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Rational Performance Tester, Version 8.2.0.4

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Abstract

This document describes how to download and install fix pack 8.2.0.4 for IBM® Rational® Performance Tester, Version 8.2 on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

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Known problems
Known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base at http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/performance/support/. As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

The following links open customized queries of the live Support knowledge base:

Additional resources
IBM Rational Performance Tester Information Center
IBM Rational Performance Tester Roadmap


Fixed APARs contained in this release
PM33117 NPE at datacorrelation.execution.harvest.CommonHarvestRule.logSuccess
PM33371 Substitution in POST content may not work for content with multi-byte characters
PM33622 Reported response times could be too high if a SAP GUI connection is lost
PM33894 Compilation failing with "Too many constants, the constant pool for would exceed 65536 entries"
PM34846 RPT incorrectly substituting Chinese POST content
PM35338 Counters for ITM Monitoring Agent for SAP resource monitoring not available
PM35574 SAP failures in sub-transactions are not reflected in higher-level transaction statuses in ITCAM
PM35927 Binary requests are not properly handled when executing test suite
PM36569 Proxy-based recording could skip parts of the traffic and perturbate recorded application behavior
PM37259 RPT playback using same SSL Session ID for different virtual users
PM38827 Limited edition steps with the Form View

Prerequisites

Before you can install this fix pack, you must update Installation Manager to version 1.4.1 or later. Whenever you use Installation Manager to update an installed package, it automatically updates itself if necessary.

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Installation Instructions

IBM Rational Performance Tester, Version 8.2 must already be installed.

Automatic Update
Install the Rational Performance Tester 8.2.0.4 update using the Update wizard in IBM Installation Manager.

  1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  2. Click Update.

Manual Update
You can also download the update and install it locally.

  1. Download the Rational Performance Tester 8.2.0.4 update .zip files. See the following Download package table for the URL.
  2. Extract the files to a temporary directory with a directory structure resembling this example:
    • rpt_update\disk1

    The base directory must be named disk1.

  3. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  4. Click File > Preferences.
  5. Click Add Repository.
  6. Specify the directory where disk1 is located, according to the following example:

    ...\rpt_update\disk1\diskTag.inf

  7. Click OK.
  8. Click Apply.
  9. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
  10. From the main Installation Manager window, click Update.

Rational Team Concert 3.0
Rational Team Concert 3.0 is available for installation with Rational Performance Tester 8.2.0.4. For more information, see Performance and service testing with Rational Team Concert.

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Technical Support

<p>Visit the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/performance/support/index.h… Support Portal</a> for technical support.<BR><br>
The Passport Advantage® Online Help <b><a
href="http://www.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/services/cwepassport.nsf/wdocs/pao… Videos</a></b> guide Passport Advantage customers through the download and CD ordering processes.
If you are unable to download the 8.2 release, contact the <b><a
href="https://www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/paocustomer/doc… Advantage help desk</a></b>.
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<b>Rational software support</b>
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Links to specific product support pages plus general topics such as downloads and product documentation are available from the <A href="http://www.ibm.com/rational/support/">IBM Rational software support main page</A>.
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<b>Forums</b>
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Discuss your version 8.2.0.4 experience with the IBM professional community by searching an "Overall product forum."
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Product Synonym

RPT

Problems (APARS) fixed
PM33117;PM33371;PM33622;PM33894;PM34846;PM35338;PM35574;PM35927;PM36569;PM37259;PM38827

Document Information

Modified date:
07 May 2019

UID

swg24029821

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