Software requirements

Before you install the product, verify that your system meets the software requirements.

Operating system

The following operating systems are supported for Rational® Service Tester version 8.1.
  • Red Hat Desktop 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel® platforms)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 4 updates 1 through 7 (on Intel platforms)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 2 (on Intel platforms)
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 9.0 SP1 to SP4 (on Intel platforms)
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop / Enterprise Server Version 10.0 to SP2 (on Intel platforms)
  • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise/Standard Edition with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1, 2 or 3, includes 64-bit version running in 32-bit mode
  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Note:
  • The listed operating systems support all of the languages that are supported by Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality.
  • The 64-bit versions of Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP are supported, but run only in 32-bit mode.

Software requirements for extending an installed Eclipse IDE

The products in this version of the IBM® Rational Software Delivery Platform were developed for use with version 3.4, or later, of the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE). You can only extend an existing Eclipse IDE of version 3.4 with latest updates from eclipse.org.

To extend an installed Eclipse IDE, you also require a Java™ runtime environment from one of these Java development kits:
  • For Windows. IBM 32-bit SDK for Windows, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 6.0 service release 2; Sun Java 2 Standard Edition 6.0 Update 2 for Microsoft Windows
  • For Linux. IBM 32-bit SDK for Linux on Intel architecture, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 6.0 service release 7; Sun Java 2 Standard Edition 6.0 Update 7 for Linux x86 (not supported for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server [SLES] Version 9)
Note: You might need to update your Eclipse version in order to install updates to Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality. Refer to the release documentation of the update for information on changes to the prerequisite Eclipse version.

Additional software requirements

  • For Linux. The GNU Image Manipulation Program Toolkit (GTK+), Version 2.2.1 or later, and associated libraries (GLib, Pango).
  • One of the following Web browsers to view the readme files and the installation guide and to support the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) browser widget:
    • For Windows. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1, or later
    • For Linux. Mozilla 1.6 or later
    • For Linux. Firefox 1.5 or later
      Note:
      • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Version 4.0, set the environment variable MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME to the folder that contain your Firefox or Mozilla installation. For example, enter this command: setenv MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.
      • To support the SWT browser widget, your Firefox browser must have been compiled with linkable Gecko libraries. Firefox downloads from mozilla.org currently do not satisfy this criteria, but Firefox installations that are included in major Linux distributions often do.
  • The Launchpad does not support Mozilla 1.6; if your browser is Mozilla, you need version 1.7, or later, to run the launchpad.
  • To view multimedia user assistance, such as tours, tutorials, and demonstration viewlets, you must install Adobe® Flash Player.
    • For Windows. Adobe Flash Player Version 6.0 release 65 or later
    • For Linux. Adobe Flash Player Version 6.0 release 69 or later