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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install the IBM® Rational® Test Automation 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.

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.
- 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.
  - Backup and restoration of the server data on IBM® Red Hat OpenShift
    To secure the data in Rational® Test Automation Server that is installed on the IBM® Red Hat OpenShift platform, you can back up the data. At any point in time, after you install Rational Test Automation Server, you can restore the backed-up data.
  - Backup and restoration of the server data on Ubuntu
    To secure the data of Rational® Test Automation Server that is installed on the Ubuntu server, you can back up the data. At any point in time, after you install Rational Test Automation Server, you can restore the backed-up 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.

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.

A backup is the process of creating a copy of the data on your system and storing it elsewhere, generally on secondary storage. You can then use that copy to recover if your original data is lost or becomes inaccessible.

A restore is a process of copying the backed-up data from the secondary storage and restoring it to the original location. You can restore the backed-up data when your original data is lost or becomes inaccessible.

You must back up and restore the data when you perform the following tasks:

Move the existing environment to a new system.
Change the name of the release or namespace that you used during the installation of the server software.
Minimize the downtime of Rational® Test Automation Server during disaster recovery.
Upgrade to the latest version of the server software.

To learn more about backup and restoration of the server data on platforms such as Ubuntu and Red Hat OpenShift, refer to the following topics: