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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ API. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
Installation of HCL® Quality Server
You can find information about installing HCL® Quality Server from the HCL OneTest™ Studio, HCL OneTest Virtualization, or HCL OneTest API package.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ API. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as configuration and integration of the product. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Installation of HCL OneTest™ API
  You can find information about installing HCL OneTest™ API from the HCL OneTest Studio or HCL OneTest API package.
- Installation of HCL® Quality Server
  You can find information about installing HCL® Quality Server from the HCL OneTest™ Studio, HCL OneTest Virtualization, or HCL OneTest API package.
  - Installation considerations for HCL® Quality Server
    You can install HCL® Quality Server as part of HCL OneTest™ Studio, HCL OneTest Virtualization, or HCL OneTest API.
  - Hardware and software requirements
    Before you begin the installation, verify that your hardware and software meet the minimum requirements.
  - Installing HCL® Quality Server by using IBM® Installation Manager
    You can use IBM® Installation Manager to install HCL® Quality Server from the HCL OneTest™ Studio, HCL OneTest Virtualization, or HCL OneTest API package.
  - Installing the product software by using the stand-alone installer
    You can find information about installing the product software on Linux or Windows by using the stand-alone installer.
- Uninstalling the product software
  When you no longer require the software, you can use either Installation Manager or the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
- License management
  Licensing for your HCL software is administered through HCL® License & Delivery portal. This portal is FlexNet-based web application to manage software entitlements and licenses.
- Configuration of HCL OneTest™ API
- Administering HCL® Quality ServerHCL® Quality Server
  is a server-based web application providing a central repository for virtualized services. The HCL® Quality Server allows you to use virtual services published with HCL OneTest™ API to create, share, and deploy virtualized test environments in HCL OneTest Virtualization.
- Integrations
  HCL OneTest™ API supports integration with various other tools for quality management, change management, software configuration management, and deployment automation tools such as UrbanCode™ Deploy or HCL® Launch.

Installation of HCL® Quality Server

You can find information about installing HCL® Quality Server from the HCL OneTest™ Studio, HCL OneTest™ Virtualization, or HCL OneTest™ API package.

You can find the information that you must review before you install HCL® Quality Server. See Installation considerations for HCL Quality Server.

Installing HCL® Quality Server

You can use any of the following methods to install HCL® Quality Server:

Use IBM® Installation Manager, after you download the relevant package to start the installation if you have installed Installation Manager on the computer.
You can install the product software by using 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
Use the stand-alone installer, after you download the relevant package to start the installation on the computer.
You can install the product software by using the stand-alone installer 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 on Linux and Windows.
- Console mode on Linux.
- Silent mode on Linux and Windows.

If you want to use Installation Manager to install, go to Installing HCL Quality Server by using IBM Installation Manager.

If you want to use the stand-alone installer to install, go to Installing the product software by using the stand-alone installer.