Installing the Agent Controller

This topic describes how to download and install the IBM Agent Controller.

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About this task

The Agent Controller enables you to execute configured test cases on remote computers. The Agent Controller is also required for executing Rational Robot test scripts from ClearQuest Test Manager on local and remote computers. You need to install the Agent Controller only if you plan to execute configured test cases on local or remote computers with Rational Robot. The Agent Controller is included in the Rational Functional Tester and Rational Performance Tester installations. You need to install the Agent Controller on each remote computer on which you plan to execute configured test cases.

To download and install the Agent Controller, perform the following steps:
  1. Download the ibmrac.win_ia32.zip file from http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=988&uid=swg24014184. If you have Rational Robot 7.0.0.1 installed, you do not need to download the zip file; the ibmrac.win_ia32.zip file is in the following directory: install-path\Rational\Rational Test.
  2. Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory on your computer.
  3. In Windows Explorer navigate to the win_ia32 subdirectory of the directory that contains the extracted contents of the zip file.
  4. Double-click the setup.exe file to start the installation.
For Rational Robot you also need to install a Robot plugin into the Agent Controller:
  1. In Windows Explorer navigate to the directory that contains the extracted contents of the ibmrac.win_ia32.zip file.
  2. Extract the contents of the rac_robot.zip file into a directory on your computer and then navigate to that directory.
  3. Copy com.ibm.rational.test.ft.robot and paste it into the plugins subdirectory of the directory where you installed the Agent Controller. For example: C:\Program Files\IBM\AgentController\plugins\com.ibm.rational.test.ft.robot.

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