IBM Rational Functional Tester Interim Fix 6.1.1.0.1 - Local installation instructions

For Rational Functional Tester, Version 6.1

Contents

1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install a downloaded version of IBM^® Rational^® Functional Tester Interim Fix 6.1.1.0.1. This document also links to instructions that describe how to create a local mirror of your product update server.

2.0 Installation prerequisites

Before you can install this fix, you must install IBM Rational Product Updater 6.0.1, available at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rationalsdp/updater/60/zips/rpu_601.zip.

Installation instructions for IBM Rational Product Updater 6.0.1 are available at http://www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/updater/60/zips/install_601.html.

If you disabled any product features by modifying the feature.xml files or through the Update Manager by clicking Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration, you must enable them before you install this fix.

3.0 Installing the fix

Install the fix with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you install this fix.
• On Windows^® operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux^® operating systems, you must log in as root.

To install the fix, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.


2. Click Preferences > Update Sites.
3. Navigate to temp_dir\rft\policy.xml, where temp_dir is the location of the extracted fix.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Find Updates.


If your computer does not have Internet access, or cannot connect to the live IBM update server, a warning appears in Rational Product Updater that states that other update sites are not available. You can ignore this warning if you installed IBM Rational Product Updater 6.0.1.

If your computer has Internet access and can connect to the live IBM update server, and if Rational Product Updater requires an update, you are prompted to install it before you can continue. Click OK. Rational Product Updater installs the update, restarts, and retrieves a list of available updates.


6. Select IBM Rational Functional Tester 6.1.1.0.1.
7. Click Install Updates.
8. To accept the license agreement and continue the installation, click OK.


Depending on the speed of your computer processor and the amount of RAM in your computer, the update might take an extended period of time to install.

After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed updates on the Installed Products page.


9. Close Rational Product Updater.

4.0 Installing product updates from a command line

You can install product updates, such as interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs, from a command line so that you do not have to monitor or input information during the installation.

For more information about installing product updates from a command line, see Running Rational Product Updater from a command line in the product updater help.

5.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server

You might want to create a local mirror of the update server in the following situations:

• You administer a set of product installations and want to control which updates are available to users.
• You administer a set of product installations that do not have direct access to the Internet.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Functional Tester update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rft/61/local_mirror/61101/local_mirror.html.

6.0 Uninstalling the fix

Uninstall the fix with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you uninstall the fix.
• On Windows operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux operating systems, you must log in as root.
• If more than one product based on the Rational Software Development Platform is installed, you cannot roll back this fix.

Note: If you installed Rational Functional Tester Refresh Pack 6.1.1 before installing this fix, when you uninstall this fix you will revert to Rational Functional Tester, Version 6.1.1. If you did not install the refresh pack, when you uninstall this fix you will revert to Rational Functional Tester, Version 6.1.

To uninstall the fix, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.


2. Click the Rollbacks tab. An inventory of installed product updates and features is displayed on the Rollbacks page.
3. Select IBM Rational Functional Tester 6.1.1.0.1


Dependencies between updates are enforced automatically. If you select to roll back an update on which other installed updates depend, the dependent updates are also selected to roll back.


4. Click Roll Back Updates.
5. Close Rational Product Updater.

7.0 Customer support

For product news, events, support, and other information, see the Rational Functional Tester home page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/support.