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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install IBM® Rational® Test Automation 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.
Server software upgrade on Red Hat OpenShift
When you want to use the latest version of the server software on Red Hat OpenShift, you must upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server from the previous version of the software.
Server software upgrade by using upgrade (by new install) method
When you do not have any specific requirement to upgrade the server software, you can uninstall the existing version of the server software, and then install the latest version.

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.
  - Server software upgrade on Red Hat OpenShift
    When you want to use the latest version of the server software on Red Hat OpenShift, you must upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server from the previous version of the software.
    - Upgrading the server software by using the in-place upgrade method
      When you want to install the latest version of the server software in the same location that contained the V10.1.3, then you can upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server by using the helm upgrade command.
    - Server software upgrade by using upgrade (by new install) method
      When you do not have any specific requirement to upgrade the server software, you can uninstall the existing version of the server software, and then install the latest version.
  - Server software upgrade on Ubuntu
    When you want to use the latest version of the server software on Ubuntu, you must upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server from the previous version of the 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.

Server software upgrade by using upgrade (by new install) method

When you do not have any specific requirement to upgrade the server software, you can uninstall the existing version of the server software, and then install the latest version.

Before you upgrade the server software, you must ensure that you have completed the following tasks:

Installed Helm V3.5.2. For more information, refer to the Installing a Helm chart on an OpenShift Container Platform cluster section in the Red Hat OpenShift documentation.
Completed all test executions that are running on the existing version of Rational® Test Automation Server.
Stopped all stub executions that are running on the existing version of Rational® Test Automation Server.
Canceled any scheduled test runs that have a future date or time.
Informed users that Rational® Test Automation Server is offline temporarily during the upgrade process.

In upgrade (by new install) method, depending on the existing version of the software, you can upgrade the server software by using any of the following options.

To upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server (V10.1.0 or later) to latest version, you must perform these tasks in sequence as listed in the following table:

Tasks	Task description	More information
1	Back up the user data from the previous version of Rational® Test Automation Server.	Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
2	Uninstall the previous version of Rational® Test Automation Server.	Uninstalling the server software from Red Hat OpenShift
3	Install the latest version of the server software and then migrate the data as part of the installation process.	Installing the server software on Red Hat OpenShift

To upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server V10.0.2, Fix Pack 1 or earlier to latest version, you must perform these tasks in sequence as listed in the following table:

Tasks	Task description	More information
1	Upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server V10.1.2.	Installation of the server software on Red Hat OpenShift
2	Back up the user data from Rational® Test Automation Server V10.1.2.	Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
3	Uninstall Rational® Test Automation Server V10.1.2.	Uninstalling the server software
4	Install the latest version of the server software and then migrate the data as part of the installation process.	Installing the server software on Red Hat OpenShift