IBM Rational Manual Tester, Version 7.0

Installation Guide

Overview

IBM Installation Manager

Regardless of which installation scenario you follow to install Rational Manual Tester on your workstation, use Installation Manager to install your Rational package.

IBM Installation Manager offers a number of time-saving features. It keeps track of what you are about to install, software components that you have already installed, and components that are available for you to install. It searches for updates so you know that you are installing the latest version of a Rational product package. Installation Manager also provides tools for managing licenses for the product packages that it installs. It provides tools for updating and modifying packages. You can also use Installation Manager to uninstall product packages.

IBM Installation Manager comprises five wizards that make it easy to maintain your product packages through their lifecycles:

• The Install Packages wizard walks you through the installation process. You can install a product package by simply accepting the defaults, or you can modify the default settings to create a custom installation. Before you install a product package, you are provided with a complete summary of the selections that you have made throughout the wizard. With the wizard you can install one or more product packages at the same time.
• The Update Packages wizard searches for available updates to product packages that you have installed. An update might be a released fix, a new feature, or a new version of the Rational product. Details of the contents of the update are provided in the wizard. You can choose whether to apply an update.
• With the Modify Packages wizard, you can modify specific elements of a package that you have already installed. During your initial installation of the product package, you select the features you want to install. If you find later that you require other features, you can use the Modify Packages wizard to add them to your product package installation. You can also remove features, and add or remove languages.

• The Manage Licenses wizard helps you to set up the licenses for your packages. Use this wizard to change your trial license to a full license, to set up your servers for floating licenses, and to select which type of license to use for each package.
• The Uninstall Packages wizard helps you to remove a product package from your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.

IBM Rational Software Development Platform

The development platform includes the following offerings:

• Rational Application Developer
• Rational Application Developer Community Edition
• Rational Functional Tester
• Rational Performance Tester
• Rational Software Architect
• Rational Software Modeler
• Rational Systems Developer

Also available but not part of the platform is Rational Manual Tester. Manual Tester is included with Rational Functional Tester, or it can be purchased separately.

About Rational Manual Tester

IBM Rational Manual Tester provides a simple yet powerful end-to-end solution for teams who test software applications manually. It supports test authoring and running of tests, with an easy transition between the two processes. While you run a test, it tracks test results automatically, producing test logs that you can export to a spreadsheet application for further analysis. Manual Tester is now fully integrated with IBM Rational ClearQuest^(R), so if you have ClearQuest installed, you can submit, update, and track defects as you author and test using manual test scripts. If you use CQTM, you can create and execute test suites (which may include manual tests) from within Manual Tester.

Installation requirements

Hardware requirements

Software requirements

Operating system

The following operating systems are supported for this product:

• Microsoft Windows^(R) XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or 2
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1

Supported virtualization software

The following virtualization software is supported:

• Citrix Presentation Manager Version 4, running on Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition or Windows Server 2003 Professional Edition

Additional software requirements

• 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:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1.
  • Mozilla 1.6 or 1.7.
  • Firefox 1.0.x or 1.5.
  Note:
  The Launchpad does not support Mozilla 1.6; if your browser is Mozilla, you need version 1.7 or higher to run the launchpad.
• To properly view multimedia user assistance, such as tours, tutorials, and demonstration viewlets, you must install Adobe Flash Player.
  • Version 6.0 release 65 or later
• For integration with IBM Rational ClearQuest, you must install ClearQuest 7.0.0.1 on the same computer.
• In order to import documents from Microsoft Word or Excel or IBM Rational TestManager, you need the .NET Framework redistributable package, version 1.1 or 2.0, installed prior to installing Rational Manual Tester. To import Word or Excel documents, you also need to have Word or Excel installed. To import TestManager documents, you also need to have TestManager installed.

User privileges requirements

• Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
• You must have a user ID that belongs to the Administrators group.

Planning to install

Installation scenarios

The following are some of the factors that might determine your installation scenario:

• The format and method by which you access your installation files (for example, from CDs or files downloaded from IBM Passport Advantage^(R)).
• The location for your installation (for example, you can install the product onto your own workstation, or make the installation files available to your enterprise}.
• The type of installation (for example, you can use the Installation Manager GUI, or install silently).

These are the typical installation scenarios you might follow:

• Installing from the CDs.
• Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation.
• Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.
• Install from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS server.

Note that in the latter three scenarios you can choose to run the Installation Manager program in silent mode to install Rational Manual Tester. For details on running Installation Manager in silent mode, see Installing silently.

Note also that you can install updates at the same time that you install the base product package.

Installing from CDs

In this installation scenario, you have the CDs that contain the product package files, and typically you are installing Rational Manual Tester on your own workstation. Refer to Installing Rational Manual Tester from CDs: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation

In this scenario, you have downloaded the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage and you will install Rational Manual Tester on your own workstation. Refer to Installing Rational Manual Tester from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive

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 Manual Tester from a single location. Refer to Installing Rational Manual Tester from an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Installing from a repository on an HTTP server

This scenario represents the fastest method for installing the product across a network. This scenario differs from the shared-drive installation, In order to place product package files for Rational Manual Tester on an HTTP Web server, you must use this utility application - IBM Packaging Utility. This utility is provided with Rational Manual Tester to copy the installation files in a format - a package - that can be used for installing Rational Manual Tester directly from a HTTP Web server. The directory on the HTTP Web server that contain the package is called a repository. Note that, in this scenario, the installation files for only Rational Manual Tester are placed in the package. Refer to Installing Rational Manual Tester from a repository on a HTTP Web server: task overview and Placing Rational Manual Tester on an HTTP Web server: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Upgrading Manual Tester from version 6.1.x

If you decide to keep version 6.1.x installed while you upgrade, simply install version 7.0 using the default installation settings. Note that version 7.0 will use the reuse and customizations files that you created using version 6.1.x. If you do not want to use these files, you can change them in the Main page of the Preferences dialog box after installation. (Refer to the online help for additional information.)

To migrate your existing test scripts to version 7.0, open and save them using the new software. Once the scripts are migrated, you cannot reopen them in version 6.1. If you need to maintain the older versions of your test scripts, be sure to save the new versions in a different location.

Once you have installed version 7.0 and migrated your scripts, we recommend uninstalling version 6.1.x. Although it is technically possible, we do not recommend using both versions concurrently on the same computer.

Installation repositories

If the launchpad is used to start Installation Manager, the repository information is passed to Installation Manager. If the Installation Manager is started directly, you must specify an installation repository that contains the product packages that you want to install. See Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager.

Some organizations bundle and host their own product packages on their intranet. For information about this type of installation scenario, see Installing from a repository on an HTTP server. Your system administrators will need to provide you with the correct URL.

By default, IBM Installation Manager uses an embedded URL in each Rational software development product to connect to a repository server over the Internet. Installation Manager then searches for the product packages as well as new features.

Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager

To add, edit, or remove a repository location in Installation Manager:

1. Start Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File -> Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens, showing any available repositories, their locations, and whether they are accessible.
3. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
4. In the Add repository window, type the URL of the repository location or browse to it and set a file path.
5. Click OK. If you provided a HTTPS repository location, then you will be prompted to enter a user ID and password. The new or changed repository location is listed. If the repository is not accessible, a red x is displayed in the Accessible column.
6. Click OK to exit.

Package groups and the shared resource directory

Package groups

During the installation process, you must specify a package group for the Rational Manual Tester package. A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. When you install the Rational Manual Tester package with Installation Manager, you can create a new package group or install the packages into an existing package group. (Some packages might not be able to share a package group, in which case the option to use an existing package group will be disabled.)

Note that when you install multiple packages at the same time, all the packages are installed into the same package group.

A package group is assigned a name automatically; however, you choose the installation directory for the package group.

After you create the package group by successfully installing a product package, you cannot change the installation directory. The installation directory contains files and resources specific to the Rational Manual Tester product package installed into that package group. Resources in the product package that can potentially be used by other package groups are placed in the shared resources directory.

Shared resources directory

The shared resources directory is the directory where installation artifacts are located so that they can be used by one or more product package groups.

Verifying and extracting electronic images

You can compare the published MD5 values with the checksum of the downloaded files to check if the downloaded file is corrupt or incomplete.

Extracting the downloaded files

Extract each compressed file to the same directory.

Preinstallation tasks

1. Confirm that your system meets the requirements described in the section Installation requirements.
2. Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges for installing the product. See User privileges requirements.
3. Read the section Planning to install.

Installation tasks

The following sections provide an overview of the installation scenarios that are described in the section Installation scenarios. You can access detailed instructions from links in the main steps.

Installing Rational Manual Tester from CDs: task overview

The following are the general steps for installing from CDs:

1. Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
2. Insert the first installation CD into your CD drive.
3. If autorun is enabled on your system, the Rational Manual Tester launchpad program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled, start the launchpad program. Refer to Starting the launchpad program for details.
4. Start the installation of Rational Manual Tester from the launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.

   If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for details.

   When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your computer, Installation Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For details, see Installing IBM Rational Manual Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
6. Configure your license. By default, a trial license for Rational Manual Tester is included. You must configure the license to ensure that you have continued access to the product. Refer to Managing licenses for details.
7. Install optional software that is included with Rational Manual Tester.

Installing Rational Manual Tester from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview

The following are the general steps for installing Rational Manual Tester from an electronic installation image.

1. Ensure that your workstation has sufficient space to store both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements.
2. Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport Advantage to a temporary directory.
3. Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
4. Continue with the steps in Installing from an electronic image below.

Installing from an electronic image

1. Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
2. Start the launchpad program. Refer to Starting the launchpad program for details.
3. Start the installation of Rational Manual Tester from the Launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.

   If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for details.

   When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your system, Installation Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.

   Note:
   If you exit Installation Manager before completing the product installation, you must restart Installation Manager from the launchpad. If you start the Installation Manager directly, it is not preconfigured with the necessary installation repositories.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Manual Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
5. Configure your license. By default, a trial license for Rational Manual Tester is included. You must configure the license to ensure you have continued access to the product. Refer to Managing licenses for details.
6. Install optional software that is included with Rational Manual Tester.

Installing Rational Manual Tester from an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview

The following steps are performed by the person who places the installation image on a shared drive.

1. Ensure that your shared drive has sufficient disk space to store both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements for details.
2. Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport Advantage to a temporary directory on the shared drive.
3. Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into an accessible directory on the shared drive and verify the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.

To install Rational Manual Tester from the installation files on the shared drive:

1. Change to the disk1 directory on the shared drive containing the installation image.
2. Follow the steps in Installing from an electronic image.

Installing Rational Manual Tester from a repository on a HTTP Web server: task overview

These steps assume the repository containing the package for Rational Manual Tester has been created on the HTTP Web server.

To install the Rational Manual Tester package from a repository on an HTTP server:

1. Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
2. Install IBM Installation Manager. Refer to Managing IBM Installation Manager. In this scenario, for example, the Installation Manager installation files are available from a shared drive.
3. Start Installation Manager. Refer to Starting Installation Manager on Windows for details.
4. Set the URL of the repository containing the package of Rational Manual Tester as a repository preference in Installation Manager. See Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager.
5. Start the Install Packages wizard in Installation Manager and follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Manual Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
6. Configure your license. By default, a trial license for Rational Manual Tester is included. You must set the license to ensure you have continued access to work with the product. Refer to Managing licenses for details.
7. Install optional software included with Rational Manual Tester.

Placing Rational Manual Tester on an HTTP Web server: task overview

To prepare Rational Manual Tester for installation from a repository located on an HTTP Web server:

1. Ensure that your HTTP or HTTPS Web server has sufficient disk space to store the product package. Refer to Hardware requirements.
2. Ensure that your workstation has sufficient disk space to store both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements
3. Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport Advantage to a temporary directory on your workstation.
4. Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into another temporary directory on your workstation and verify that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
5. Install on your workstation the IBM Packaging Utility from the Auxiliary CD (or electronic disk) appropriate for your platform.
6. Using the Packaging Utility, copy the Rational Manual Tester product package.
7. Copy the output of the Packaging Utility to an HTTP or HTTPS Web Server.
8. Copy the installation files for IBM Installation Manager from the Auxiliary CD's to a shared drive.
9. Instruct users in your organization to install Installation Manager.
10. Provide users the URL for the repository that contains the Rational Manual Tester product package you created earlier.

Managing IBM Installation Manager

Installing Installation Manager on Windows

IBM Installation Manager is installed by the launchpad. For more information on this process, refer to Installing from the launchpad program.

To install Installation Manager manually:

1. Run setup.exe from the InstallerImager_win32 folder on the first installation disk.
2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
3. Review the license agreement on the License Agreement page and select I accept the terms in the license agreement to accept. Click Next.
4. Click the Change button on the Destination Folder page to change the installation location if required. Click Next.
5. Click Next on the Setup Type page.
6. Click Install on the Ready to Install Program page. The Completed page opens after the installation is complete.
7. Click Finish.

Starting Installation Manager on Windows

IBM Installation Manager should be started from the launchpad program. Doing so starts Installation Manager with a configured repository preference and selected Rational Manual Tester packages. If you start Installation Manager directly, then you must set a repository preference and choose product packages manually.

To start Installation Manager manually:

1. Open the Start menu from the Taskbar.
2. Select All Programs -> IBM Installation Manager -> IBM Installation Manager.

Uninstalling Installation Manager on Windows

To uninstall Installation Manager manually:

1. Run setup.exe from the InstallerImager_win32 folder on the first installation disk.
2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
3. Select the Remove button on the Program Maintenance page. Click Next.
4. Click Next on the Setup Type page.
5. Click Remove on the Remove the Program page.
6. Click Finish on the InstallShield Wizard Completed page.

Silently installing and uninstalling Installation Manager

Silently installing Installation Manager on Windows

To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location on Windows:

1. Change directory to InstallerImage_win32 folder on the first installation disk.
2. Run setup.exe /S /v"/qn"

If you want to change the install location, you can add the INSTALLDIR property inside the /v option. For example: setup.exe /S /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\InstallationManager\""

Silently uninstalling Installation Manager from Windows

To silently uninstall Installation Manager on Windows:

Run the following command in the command prompt: msiexec /x {DBD90D51-BD46-41AF-A1F5-B74CEA24365B}

Installing from the launchpad program

Use the launchpad program to start the installation of Rational Manual Tester in the following cases:

• Installing from the product CDs.
• Installing from an electronic image on your workstation.
• Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.

By starting the installation process from the launchpad program, IBM Installation Manager will start preconfigured with the location of the repository that contains the Rational Manual Tester package. If you install and start Installation Manager directly, then you must set repository preferences manually.

To install from the launchpad:

1. Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks, if you have not done so already.
2. Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program.
3. Start the installation of Rational Manual Tester. See Starting an installation from the launchpad program.

Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Manual Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.

Starting the launchpad program

Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks, if you have not done so already.

If you are installing from a CD and autorun is enabled on your workstation, then the Rational Manual Tester launchpad starts automatically when you insert the first installation disc into your CD drive. If you are installing from an electronic image, or if autorun is not configured on your workstation, then you must start the launchpad program manually.

To start the launchpad program:

1. Insert the IBM Rational Manual Tester CD into your CD drive.
2. If autorun is enabled on your system, the IBM Rational Manual Tester launchpad program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled on your system:
   • Run launchpad.exe located in the root directory of the CD.

Starting an installation from the launchpad program

1. Start the launchpad program.
2. If you have not done so already, read the release information by clicking Release notes.
3. When you are ready to begin the installation, click Install IBM Rational Manual Tester.
4. A message window opens to inform you whether the program IBM Installation Manager is detected on your workstation.
   • If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your system, then you are informed that you must install it before you can continue.
     1. Click OK to install IBM Installation Manager. The IBM Installation Manager installation wizard starts.
     2. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of IBM Installation Manager. Refer to Installing Installation Manager on Windows for more information.
     3. When the installation of IBM Installation Manager completes successfully, click Finish to close the wizard.
     4. Read the message that opens and click OK. Installation Manager starts and automatically opens the Install Packages wizard.
   • If IBM Installation Manager is detected on your system, click OK and Installation Manager starts and automatically opens the Install Packages wizard.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Manual Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface

Installing IBM Rational Manual Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface

Depending on the installation scenario that you are following, the Installation Manager Install Packages wizard might start automatically. (For example, if you are installing from CDs). In other scenarios, you will need to start the wizard.

1. If the Installation Manager Install Packages wizard did not start automatically, then start it:
   1. Start Installation Manager.
   2. From the Start page, click Install Packages.
      Note:
      If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
      When Installation Manager starts, it searches its defined repositories for available packages.
2. The Install page of Install Packages wizard lists all the packages found in the repositories that Installation Manager searched. If two versions of a package are discovered, only the most recent, or recommended, version of the package is displayed.
   • To display all versions of any package found by Installation Manager, click Show all versions.
   • To return to the display of only the recommended packages, click Show only recommended.
3. Click the IBM Rational Manual Tester package to display its description in the Details pane.
4. To search for updates to the IBM Rational Manual Tester package, click Check for updates.
   Note:
   For Installation Manager to search the predefined IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, the preference Search the linked repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default. Internet access is also required.
   Installation Manager searches for updates at the predefined IBM update repository for the product package. It also searches any repository locations that you have set. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place. You can install updates at the same time that you install the base product package.
5. If updates for the IBM Rational Manual Tester package are found, then they will be displayed in the Installation Packages list on the Install Packages page below their corresponding product. Only recommended updates are displayed by default.
   • To view all updates found for the available packages, click Show all versions.
   • To display a package description under Details, click on the package name. If additional information about the package is available, such as a readme file or release notes, a More info link is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the additional information in a browser. To fully understand the package you are installing, review all information beforehand
6. Select the IBM Rational Manual Tester package and any updates to the package that you want to install. Updates that have dependencies are automatically selected and cleared together. Click Next to continue.
   Note:
   If you install multiple packages at the same time, then all the packages will be installed into the same package group.
7. On the Licenses page, read the license agreement for the selected package. If you selected more than one package to install, there might be a license agreement for each package. On the left side of the License page, click each package version to display its license agreement. The package versions that you selected to install (for example, the base package and an update) are listed under the package name.
   1. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
   2. Click Next to continue.
8. On the Location page, type the path for the shared resources directory in the Shared Resources Directory field; or, accept the default path. The shared resources directory contains resources that can be shared by one or more package groups. Click Next to continue.

   The default path is:

   • C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP70Shared
   Important:
   You can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that you install a package. Use your largest disk for this to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all packages.
9. On the Location page, either choose an existing package group to install the IBM Rational Manual Tester package into, or create a new one. A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. To create a new package group:
   1. Click Create a new package group.
   2. Type the path for the installation directory for the package group. The name for the package group is created automatically.

      The default path is:

      • C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP70
   3. Click Next to continue.
10. On the Features page under Languages, select the languages for the package group. The corresponding national language translations for the user interface and documentation for the IBM Rational Manual Tester package will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages installed under this package group.
11. On the next Features page, select the package features that you want to install. Currently Manual Tester does not offer any optional features. Click Next to continue.
12. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the IBM Rational Manual Tester package. If you want to change the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
13. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
    2. In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want IBM Rational Manual Tester to start when you exit.
    3. Click Finish to launch the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page of Installation Manager.

Installing silently

Running Installation Manager in silent mode is helpful because it enables you to use a batch process to install, update, modify and uninstall product packages through scripts.

Note that you must install Installation Manager before you can silently install the Rational Manual Tester package. Refer to Managing IBM Installation Manager for details on installing Installation Manager.

There are two main tasks required for silent installation:

1. Create the response file.
2. Run Installation Manager in silent installation mode.

Creating a response file

To record a response file for installation (or uninstallation):

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
   • cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
2. On a command line, type the following command to start the installation manager, substituting your own file name and location for the response file and (optionally) the log file:
   • launcher.bat -record <response file path and name>.xml -log <log file path and name>.xml. For example, launcher.bat -record c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\record_log.xml
   Note:
   Ensure the file paths you enter exist; Installation Manager will not create directories for the response file and the log file.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to make your installation choices, stopping when you reach the Summary page. For details, see Installing IBM Rational Manual Tester using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
4. Click Install, and then when the installation process begins click Cancel.
5. Click Finish, then close Installation Manager.

An XML response file is created and resides in the location specified in the command.

Running Installation Manager in silent installation mode

Refer to the Installation Manager online help for additional documentation on how to run it in silent mode. (For example, silently installing from a repository that requires authentication (user ID and password).

You run Installation Manager in silent mode appending the -silent argument to the Installation Manager start command launcher.bat (Windows) .

• launcher.bat -silent [arguments]

The following table describes the arguments used with the silent installation command:

-input

-log

To run Installation Manager in silent installation mode:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
   • cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • . launcher.bat -slient -input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>For example, launcher.bat -silent -input c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml

Installation Manager runs in silent installation mode; it reads the response file and writes a log file to the directory you specified. While you must have a response file when running in silent installation mode, log files are optional. The result of this execution should be a status of 0 on success and non-zero number on failure.

Searching for and silently installing all available products

To search for and silently install all available products:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • launcher.bat -silent -installAll

All available products known to Installation Manager are installed.

Silently installing updates to all currently installed products

To search for and silently install updates for all available products:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • launcher.bat -silent -updateAll

All available product updates known to Installation Manager are installed.

Response file commands

There are two categories of commands for the response file:

• Preference commands are used to set preferences that are found in Installation Manager under File -> Preferences, such as repository location information.
• Silent installation commands are used to emulate the Install Packages wizard in Installation Manager.

Silent installation preference commands

When you define preferences in a response file, your XML code will look similar to the following example:

<preference>
	name = "the key of the preference"
	value = "the value of the preference to be set" 
</preferences>

Use the following table to identify keys and their associated values for silent installation preferences:

Silent installation commands

<profile 
id="the profile (package group) id" 
installLocation="the install location of
 the profile">
<data key="key1" value="value1"/>
<data key="key2" value="value2"/>

</profile>

<server>
<repository location="http://example/
repository/">
<repository location="file:/C:/
repository/">
<!--add more repositories below-->
<...>
      </server>

<install>
<offering profile= "profile id" 
features= "feature ids" 
id= "offering id" version= "offering 
version"></offering>

<!--add more offerings below>
<...>

</install>

<uninstall modify="true">
<offering profile="profileID"
 id="Id" version="Version" 
features="-"/>
</uninstall>

<uninstall>
<offering profile= "profile id" 
features= "feature ids" 
id= "offering id" version= "offering 
version"></offering>

<!--add more offerings below>
<...>

</uninstall>

<rollback>
<offering profile= "profile id"
 id= "offering id" 
version= "offering version">
</offering>

<!--add more offerings below
<...>

</rollback>

<installALL/>

-silent -installAll 

<updateALL/>

-silent -updateAll 

<license policyFile="policy file
 location"/>

<license policyFile="c:\mylicense.opt"/> 

<launcher -mode wizard -input 
< response file >

Reference: Sample response file

<agent-input >

<!-- add preferences -->
<preference name="com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences. http.proxyEnabled" 
value="c:/temp"/>

<!-- create the profile if it doesn't exist yet -->
<profile id="my_profile" installLocation="c:/temp/my_profile"></profile>

<server>
<repository location= 
"http://a.site.com/local/products/sample/20060615_1542/repository/"></repository>
/server>

<install>
	<offering profile= "my_profile" features= "core" id= "ies" 
version= "3.2.0.20060615">
	</offering>
/install>

</agent-input>

Silent install log files

The silent installation functionality creates an XML-based log file that records the result of the silent install execution (as long as a log file path is specified using -log <your log file path>.xml). If your silent installation session is successful, the log file will contain just the root element of <result> </result>. However, if errors occur during the installation, the silent install log file will contain error elements with messages such as:

<result>
	<error> Cannot find profile: profile id</error>
	<error> some other errors</error>
</result>

For detailed analysis, you can look at the logs generated in the Installation Manager data area. By using a preference command, you can optionally set the data area to your preferred location, as shown in the response file topic.

IBM Packaging Utility

Packaging Utility software is located on the Auxiliary CD that is included with Rational Manual Tester. If you want to place a repository that contains a Rational Manual Tester package on a Web server that will be available over HTTP or HTTPS, you must use Packaging Utility to copy the product package of Rational Manual Tester into the repository.

Use this utility to perform the following tasks:

• Generate a new repository for product packages.
• Copy product packages to a new repository. You can copy multiple product packages into a single repository, thereby creating a common location for your organization from which product packages can be installed using IBM Installation Manager.
• Delete product packages from a repository.

Refer to the online help for Packaging Utility for full instructions using the tool.

Installing Packaging Utility

Use the following steps to install IBM Packaging Utility software from the Auxiliary CD:

1. Start the installation from the Auxiliary CD
   • Change to the Aux_CD_Win\PackagingUtility directory on the Auxiliary CD and run install_win32.exe.
2. If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for details.
3. When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your computer, Installation Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation.

Copying product packages to an HTTP server using Packaging Utility

Note that this method does not copy the optional software that is included with the Rational Manual Tester installation image. Only the Rational Manual Tester files that are installed using IBM Installation Manager are copied.

Note also that Packaging Utility can be used to combine multiple product packages into a single repository location. Refer to the Packaging Utility online help for more information.

To copy product packages with Packaging Utility:

1. If you are copying from a CD image, perform these tasks:
   1. Insert the first installation CD into your CD drive.
   2. If autorun is enabled on your system, the Rational Manual Tester launchpad program automatically opens. Close the launchpad program.
2. Start Packaging Utility.
3. On the main page of the utility, click Copy product package. The Prerequisite page opens, and presents two options:
   • I will be downloading product packages from IBM Web
   • I will be obtaining the product packages from other sources
4. Click I will be downloading product packages from IBM Web.
   Note:
   You can use the I will be obtaining the product packages from other sources option if you have already defined an accessible repository.
5. Click Next to advance to the Source page. If there are no product packages to select, you must open a repository that contains product packages.
6. To open a repository, click the Open repository button. The Open Repository window opens.
   Note:
   A repository can be a path to a directory in the file system, a disk drive containing the first CD of the product, or a URL to a directory on a server.
7. To define a repository location, click the Repository Location Browse button, and then navigate to and select the Repository location - either the common root directory that contains the electronic disk images or the drive containing the first product installation CD. For example, if the Rational Manual Tester files (disk1, disk2, and so on) reside in C:\My product\unzip, you should define this location as a repository.
8. Click OK to define the repository location and to close the Browse to a repository directory window.
9. On the Destination page, click the Browse button and select an existing repository directory, or create a new folder to store the products.
10. After you specify a repository for the selected product packages and any fixes, click OK to close the Browse to a directory window. The file path that you just defined is listed in the Directory field on the Destination page.
11. Click Next to advance to the Summary page. The Summary page displays the selected product packages that will be copied into the destination repository. This page also lists the amount of storage space that the copy requires, as well as the amount of available space on the drive.
12. Click Copy to copy the selected product packages to the destination repository. A status bar opens at the bottom of the wizard indicating how much time is remaining in the copy process. After the copy process is finished, a Complete page opens and displays all of the product packages that were copied successfully.
13. Click Done to return to the Packaging Utility main page.

Now that you have used Packaging Utility to copy the Rational Manual Tester installation files into a repository, you can place the repository on a Web server and make the directories and files available over HTTP. (The repository can also be placed on a UNC drive.)

Managing licenses

You can upgrade trial versions of an offering to licensed versions by importing product activation kits. You can also enable IBM Rational Common Licensing for offerings with trial or permanent licenses to obtain floating license keys from a Rational license server.

Licenses

Authorized User License

An IBM Rational Authorized User license permits a single, specific individual to use a Rational software product. Purchasers must obtain an Authorized User license for each individual user who accesses the product in any manner. An Authorized User license cannot be reassigned unless the purchaser replaces the original assignee on a long-term or permanent basis.

For example, if you purchase one Authorized User license, you can assign that license to one specific individual, who can then use the Rational software product. The Authorized User license does not entitle a second person to use that product at any time, even if the licensed individual is not actively using it.

Authorized User Fixed Term License

An IBM Rational Authorized User Fixed Term License (FTL) permits a single, specific individual to use a Rational software product for a specific length of time (the term). Purchasers must obtain an Authorized User FTL for each individual user who accesses the product in any manner. An Authorized User FTL cannot be reassigned unless the purchaser replaces the original assignee on a long-term or permanent basis.

If you notify IBM that you do not want to extend the license term, then you must stop using the product when the license expires.

Floating license

An IBM Rational Floating license is a license for a single software product that can be shared among multiple team members; however, the total number of concurrent users cannot exceed the number of floating licenses you purchase. For example, if you purchase one floating license for a Rational software product, then any user in your organization may use the product at any given time. Another person who wants to access the product must wait until the current user logs off.

To use floating licenses, you must obtain floating license keys and install them on a Rational License Server. The server responds to end-user requests for access to the license keys; it will grant access to the number of concurrent users that matches the number of licenses the organization purchased.

License enablement

Licenses for Rational Software Development Platform offerings are enabled in two ways:

• Importing a product activation kit
• Enabling Rational Common Licensing to obtain access to floating license keys

Activation kits

Product activation kits contain the permanent license key for your trial Rational product. You purchase, download to your local machine, and then import the activation kit to enable the license for your product. You import the activation kit to your product by using IBM Installation Manager.

Rational Common Licensing

You can obtain floating license keys, install Rational License Server, and enable Rational Common Licensing for your product. Rational Common Licensing provides the following benefits:

• License compliance enforcement across the organization
• Fewer license purchases

For more information on obtaining activation kits and Floating licenses, see Purchasing licenses.

Viewing license information for installed packages

To view license information:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the main page, click Manage Licenses.

The package vendor, current license types, and expiration dates are displayed for each installed package.

Importing a product activation kit

You must purchase and download the activation kit to an accessible workstation.

To import an activation kit and enable the new license key:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
3. On the Install Packages page, select a package and click Import product enablement kit.
4. Click Next. Details for the selected package are displayed, including the current license kind and the version range the license applies to.
5. Browse to the path of the download location for the kit; then select the appropriate Java^(TM) archive (JAR) file and click Open.
6. Click Next. The Summary page displays the target install directory for the activation kit, the product the new license applies to, and version information.
7. Click Finish.

The product activation kit with its permanent license key is imported to the product. The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the import is successful.

Enabling floating licenses

For details on license server, license key, and Rational Common Licensing administration, see the License Management Guide.

You must obtain the license server connection information from your administrator.

To enable floating licenses as the license type for specified packages and configure license server connections:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
3. On the Install Packages page, select a version of a package, click Configure license servers, and click Next.
4. On the License Servers page, select the Enable Rational Common Licensing check box.
5. Configure one or more license server connections.
   1. Click the Add button.
   2. In the Add Server window, in the Name field, type the host name of the license server.
   3. (Optional) In the Port field, type a value for environments where a firewall is used. Do not assign a value to this port unless your administrator instructs you to do so.
   4. Click OK.
   5. If your system administrator has given you the host names of additional license servers, repeat the steps to add each server. For a redundant servers configuration, in which three servers are used, type each host name in this format: "hostname1", "hostname2", "hostname3". For each port number, type accordingly: "host1port#", "host2port#", "host3port#".
6. Click Next.
7. (Optional) Configure the license usage order for your custom packages. The order of licenses in the list determines the order in which your product attempts to obtain license keys for specific licenses.
8. Click Finish.

The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the floating licenses configuration is successful.

When you open the enabled product next, a connection is created to the license server to obtain a license key from the pool of available floating license keys.

Purchasing licenses

To purchase licenses and enable your product, complete the following steps:

1. Determine the type of license you want to purchase.
2. Go to ibm.com^(R) or contact your IBM sales representative to purchase the product license. For details, visit the IBM Web page on How to buy software.
3. Depending on the type of license you purchase, use the Proof of Entitlement you receive and do one of the following to enable your product:
   • If you purchase Authorized User licenses for your product, go to Passport Advantage and follow the instructions there for downloading your product activation kit.
   • If you purchase Floating licenses for your product, click the link to the IBM Rational Licensing and Download site, login (IBM registration is required), and then select the link to connect to the IBM Rational License Key Center. There you can use your Proof of Entitlement to obtain floating license keys for your license server.

     Optionally, you can also go to Passport Advantage to download the activation kit for your product. After importing the activation kit, you have the option of switching from a floating to a permanent license type if you use your PC offline for long periods.

When you want to import the activation kit or enable floating license support for your product, use the Manage Licenses wizard in IBM Installation Manager.

Starting Rational Manual Tester

To start the product from the desktop, click Start -> Programs -> IBM Rational Manual Tester -> IBM Rational Manual Tester.

To start Rational Manual Tester from a command-line:

• <product installation directory>\rtmt.exe

Modifying installations

By default, Internet access is required unless the repository preferences points to a local update site. See the Installation Manager help for more information.

To modify an installed product package:

1. From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click the Modify Packages icon.
2. In the Modify Packages wizard, select the installation location for the Rational Manual Tester product package and click Next.
3. On the Modify page, under Languages, select the languages for the package group, then click Next. The corresponding national language translations for the user interface and documentation for the packages will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages installed under this package group.
4. On the Features page, click Next. Note that there is only one feature for Rational Manual Tester and it cannot be removed.
5. On the Summary page, review your choices before modifying the installation package, and then click Modify.
6. Optional: When the modification process completes, click View Log File to see the complete log.

Updating Rational Manual Tester

By default, Internet access is required unless your repository preferences points to your local update site.

Each installed package has the location embedded for its default IBM update repository. For Installation Manager to search the IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, the preference Search the linked repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default.

See the Installation Manager help for more information.

To find and install product package updates:

1. From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click Update Packages.
2. If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
3. In the Update Packages wizard, select the location of the package group where the Rational Manual Tester product package you want to update is installed or select the Update All check box, and then click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in its repositories and the predefined update sites for Rational Manual Tester. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place.
4. If updates for a package are found, then they are displayed in the Updates list on the Update Packages page below their corresponding package. Only recommended updates are displayed by default. Click Show all to display all updates found for the available packages.
   1. To learn more about an update, click the update and review its description under Details.
   2. If additional information about the update is available, a More info link will be included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the information in a browser. Review this information before installing the update.
5. Select the updates that you want to install or click Select Recommended to restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship are automatically selected and cleared together.
6. Click Next to continue.
7. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected updates. On the left side of the License page, the list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click each item to display the license agreement text.
   1. If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
   2. Click Next to continue.
8. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the updates.
   1. If you want to change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes.
   2. When you are satisfied, click Update to download and install the updates. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
   Note:
   During the update process, Installation Manager might prompt you for the location of the repository for the base version of the package. If you installed the product from CDs or other media, they must be available when you use the update feature.
9. Optional: When the update process completes, a message that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the page. Click View log file to open the log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
10. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Uninstalling Rational Manual Tester

To uninstall the packages, you must log in to the system using the same user account that you used to install the product packages.

To uninstall the packages:

1. Close the programs that you installed using Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page click the Uninstall Packages icon.
3. In the Uninstall Packages page, select the Rational Manual Tester product package that you want to uninstall. Click Next.
4. In the Summary page, review the list of packages that will be uninstalled and then click Uninstall. The Complete page is displayed after the uninstallation finishes.
5. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

Rolling back updates

During the rollback process, Installation Manager must access resources from the earlier version of the package. If you installed Rational Manual Tester from a repository, you must have listed in your Preferences (File > Preferences > Repository) the repository from which you installed the previous version of the product. If you installed the product from CDs or other media, they must be available when you use the rollback feature.

Use the rollback feature if you have applied an update to a product package, and decide later that you want to remove the update and revert to the earlier version of the product. When you use the rollback feature, the Installation Manager uninstalls the updated resources, and reinstalls the resources from the previous version. You can only roll back one version level at a time.

To roll back an updated package, complete the following steps:

1. On the Start page, click Uninstall Packages to start the Uninstall wizard.
2. From the Installation Packages list, select the package that you want to roll back.
3. The Roll Back Packages dialog opens.
4. Click Rollback to roll back the package to the previous version. Click Uninstall to uninstall the product package completely.
5. Complete the wizard according to the on-screen instructions.

Installing optional software

The following optional software is included on the Rational Manual Tester installation image:

• IBM Rational ClearCase^(R) LT Version 7.0

Installing ClearCase LT

Your installation media includes Rational ClearCase LT Version 7.0.0.0 It is installed separately from Rational Manual Tester.

If you already have ClearCase LT installed on your workstation, then you might be able to upgrade it to the current version. Refer to the installation documentation for ClearCase LT for information on upgrading from previous versions.

Locating the ClearCase LT installation instructions and release notes

Some documentation is in Acrobat PDF files. To open the files, you require the Adobe Reader software, which you can download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

The installation instructions and release notes can be viewed from the ClearCase LT installation launchpad. Refer to Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT.

To open the installation instructions:

1. From the first ClearCase LT installation CD (or disk directory for an electronic image), open doc\books\install.pdf. IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite^(R), and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide, Version 7.0 (Windows) opens.

Getting documentation from the IBM Publications Center

1. Go to http:http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order.
2. Select your country/region on the Welcome page of the Publications Center.
3. Click Search for Publications.
4. Enter either the document title or publication number in the appropriate search field.
   • To search for a document by its title, enter the title in the Search on field.
   • To search for a document by its publication (Material ID) number, enter the number in the Publication number field.

   Table 1. ClearCase publication numbers

   Document	Publication number
   IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide (Windows)	GI11-6365-00
   IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide (UNIX(R))	GI11-6366-00
   IBM Rational ClearCase LT Release Notes(R)	GI11-6369-00

Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT

Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT on Windows

1. Start the Rational ClearCase LT launchpad program using one of the following methods:
   • From the Rational Manual Tester launchpad program (see Starting the launchpad program), click Rational ClearCase LT.
   • Insert the first CD of Rational ClearCase LT. The launchpad program should start automatically. If it does not run, run setup.exe from the root of the first CD or disk image.
2. Read the release information if you have not done so.
3. Click Install IBM Rational ClearCase LT. The Rational ClearCase LT Setup Wizard opens.

Follow the instructions in the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.

Configuring Rational ClearCase LT licensing

See the ClearCase LT Installation Guide for details about configuring licensing

Notices

Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead. However, it is the user's responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non-IBM product, program, or service.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document. The furnishing of this document does not grant you any license to these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to:

For license inquiries regarding double-byte (DBCS) information, contact the IBM Intellectual Property Department in your country or send inquiries, in writing, to:

The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any other country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you.

This information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication. IBM may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any time without notice.

Any references in this information to non-IBM Web sites are provided for convenience only and do not in any manner serve as an endorsement of those Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.

IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.

Licensees of this program who wish to have information about it for the purpose of enabling: (i) the exchange of information between independently created programs and other programs (including this one) and (ii) the mutual use of the information which has been exchanged, should contact:

Such information may be available, subject to appropriate terms and conditions, including in some cases, payment of a fee.

The licensed program described in this Documentation and all licensed material available for it are provided by IBM under terms of the IBM Customer Agreement, IBM International Program License Agreement or any equivalent agreement between us.

Information concerning non-IBM products was obtained from the suppliers of those products, their published announcements or other publicly available sources. IBM has not tested those products and cannot confirm the accuracy of performance, compatibility or any other claims related to non-IBM products. Questions on the capabilities of non-IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products.

Trademarks and service marks

The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both:

• ClearCase
• ClearQuest
• IBM
• Lotus Notes
• Rational

Java and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States, other countries, or both.

Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

Other company, product or service names, may be trademarks or service marks of others.