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Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ UI software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
Installation
You can find information about the installation of HCL OneTest™ UI.
Installation requirements
This section details hardware, software, and user privilege requirements that must be met in order to successfully install and run HCL OneTest™ UI.
User privileges requirements
You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements before you can install HCL OneTest™ UI.

Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL OneTest™ UI software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Installation
  You can find information about the installation of HCL OneTest™ UI.
  - Installation requirements
    This section details hardware, software, and user privilege requirements that must be met in order to successfully install and run HCL OneTest™ UI.
    - Hardware and Software requirements
      Before you install the product, verify that your system meets the hardware and software requirements.
    - User privileges requirements
      You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements before you can install HCL OneTest™ UI.
  - Installing the product using Installation Manager
    In this section, you will learn the pre-installation, installation, and post-installation tasks to install the product by using Installation Manager.
  - Installation by using the stand-alone installer
    This guide intended for an administrator and describes how to install the product by using stand-alone installer on different operating systems.
  - Uninstallation by using the stand-alone installer
    When you no longer require the product, you can use the stand-alone installer to uninstall the products that you have installed.
  - About upgrading and migrating
    When you want to use the enhanced functionality of HCL OneTest™ UI, you must upgrade to the latest version of the product software.
- License management
  Licensing for HCL OneTest™ UI is administered through HCL Software License & Download portal. This portal is a FlexNet-based web application that helps to manage software entitlements and licenses.
- Starting HCL OneTest™ UI from the command line
  You can start HCL OneTest™ UI from the desktop environment or a command-line interface.
- Software configuration management
  You can integrateHCL OneTest™ UI with the software configuration management systems to maintain an auditable and repeatable history of your organization's test assets.
- Integrations in UI Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn about the supported integrations for the Web UI Test perspective.
- Integrations in Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn about the supported integrations for the Functional Test perspective.

User privileges requirements

You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements before you can install HCL OneTest™ UI.

Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
For Windows®, the user privileges required for installing depend on the version of Windows® on your computer:
- For Microsoft® Windows®, you must log in to the Administrator account (or run as Administrator; right-click the program file or shortcut and select Run as Administrator) to perform the following tasks:
  - Install or update Installation Manager
  - Install or update a product offering
  - Install a license key for your product by using Installation Manager
For Linux®: You must be able to log in as root.
Note: On Ubuntu, you must ensure that the environment variables that are set while installing the products are retained when you open HCL OneTest™ UI and the application-under-test.
If you log on as a non-administrator user, you can run HCL OneTest™ UI and also test applications. Administrator access is only required for installing HCL OneTest™ UI.