Configuring the Rational® Quality Manager adapter
You must configure the Rational® Quality Manager adapter to establish a successful connection between Rational® Performance Tester and Rational® Quality Manager.
Before you begin
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The URL of the Rational® Quality Manager server.
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A user credential and valid license to access Rational® Quality Manager.
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The user account must be added to the project area that is being accessed by the adapter with write permissions to the project.
For more information about Rational® Quality Manager, refer to the IBM® Rational® Quality Manager documentation.
Procedure
- Open Rational® Performance Tester.
- Click .
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Enter the following information of the
Rational® Quality
Manager:
Fields Actions Server URL Enter the URL of Rational® Quality Manager.
For example, https://<hostname>:<portnumber>/qm
Note: If you rename the Rational® Quality Manager server, you must perform the following tasks:-
Update the Rational® Quality Manager server name in the hosts file with a new name.
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Update the Server URL field with the new name.
- Configure the adapter to point to the new URL.
Adapter name Enter a unique name to identify the Rational® Quality Manager adapter. The Rational® Quality Manager adapter uses the name of the computer as the default name of the adapter.
Project area Enter the name of the project area in Rational® Quality Manager.
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Select one of the following Authentication type from the
drop-down list to connect to
Rational® Quality
Manager:
Authentication type Actions Username and Password Perform the following steps:
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Enter the username associated with Rational® Quality Manager in the User ID field.
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Enter the password associated with the username of Rational® Quality Manager in the Password field.
KERBEROS Click Browse to locate and select the kerberos.ini file in the Configuration File field.
Note: The kerberos.ini file is automatically created when you set up Kerberos.For example, on Windows systems, you can locate the file in the c:\windows\krb5.ini. The file name and the location might change based on the operating systems.
SSLCERT Perform the following steps:
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Enter the location of the SSL certificate keystore in the Certificate Location filed.
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Enter the keystore password in the Password field.
Note: The expected format of the keystore is p12. The keystore must contain the client certificate that the adapter uses when you authenticate with Rational® Quality Manager.SMARTCARD Select a certificate from the drop-down list from the Certificate Selection field. -
- Optional:
Select the Enable Proxy checkbox to connect through a proxy
computer and perform the following steps to enter the Proxy Details
of the computer:
- Enter the hostname of the proxy computer in the Host field.
- Enter the port number of the proxy computer in the Port field.
- Enter the username and password of the proxy computer in the User and Password fields.
- Click Apply and Close to save and close the configuration.
Results
You have configured the details of Rational® Quality Manager on Rational® Performance Tester.
What to do next
You must start the adapter from Rational® Performance Tester, command-line interface, or as a Windows service.