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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.
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.
License configuration
To start using a product, you must first apply a license.
Configuring licenses by using a Local License Server
You might not be able to connect your computer to the internet due to certain restrictions. In such cases, you can configure a Local License Server (LLS) behind a firewall to use HCL OneTest™ UI.

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 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.
    - License descriptions
      The usage of base product and test extensions are enabled by floating licenses, whereas schedule runs can be enabled by either floating or consumption-based licenses. With floating licenses, multiple users can use the product; however, the total number of concurrent users cannot exceed the number of floating licenses you purchase.
    - License configuration
      To start using a product, you must first apply a license.
      - Configuring licenses by using a cloud-based License Server
        You can apply license by using a cloud-based License Server to use HCL OneTest™ UI.
      - Configuring licenses by using a Local License Server
        You might not be able to connect your computer to the internet due to certain restrictions. In such cases, you can configure a Local License Server (LLS) behind a firewall to use HCL OneTest™ UI.
      - Configuring licenses by using a Proxy Server
        You can connect directly to a cloud-based license server when you start HCL OneTest™ UI for the first time. As an alternative, you can configure HCL OneTest UI to use a Proxy Server.
    - Collecting usage metrics data
      To provide an insight into the usage patterns of the product itself and not necessarily the application that it is testing, the usage metrics are collected. The product can collect the metrics about the usage of the tool including and not limited to the number of tests executed, the number of actions performed against an application under test, the number of successful versus failed actions, verification points, and so on.
- 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.

Configuring licenses by using a Local License Server

You might not be able to connect your computer to the internet due to certain restrictions. In such cases, you can configure a Local License Server (LLS) behind a firewall to use HCL OneTest™ UI.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Installed and started the LLS. For more information, refer to the HCL Software License & Download portal documentation.
Imported a self-signed certificate into OneTest Java key store if you installed the LLS by using the self-signed certificate and used an HTTPS protocol to check out licenses from the LLS.
Note: You can run the following commands to import the certificate into OneTest Java key store:
```
cd <install_dir>\HCL\HCLOneTest\jdk\bin
keytool -printcert -sslserver <LLS_host>:<LLS_port> -rfc | keytool -import -noprompt -alias hclfnls -keystore "<install_dir>\HCL\HCLOneTest\jdk\jre\lib\security\cacerts" -storepass changeit
```
You must replace <LLS_host> and <LLS_port> with the hostname and port number of the LLS.
Important: If you used an HTTP protocol to check out licenses from the LLS, you do not require to import the self-signed certificate.
Mapped entitlements of software with the LLS to serve your requests. For more information, refer to the HCL Software License & Download portal documentation.

Procedure

Open Rational® Functional Tester.
Click Windows > Preferences > Test > HCL Licensing.
Select the Server Type as Local.
Replace the URL of the cloud-based License Server with the URL of your LLS in the Server URL field.

Remember: You must enter the URL of the LLS in the following format:
http://myserver:portNumber/request
Click Test Connection to verify the connection to the LLS.
Click Apply to configure the license.

Results

You have configured the license to use Rational® Functional Tester. The HCL Licensing dialog box displays the following information:

The number of Virtual Users (VUs)
The number of VU Execution hours
The number of floating licenses

What to do next

You can work with Rational® Functional Tester.