Note also that you can install updates at the same time that you install the base product package.
In this installation scenario, you have the CDs that contain the product package files, and typically you are installing Rational Functional Tester on your own workstation. See Installing Rational Functional Tester from CDs: task overview for an overview of the steps.
In this scenario, you have downloaded the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage and you will install Rational Functional Tester on your own workstation. See Installing Rational Functional Tester from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview for an overview of the steps.
In this scenario, you will place the electronic image on a shared drive so that users in your enterprise can access the installation files for Rational Functional Tester from a single location. See Installing Rational Functional Tester from an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview for an overview of the steps.
This scenario is the fastest method for installing the product on a network and is different from the shared-drive installation. To place product package files for Rational Functional Tester on an HTTP or HTTPS Web server, you must use IBM Packaging Utility, a utility application, to copy the installation files in a package format that you can use to install Rational Functional Tester directly from an HTTP or HTTPS Web server. This utility is provided with Rational Functional Tester. The directory on the HTTP or HTTPS Web server that contains the package is called a repository. Note that any optional software included with the Rational Functional Tester installation CDs are not placed in the package; only the Rational Functional Tester installation files are placed in the package. See Installing Rational Functional Tester from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS Web server: task overview and Placing Rational Functional Tester on an HTTP Web server: task overview for an overview of the steps.