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Administrator Guide
Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
Installation of Rational® Test Control Panel
You can find information about installing IBM® Rational® Test Control Panel from the IBM Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server, or IBM Rational Performance Test Server package.

Rational® Performance Test Server
- Release Notes
  This document contains information about What's new, installation, known issues, and contact information of IBM Support.
- System Requirements
  This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for IBM® Rational® Performance Test Server.
- Getting Started
  This guide provides an overview and describes the tasks to get you started with IBM® Rational® Performance Test Server.
- Administrator Guide
  Typically, a user with the administrator role is responsible for certain tasks including installation, configuration, and integration of the product. This guide lists all such topics.
  - Installation
    You can find information about installing IBM® Rational® Integration Tester Agent from the IBM Rational Performance Test Server package.
  - Installation of Rational® Test Control Panel
    You can find information about installing IBM® Rational® Test Control Panel from the IBM Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server, or IBM Rational Performance Test Server package.
    - Installation considerations for Rational® Test Control Panel
      You can install Rational® Test Control Panel as part of Rational Test Workbench or Rational Test Virtualization Server.
    - Installing Rational® Test Control Panel by using the launchpad program
      You can use the launchpad program to install IBM® Rational® Test Control Panel when you want to use the IBM Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server, or IBM Rational Performance Test Server package.
    - Installing Rational® Test Control Panel by using IBM® Installation Manager
      You can use IBM® Installation Manager to install IBM Rational® Test Control Panel from the IBM Rational Test Workbench, IBM Rational Test Virtualization Server, or IBM Rational Performance Test Server package.
  - Configuration of Rational® Performance Test Server
  - Licenses for Rational® Performance Test Server
    You can find information about the licenses that you can purchase to use Rational® Performance Test Server.
  - Upgrading Rational® Integration Tester Agent
    In general, you can upgrade from earlier versions of Rational® Integration Tester Agent to the most recent version without having to uninstall the software. Use the Installation Manager Update option to upgrade the software.
  - Running agents
    The Rational® Integration Tester Agent is normally configured to run continuously, listening for HTTP connections from the Performance Test Controller.
- Tester Guide
  This guide describes the tasks that you can perform for testing various domains, technologies, and applications. To enable testing, you must configure and enable the environment for testing.
- Security Considerations
  You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
- Notices
  This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for product documentation.

Installation of Rational® Test Control Panel

You can find information about installing IBM® Rational® Test Control Panel from the IBM® Rational® Test Workbench, IBM® Rational® Test Virtualization Server, or IBM® Rational® Performance Test Server package.

You can find the information that you must review before you install Rational® Test Control Panel. See Installation considerations for Rational Test Control Panel.

Installing Rational® Test Control Panel

You can use any of the following methods to install Rational® Test Control Panel:

Use the launchpad program after you download the relevant package to start the installation on the computer without the need for an internet connection.
Use IBM® Installation Manager, after you download the relevant package to start the installation if you have installed IBM® Installation Manager on the computer.
You can install the product software by using IBM® Installation Manager in any of the following modes that depend on your ease of using the GUI or command line or your requirement to install on multiple computers:
- GUI mode
- Console mode
- Silent mode

If you want to use the launchpad program to install, go to Installing Rational Test Control Panel by using the launchpad program.

If you want to use Installation Manager to install, go to Installing Rational Test Control Panel by using IBM Installation Manager.