Product overview Rational Functional Tester is
part of IBM Rational Software Delivery
Platform. The IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform is a common
development environment that contains the development workbench and
other software components that share multiple products.
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.
Working with test agents
Test agents are remote computers that are capable of running test
scripts.
Post-installation tasks
After you have installed your product package, complete the post-installation
tasks or configure your product package as required.
Updating Rational Functional Tester
You can install updates for packages that were installed with IBM Installation
Manager. Package updates provide fixes and updates to installed features and
might also include new features that you can install using the Modify Packages
wizard.
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.
Reverting updates to previous versions
You can remove an update to some packages to revert to a previous
version by using the Roll Back Packages wizard of IBM Installation Manager.
Uninstalling Rational Functional Tester
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.
IBM Packaging Utility
Use IBM Packaging
Utility software to copy product packages to a repository that can be placed
on a Web server available over HTTP or HTTPS.