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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.
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.
Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
When you want to upgrade to a new version of the server software or to move your existing environments to new systems, you must back up the server 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.
    - Preparing IBM® Red Hat OpenShift cluster to backup and restore the server data
      You must prepare your Red Hat OpenShift cluster before you back up or restore the data of Rational® Test Automation Server.
    - Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
      When you want to upgrade to a new version of the server software or to move your existing environments to new systems, you must back up the server data.
    - Restoring the server data on IBM® Red Hat OpenShift
      You can restore the data that is backed up in Rational® Test Automation Server at any point in time after you install latest version of server software.
  - 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.

Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift

When you want to upgrade to a new version of the server software or to move your existing environments to new systems, you must back up the server data.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Been assigned the same role that was required to install and uninstall the server software.
Installed the server software and all of the Rational® Test Automation Server pods are in Running state.
Communicated to the users that Rational® Test Automation Server might be unavailable for some time until the process is complete.
Prepared your cluster to back up and restore data by using Velero. See Preparing IBM Red Hat OpenShift cluster to backup and restore the server data.

Procedure

Log in to the cluster by using oc login.
Start the backup process by running the following command:
```
velero backup create <backup_file_name> --include-namespaces=<name_of the_namespace>
```
Note: You must replace <backup_file_name> and <name_of the_namespace> with the actual value in the command.

Results

You have backed up the data of Rational® Test Automation Server.