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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server software.
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.
License management
As a Team Space Owner, you can configure and manage licenses for your team spaces in Rational® Test Automation Server. As a member of any team space, you can only view the details of the licenses that are configured for the team space. If you are not a member of any team space, you cannot view or perform any operations in any of the team spaces on Rational Test Automation Server.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server software.
- Installation of the server software
  To get started with IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you must first install the server software.
- Server software upgrade methods
  When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of Rational® Test Automation Server, you must upgrade the product to the latest version of the server software.
- Backup and restoration of the server data
  You must back up all your server data before you uninstall the current version of the server software or upgrade to the latest version of the server software. You must back up the server data to avoid data loss or inaccessibility of data.
- 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.
  - Team space overview
    Team spaces are logical partitions of IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server. Team space is an exclusive, separate, and secure space on Rational Test Automation Server that enables you to share a single installation among multiple teams.
  - Creating a team space
    To manage projects in the logical containers of IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you must create team spaces.
  - Tasks in a team space
    You can find information about the tasks that you can perform as a Member, Project Owner, Architect, or Team Space Owner in a team space on IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server.
  - Tasks in projects in a team space
    You can find information about the roles that you can assign in a project for members of a team space and the tasks that you can perform in projects in a team space.
  - License management
    As a Team Space Owner, you can configure and manage licenses for your team spaces in Rational® Test Automation Server. As a member of any team space, you can only view the details of the licenses that are configured for the team space. If you are not a member of any team space, you cannot view or perform any operations in any of the team spaces on Rational Test Automation Server.
    - Server software licensing information
      You can find information about the licensing on Rational® Test Automation Server.
    - Configuring licenses for team spaces
      As a Team Space Owner, you can configure Rational License Key Server for the team spaces on the Team Space License Configuration page so that members of the team space can perform various operations such as creating a project, running tests, and so on.
    - Adding users to the Prioritized Floating Users list
      As a Team Space Owner, you can add users to the Prioritized Floating Users list so that the licenses are always available for those users.
    - Removing or replacing prioritized users
      When you want to remove a user from the list of prioritized users or you want to replace an existing user with another prioritized user, you as a Team Space Owner can perform these changes from the Team Space License Configuration page.
    - Viewing license details of the team space
      You can find information about the number of licenses configured, licensed users, or details of the license server on the Team Space License Configuration page.

License management

As a Team Space Owner, you can configure and manage licenses for your team spaces in Rational® Test Automation Server. As a member of any team space, you can only view the details of the licenses that are configured for the team space. If you are not a member of any team space, you cannot view or perform any operations in any of the team spaces on Rational® Test Automation Server.

When you log in to Rational® Test Automation Server, you can configure the details of the license by clicking Manage > Licenses for the initial team space or any other team space that you create.

Depending on your privileges, you can perform the following tasks in Rational® Test Automation Server:


Privileges	Tasks	More information
`Team Space Owner`	Read about licensing on Rational® Test Automation Server.	Server software licensing information
	Configure licenses.	Configuring licenses for team spaces
	Configure prioritized users.	Adding users to the Prioritized Floating Users list
	Remove or replace prioritized users.	Removing or replacing prioritized users
Licensed user	Perform tasks or operations in a team space.	Tasks in a team space
Licensed user	Viewing details about licenses.	Viewing license details of the team space