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

  • Ubuntu Server (using k3s)

Installation task flows

Red Hat OpenShift Container platform

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

  1. Set up a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.

  2. Install the Jaeger operator to trace test logs and Jaeger-based reports when you run tests.

  3. Install the OpenShift Container Platform command-line interface (CLI) and the Helm software.

  4. Install Rational® Test Automation Server.

Ubuntu server

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

  1. Set up an Ubuntu Server.

  2. Install the OpenSSH server and the Helm software.

  3. Set up the Kubernetes environment (k3s) by using the provided script.

  4. Install Rational® Test Automation Server.