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This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration, user management, security, memory, and disk usage management, back up and restore user data. This guide is intended for administrators.
Installation of the server software
To get started with IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you must first install the server software.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration, user management, security, memory, and disk usage management, back up and restore user data. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Installation of the server software
  To get started with IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you must first install the server software.
  - Installation of the server software on Red Hat OpenShift
    You can find information about the tasks that you can perform to install Rational® Test Automation Server software on the Red Hat OpenShift platform.
  - Installation of the server software on Ubuntu
    You can find information about the tasks that you can perform to install Rational® Test Automation Server software on the Ubuntu platform.
- Server software upgrade methods
  When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of Rational® Test Automation Server, you must upgrade to the latest version of the server software.
- Backing up and restoring the user data
  You might want to restore an earlier environment state if you install a new version of Rational® Test Automation Server, move environments to different systems (both real and virtual), or set up a test environment ready for testing. To address any of these needs, you can back up and restore Rational Test Automation Server user data installed either on Ubuntu or on Red Hat OpenShift platform.
- Uninstallation of the server software
  When you no longer require Rational® Test Automation Server, you can uninstall the server software. You can uninstall the server software depending on the platform on which you installed the server software.
- Configuration of the server software
  You can find information about the tasks that you must perform after you installed the server software to configure Rational® Test Automation Server.
- Team space administration
  You can find information about team spaces including the initial team space on IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server along with the tasks that you can perform to administer a team space.

Installation of the server software

To get started with IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you must first install the server software.

You can install Rational® Test Automation Server on the following platforms:

Red Hat OpenShift V4.5
Ubuntu server (using k3s)

Task flow for installing the sever software on Red Hat OpenShift

You must perform the following tasks to install Rational® Test Automation Server:

Set up a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
Install the Jaeger operator to trace test logs and Jaeger-based reports when you run tests.
Install the OpenShift Container Platform command-line interface (CLI) and the Helm software.
Install Rational® Test Automation Server.
Configure and manage the license.

Task flow for installing the sever software on Ubuntu

You must perform the following tasks to install Rational® Test Automation Server:

Set up a Ubuntu server.
Install the OpenSSH server and the Helm software.
Set up the k3s Kubernetes environment by using the provided script.
Install Rational® Test Automation Server.
Configure and manage the license.