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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 Azure Kubernetes Service
To secure the data in Rational® Test Automation Server that is installed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), 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.
Restoring the server data on Azure Kubernetes Service
You can restore the server data that is backed up in Rational® Test Automation Server when required.

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.
  - Backup and restoration of the server data on Azure Kubernetes Service
    To secure the data in Rational® Test Automation Server that is installed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), 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 the Azure Kubernetes Service cluster to back up the server data
      When you want to back up the server data, you must prepare your Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster to store the backed-up data.
    - Backing up the server data on Azure Kubernetes Service
      You might want to back up the server data to protect against data corruption or malicious attacks. You might also want to back up the server data when you want to upgrade to a new version of the server software.
    - Restoring the server data on Azure Kubernetes Service
      You can restore the server data that is backed up in Rational® Test Automation Server when required.
- 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.

Restoring the server data on Azure Kubernetes Service

You can restore the server data that is backed up in Rational® Test Automation Server when required.

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.
Communicated to the users that Rational® Test Automation Server might be unavailable for some time until the process is complete.
Backed up the data from Rational® Test Automation Server.

About this task

If you plan to restore the server data immediately after you backed up the data from Rational® Test Automation Server that you installed on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), then you must go to Step 3 to start the restoration process.

Procedure

Run the following command to log in to AKS interactively:
```
az login
```
The command-line interface opens a browser and displays the Log-in page of AKS.
Sign in with your AKS account credentials.
Run the following command to start the restore process of the Rational® Test Automation Server data:
```
velero restore create --from-backup={backup_file_name} --restore-volumes
```
Tip: You can run the velero restore describe {backup_file_name} --details command to verify the progress of the restore operation.

Note: You must replace {backup_file_name} with the name that you provided during the backing up of the server data.

Results

You have restored the data of Rational® Test Automation Server on AKS.