System requirements
The following information lists the basic system requirements for using IBM Rational Functional Tester. Requirements for the recorder and editor differ somewhat from the requirements for test execution. Please select the appropriate item from the list below:
| Operating System | Software | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| Linux, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional |
Windows: The following operating systems are supported for this product in 32-bit mode: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or 3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 or 2 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 or 2 Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 (without Hyper V) The following operating systems are supported for this product in 64-bit mode: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64 Microsoft Windows Vista 64 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 64 Note: Rational Functional Tester provides limited support for testing applications on 64-bit mode. You can test Windows and .NET 64-bit applications and all the supported 32-bit applications in the 64-bit mode Windows operating system. Additional Windows Software Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or later for recording functional test scripts on any Windows applications Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2003, Standard Edition or Professional Edition, with VB.NET Project support for .Net 2003 scripting. Microsoft Visual Studio.Net 2005, Standard Edition or Professional Edition, with VB.NET Project support for .Net 2005 scripting . Linux: The following operating systems are supported for this product in 32-bit mode: Red Hat Enterprise Linux® AS 4.0 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 Update 5 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 Update 8 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0 Update 1 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 5.0 Update 3 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 Update 1 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4.0 Update 7 (All functions except recording) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 Update 2 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9.0 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9.0 SP4 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10.0 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10.0 SP1 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10.0 SP2 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11.0 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.0 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.0 SP1 (All functions except recording) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.0 SP2 (All functions except recording) Additional Linux Software Requirements: The GNU Image Manipulation Program Toolkit (GTK+), Version 2.2.1, or later, and associated libraries (GLib, Pango). |
Processor Minimum: 1.5 GHz Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 (or higher for best results) Memory Minimum: 1 GB RAM Disk space: Minimum: 750 MB of disk space is required for product package installation. Display: 1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) Other hardware: Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device |
