Logging in and out
After the IBM® Rational® Test Control Panel process is started , you can log in to IBM® Rational® Test Control Panel.
Before you begin
Procedure
To log in:
-
Open a web browser and enter a URL of the following format:
https://localhost:
Port Number Specified During Installation of the server/RTCP/
Alternatively:- If you are using Windows™, click .
- If you are using Rational®
Integration Tester, and you
click Open next to the URL field on the Server
Settings tab of the Project Settings window, the default web browser of your computer
opens and Rational® Test Control Panel
default URL displayed in the browsers address bar. You can edit the default URL before
clicking Open.
If the server's built-in security functionality is enabled , the server Login screen is displayed. If security is not enabled, the servers application window is displayed and there is no need to enter any login details. For information about Rational® Test Control Panel security, see Managing users.
- In the Username and Password fields, enter
a user name and password. The user name and password that you must enter will depend on the security model option that was selected and configured while installing the server. For example, if you installed the server and the servers built-in security functionality is enabled, you should enter the user name and password that you entered during installation.Note: For information about changing default passwords and adding more users, refer to Creating users and Modifying users.
- Click Log in.
The servers application window is displayed.
During initial login after the server is installed, the software runs in reduced functionality mode (as indicated by a banner) until a valid Rational® Test Control Panel license key is entered.
After entering a valid Rational® Test Control Panel license key, Rational® Test Control Panel Home page changes.Note: The Environments icon and Environments link are displayed on the application window only if your Rational® Test Control Panel license entitles you to use IBM® Rational® Test Virtualization Server.
Logging out
About this task
Procedure
- Click LOGOUT on the upper right corner of the server application window.
- On the confirmation window, click OK
Note: If servers security functionality is disabled, LOGOUT is not displayed, so quitting your web browser enables you to quit the server application.Note: If you have installed the server as a Windows™ service, you cannot execute the
shutdown.bat
option from the command line to stop the services. Use the Stop option for HCL Quality Server from the Windows™ services window.