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This guide describes how to install the IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server software.
Installation of the server software
To get started working with IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you must first install the server software.
Installation of the server software on Azure Kubernetes Service
You can find information about the tasks that you can perform to install Rational® Test Automation Server on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install the IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server software.
- Installation of the server software
  To get started working with IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server, you must first install the server software.
  - Installation of the server software on IBM® Red Hat OpenShift
    You can find information about the tasks that you can perform to install the Rational® Test Automation Server software on the IBM® 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.
  - Installation of the server software on Azure Kubernetes Service
    You can find information about the tasks that you can perform to install Rational® Test Automation Server on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform.
    - Prerequisites for installing the server software on Azure Kubernetes Service
      You must complete certain tasks before you install Rational® Test Automation Server on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform.
    - Cluster autoscaler on Azure Kubernetes Service
      You can enable the cluster autoscaler feature on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to manage the cost of the cluster effectively.
    - Installing Emissary-ingress
      You must install Emissary-ingress to terminate Transport Layer Security (TLS) and route traffic to Rational® Test Automation Server. You can install Emissary-ingress by pulling the images from Azure Container Registry (ACR) when you do not want to pull the images from the public registries.
    - Installing the server software on Azure Kubernetes Service
      You can install Rational® Test Automation Server on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that has a Kubernetes environment to run functional, integration, and performance tests. Rational Test Automation Server combines all the capabilities into a single web-based browser for testers and non-testers. The capabilities include test runs, test data, test environment, or test reports.
  - Management of server features
    After you install the server software, you can manage certain features based on your requirements.
- Server software upgrade methods
  When you want to use the enhanced functionalities of Rational® Test Automation Server, you must upgrade Rational Test Automation Server to the latest version.
- Migration of user data
  You can find information about the migration limitations and methods when you want to migrate data such as projects, test resources, configuration details of integrated applications, and so on. You can migrate data that is generated in an earlier version of IBM® Rational® Test Automation Server after you upgrade to or install the latest version, and then use that data in the latest version.
- 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.

Installation of the server software on Azure Kubernetes Service

You can find information about the tasks that you can perform to install Rational® Test Automation Server on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) platform.