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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install Rational® Performance Tester. After you install the product, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
License management
Licensing for your installed IBM® software and customized packages is administered through the Manage Licenses wizard in the IBM Installation Manager. The Manage Licenses wizard displays license information for each installed package.
Purchasing licenses
You can purchase new licenses if your current product license is about to expire or to acquire additional product licenses for team members.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install Rational® Performance Tester. After you install the product, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Installation of Rational® Performance Tester
  Installation of the product involves verifying requirements, planning, managing licenses, and configuring web-based help. This section lists all such topics.
- License management
  Licensing for your installed IBM® software and customized packages is administered through the Manage Licenses wizard in the IBM Installation Manager. The Manage Licenses wizard displays license information for each installed package.
  - License descriptions
    As a purchaser of an IBM® Rational® software product, you can choose from three types of product licenses:
  - Runtime license examples
    To run tests, you must have the correct license keys installed.
  - Purchasing licenses
    You can purchase new licenses if your current product license is about to expire or to acquire additional product licenses for team members.
  - License enablement
    If you are installing the software for the first time or want to extend a license to continue using the product, you have options on how to enable licensing for your product.
  - Viewing license information for installed packages
    You can review license information for your installed packages, including license types and expiration dates, from IBM® Installation Manager.
- Product upgrade and migration
  When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of Rational® Performance Tester, you must upgrade to the latest version of the product software.
- Configuration of the product
  You must configure Rational® Performance Tester when you want to run SAP tests, collect response time breakdown data, or use the product in the Docker container.
- Integration with other products
  You can integrate IBM® Rational® Performance Tester with certain products to run tests, manage test assets, and create defects.

Purchasing licenses

You can purchase new licenses if your current product license is about to expire or to acquire additional product licenses for team members.

Procedure

Determine the type of license to purchase.
Go to ibm.com® or contact your IBM® sales representative to purchase the product license. For details, visit the IBM® web page on Find a product.
Depending on the type of license you purchase, use the Proof of Entitlement that you receive and complete one of these steps 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. After you have downloaded the activation kit, import the product activation .jar file by using Installation Manager.
  Back up the product activation .jar file. If you uninstall the product and then install the product again, you might need to use the product activation .jar file to license the product again.
- If you purchase floating licenses for your product, go to the IBM® Rational® Licensing and Download Center, and then click 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 go to IBM® Passport Advantage® to download the activation kit for your product. After importing the activation kit, you can switch from a floating to a permanent license type if you use your computer offline for long periods.

What to do next

To import the activation kit or enable floating license support for your product, use the Manage Licenses wizard in IBM® Installation Manager.