Release notes for IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server

This document contains information about What's new, installation, known issues, and contact information of IBM Support.

Contents

What's new

You can find information about the features introduced in this release of Rational Test Virtualization Server and IBM Rational Integration Tester.

The following sections list the new features, enhancements, or other changes made in this release.
  • Rational Test Automation Server

    For information about Rational Test Automation Server, see Release notes.

  • Rational Test Control Panel
    • Tools page

      The list of agents changed for a release was updated. Review the Tools page of Rational Test Control Panel to see each tool and the version that it was last changed.

  • Technologies

    • Enhanced the stub details with the publisher details in the Environment dashboard

      The Details and Activity tabs of the stub instance in the Environment dashboard of Rational Test Control Panel are enhanced to display the information about the latest version published such as the name of the user and the date and timestamp of publishing.

      See IBM Rational Test Control Panel: Modifying stub information.

    • Enhanced the Rational Integration Tester Agent engine logging

      The Rational Integration Tester engine logging is enhanced by including an instance name of the engine that is displayed in Rational Test Control Panel. Therefore, it is now easier for you to identify the log file of a particular stub to view details and troubleshoot issues.

      See Working with Rational Integration Tester Agent logs.

Deprecated capabilities

You can find information about the capabilities that are deprecated in this release and are planned for a removal in a future release.
Note: You can contact the IBM Support team if you have any concerns.
  • No capabilities are deprecated in this release.

Removed capabilities

No capabilities are removed in this release.

Installing and upgrading

You can find information about the installation and upgrade instructions for Rational Test Virtualization Server and Rational Test Control Panel.

Installing Rational Test Virtualization Server

For information about installation, see Installing Rational Test Virtualization Server or Rational Integration Tester Agent.

Installing Rational Test Control Panel

For information about installation, see Installation of Rational Test Control Panel.

Upgrading Rational Test Virtualization Server

If you use Installation Manager, you can find the upgrade requirements in Upgrading Rational Integration Tester Agent.

If you use the stand-alone installer to install the software packages, you cannot upgrade the product software. You must uninstall the previous version of the product software and install the latest version by using the stand-alone installer.

Upgrading Rational Test Control Panel

If you use Installation Manager, you can find the upgrade requirements in Rational Test Control Panel upgrade information and requirements.

If you use the stand-alone installer to install the software packages, you cannot upgrade the product software. You must uninstall the previous version of the product software and install the latest version by using the stand-alone installer.

Known issues

You can find information about the known issues identified in this release of Rational Test Virtualization Server.
Table 1. Release documents - Fix list and known issues
Product Download document Knowledge base
Rational Test Virtualization Server Release document Knowledge articles

Known problems are documented in the download document for each product and in the form of individual technotes in the Support Knowledge Base:

The knowledge base is continually updated as problems are discovered and resolved. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

Contacting IBM Rational Software Support

  • For contact information and guidelines or reference materials that you might need when you require support, read the IBM Support Guide.

  • For personalized support that includes notifications of significant upgrades, subscribe to Product notification.

  • Before you contact IBM Rational Software Support, you must gather the background information that you might need to describe your problem. When you describe a problem to an IBM software support specialist, be as specific as possible and include all relevant background information so that the specialist can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:
    • What software versions were you running when the problem occurred?
    • Do you have logs, traces, or messages that are related to the problem?
    • Can you reproduce the problem? If so, what steps do you take to reproduce it?
    • Is there a workaround for the problem? If so, be prepared to describe the workaround.