Installing HCL OneTest API by using Installation Manager

You can use Installation Manager to install HCL OneTest API when you want to use the HCL OneTest Studio or HCL OneTest API package and you have Installation Manager installed on your computer.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:
HCL manages software licensing and downloads through the HCL® License & Delivery portal. You must have ordered software and followed the instructions that you received to activate your entitlement and download the software from the Portal. These instructions help you complete the following steps:
  1. Order the software. Gather the URL and login credentials for the HCL® License & Delivery portal.
  2. Log in to the Portal.
  3. Create a User associated with your account.
  4. Create a Device to host the license server and record the server ID that is returned when the device is created.
    Important: The server ID uniquely identifies your entitlement and must be kept secure.
  5. Map your entitlement to the license server Device.
  6. Download the software.

Procedure

  1. Open IBM® Installation Manager on your computer.

    The IBM® Installation Manager dialog is displayed.

  2. Add repositories to point to the location of the extracted installation files in Installation Manager by clicking File > Preferences > Repositories.
  3. Click Apply and then OK for Installation Manager to use the selected repository.
  4. Click Install to start the installation.

    The IBM® Installation Manager install packages dialog is displayed.

  5. Clear or retain the products selected for installation. Ensure that you select HCL OneTest API to be installed.

    If you already installed an earlier version of the product, you are prompted about the existing installation and you need to opt if you want them to be upgraded to the version you downloaded. Updates that have dependencies are automatically selected and cleared together.

    To view all updates that are found for the available packages, select Show all versions and click Check for Other Versions, Fixes, and Extensions. You require your HCL® License & Delivery portal login credentials to view and install any newer packages or updates to the selected version of the software.

  6. Click Next.
  7. Read the license agreement for HCL® Quality Server, and then click I accept the terms in the license agreement.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Select the package group into which HCL® Quality Server is to be installed and either retain the default location or enter the location where the installation files are created.

    The shared resources directory is the location to which installation artifacts that can be used by one or more package groups are written. To change the shared resources directory, uninstall all the installed packages and then reinstall them in to the new directory location.

  10. Select the translations to install and click Next. Some translations are supported by all packages, while others are supported by only certain packages.
    1. Click Translations Supported by Only Some Packages to see the available translations.
    2. Select the translations.
    3. Click Next.
  11. On the Features page, select the package features to install.
    1. To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.
    2. Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
    3. Select or clear features in the packages. Installation Manager automatically enforces any dependencies with other features and displays updated download sizes and disk space requirements for the installation.
    4. Click Next.
  12. On the Summary page, review your choices before you install the product package. To change the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install.
    A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation that is completed. When the installation process is complete, a confirmation message is displayed.
  13. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window.

    Alternatively, in Installation Manager, go to File > View Log to verify if the installation was successful.

  14. Click Finish to start the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to Installation Manager.

Results

The product software is installed.

What to do next

License your product and perform post-installation configuration. See the following topics: