Installing IBM® Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality

You must install Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality to automate the creation, execution and analysis of functional, regression and performance tests for SOAP-based web services.

About this task

If you use the Launchpad program to install the product, IBM Installation Manager is installed automatically if you do not have it on your computer. After the installation is complete, Installation Manager starts the product installation by using the preconfigured repository that contains the product package.

If you install Installation Manager and then install the product, you must set the repository preferences manually.

For more information about installing the product from the command prompt in the silent mode, see IBM Installation Manager Knowledge Centre.

Procedure

  1. Perform one of the following steps to install the product:
    1. Perform the following steps to install the product from compressed files, such as .zip or ISO files:

      1. Extract the files into a common directory, and then navigate to Common_Directory/RST/disk1/Platform_Directory.

      2. Double-click the install.exe file

      3. Select a language in which to run the launchpad and Installation Manager.

      4. Select the product to install from the launchpad menu.

        The Install Packages window opens.

    2. Perform the following steps to install the product from Installation Manager:

      1. Open Installation Manager.

      2. Click File > Preferences > Repositories to add a repository link to the product's setup disk, and then click OK.

      3. Click Install.

  2. Click a product package to highlight it.
    The description of the package is displayed in the Details pane at the end of the window.
  3. Optional: Click Check for Other Versions, Fixes, and Extensions to search for any updates to the product packages.
    If updates for a product package are found, they are displayed in the Installation Packages list under their corresponding product. Installation Manager displays only the recommended updates by default.
  4. Optional: Select the Show all versions checkbox to view all the updates that are available for the packages.
    You can click the package name to view the package description under the Details pane. 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. You can click the link to view additional information in a browser.
    Note: For Installation Manager to search the predefined IBM® repository locations for the installed packages, you must select the Search service repositories during installation and updates checkbox on the Repositories preference page. This checkbox stays selected as the default value. A progress indicator shows the status of the ongoing process. You can install updates simultaneously when you install the base product package.
  5. Select the product package and its updates to install it on your computer, and then click Next.
    Note: Updates with dependencies are automatically selected and cleared together. If you install multiple packages simultaneously, all the packages are installed into the same package group.
  6. Read and understand the terms of all of the license agreements for the selected package, and then perform the following steps:
    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.
  7. Select a location for the shared resources directory, and then click Next.

    The shared resources directory contains resources that can be shared with one or more package groups. You can either browse the location in the Shared Resources Directory field or enter the path of the location for the shared resources directory.

    The default path of the Shared Resources Directory is as follows:

    • For win_icon: C:\Program Files\IBM\IBMIMShared

    • For lin_icon: /opt/IBM/IBMIMShared

    • For mac_icon: /Applications/IBM/IBMIMShared

    Remember: You can specify the shared resources directory only for the first time when you install a package. You must use your largest disk for this directory. The largest disk ensures that you have adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the location of the directory unless you uninstall all packages.
  8. Select one of the following options to use an existing or new package group:
    • Use the existing package group: You can use this option if you already created the package group.
    • Create a new package group: You can use this option either to install or update the product.
    A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group.
    Note: The Use the existing package group option is disabled when you install a package for the first time.
  9. Perform the following steps to create a new package group:
    1. Select Create a new package group.
    2. Enter the path in the Installation Directory field for the package group.
      The name for the package group is created automatically.
      The default paths are as follows:
      • For win_icon: C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP
      • For lin_icon: /opt/IBM/SDP
      • For mac_icon: /Applications/IBM/SDP
    3. Select 32-bit or 64-bit as Architecture Selection.
    4. Click Next.
  10. Click Next.
    Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality does not support extending an existing Eclipse IDE.
  11. Select the languages for the package group, and then click Next.

    The corresponding translations for the user interface and documentation for the product package are installed.

  12. Select all the features that you want to install, and then click Next.

    You can perform the following actions to install or view information about the features:

    • Select or clear checkboxes to enable or disable the features.

    • Select the Show dependencies checkbox to view the dependency relationships between features.

    • Click a feature to view its brief description under the Details section.

  13. Review your choices, and then click Install.
    You can click Back to change the choices that you made on previous pages and make your changes.
    A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation that is complete.
  14. Optional: Click View Log File to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window.
    Note: You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
  15. License the product.

    See the License management topics.

  16. Click Finish to exit the installation wizard.

Results

You have installed Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality.

What to do next

You can configure licenses for Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality. See License enablement.