Installing and upgrading Rational Functional Tester
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.
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.
Accessing help in Rational Functional Tester versions 8.2.2 and later
From Rational Functional Tester version
8.2.2 onwards, you can access help content in two ways: either by
accessing the help that is included with the product installation,
or by accessing help content dynamically from the web.
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.