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Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality, Version 8.1.0.3

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Abstract

This document describes how to download and install fix pack 8.1.0.3 for IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality, Version 8.1 on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

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Known problems

Known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base at http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/performance/support/. As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

The following links open customized queries of the live Support knowledge base:

Additional resources

IBM Rational ServiceTester Information Center

Fixed APARs contained in this release
APAR Headline
PK84582 Deleting RPT results doesn't always remove them from the Test Navigator view
PK91426 Test generator doesn't include NTLM authentication for Siebel tests
PK91559 RPT leaving initial request out of test due to 401 - Unauthorized response
PK91596 Resource monitoring not working if multiple rstatd monitored systems have same initial names
PK94329 WP_WCM: Can not save the parent test after splitting tests from it
PK94792 NPE during RPT playback if POST JSO content is transformed
PK95312 Basic authentication not appearing for server in session with Basic-authenticated server and proxy server
PK95382 Browser fails to connect to demonstration application from the RPT Information Center
PK95624 Kerberos authentication fails when playing back a test.
PK95662 NPE if custom code for variable assignment is deleted
PK95725 Recording Toolbar won't install for Firefox 3.5.2 using RPT 8.1.0.1
PK95963 Kerberos authentication not appearing in test even though it was used during recording
PK96253 WebLogic server intermittently reports "Invalid/unknown SSL header" when SSL connections being closed RPT playback
PK96264 RPT execution issue: InactiveProcessException due to JVM max heap set "too high"
PK97101 RPT: Kerberos authentication with varying domains
PK97959 RST duplicates a target namespace and displays marker errors
PK97974 MQ Support : Incorrect type of JMS message sent when  "Do Not Wait for Return” option is selected in the Test Suite Editor
PK98793 RPT execution from command line will hang if specified results already exist even when -overwite true used
PK98800 Batch mode : exceptions "java.lang.IllegalStateException: Workbench has not been created yet" raised
PK98805 Asset dependencies builder keeps indicating update needed even after test is updated
PK98815 RPT test generation creates incorrect POST - uses URL from previous GET and doesn't include content
PK98940 RPT test generation failure for Siebel test that generates PDF report
PK99322 Product usability limitation when Progress Bar is running validating opened test schedule contents.
PK99692 Jars added under /JRE/lib/ext could be ignored
PM00209 Poor performance when receiving "Content-Encoding: gzip" content
PM01086 Stub server gets unresponsive after a new stub was deployed on it

Prerequisites

Before you can install this fix pack, you must update your Installation Manager to version 1.3.1. Whenever you use Installation Manager to update an installed package, it automatically updates itself if necessary.

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Installation Instructions

IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality, Version 8.1 must already be installed on your system.
Automatic Update Install the RST 8.1.0.3 update using the Update wizard in the IBM Installation Manager.

  1. Start the IBM Installation Manager.
  2. Click Update.
Manual Update It is also possible to download the update and install it locally.
  1. Download the RST 8.1.0.3 update ZIP files. Refer to the Download Package table below for the URLs.
  2. Extract the files to a temporary directory with a directory structure resembling:
    • rst_update\disk1
    • rst_update\disk2
    The base directories must be named disk1, disk2, etc.
  3. Start the IBM Installation Manager.
  4. Click File > Preferences
  5. Click Add Repository.
  6. Enter the directory where disk1 resides, according to the following example: ...\rst_update\disk1\diskTag.inf
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click Apply.
  9. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
  10. From the main Installation Manager window, click Update.

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Technical Support


http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/service/support/index.html

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Problems (APARS) fixed
PK84582;PK91426;PK91559;PK91596;PK94329;PK94792;PK95312;PK95382;PK95624;PK95662;PK95725;PK95963;PK96253;PK96264;PK97101;PK97959;PK97974;PK98793;PK98800;PK98805;PK98815;PK98940;PK99322;PK99692;PM00209;PM01086

Document Information

Modified date:
07 May 2019

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