample response file in this topic to install Rational® Functional Tester. You must modify the parameter values for your installation environment.
    - Post-installation tasks
      After you have installed your product package, complete the post-installation tasks or configure your product package as required.
    - Installation in the shell sharing mode
      You can install HCL OneTest™ UI in the same package group with the other supported Eclipse-based products. These products share a common environment, or they are shell shared. Shell shared products have a common installation directory, <install_directory>\IBM\SDP. HCL OneTest UI installs as a perspective in the UI of the product with which it is shell-shared.
    - Modifying installations
      The Modify Packages wizard in the IBM® Installation Manager enables you to change the language and feature selections of an installed product package. You can also use the Modify Packages wizard to install new features that might be included in a package update, such as a refresh pack.
    - Uninstalling HCL OneTest™ UI
      The Uninstall Packages option in the Installation Manager enables you to uninstall packages from a single installation location. You can also uninstall all the installed packages from every installation location.
  - Installation of the product by using the stand-alone installer
    This guide intended for an administrator and describes how to install the product by using stand-alone installer on different operating systems.
  - Uninstallation of the product by using the stand-alone installer
    When you no longer require the product, you can use the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
  - Upgrading and migrating
    When you want to use the enhanced functionality of Rational® Functional Tester, you must upgrade to the latest version of the product software.
  - License management
    Licensing for HCL OneTest™ Performance is administered through HCL Software License & Download portal. This portal is a FlexNet-based web application that helps 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 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.

Installing Rational® Functional Tester in silent mode

In silent mode installation, you can install Rational® Functional Tester from the command line by using response files rather than using the IBM® Installation Manager graphical user interface.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Uninstalled the existing version of the product before you install the latest version.

About this task

You can install Rational® Functional Tester from the HCL FlexNet Operations Portal.

Procedure

To install Rational® Functional Tester in silent mode:

Create a response file that contains the commands and inputs for the installation process.
Install Rational® Functional Tester by using the response file and IBM® Installation Manager installer:
- If you have already installed IBM® Installation Manager:
  1. Change to the following directory: eclipse\tools. For example: cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools.
  2. Enter the installation command:
    - On Windows™ systems: imcl.exe input response_file_path_and_name -log log_file_path_and_name -acceptLicense
    - On Linux™ systems:./imcl input response_file_path_and_name -log llog_file_path_and_name -acceptLicense