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HATS installation guide

  

Summary

This document will feature how to install IBM HATS (Host Access Transformation Services) 9.7, a prerequisite software.

Prerequisites

Below are a few mentioned system requirements for IBM HATS version 9.7. Higher maintenance levels, such as fix and service packs, may be supported as they become available. For detailed system requirements, kindly follow the below link:

https://www.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity/softwareReqsForProduct.html

IBM Passport Advantage Tool allows users to download the supported Development tool and related software

https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao_customer.html

Operating System:

Operating System

Hardware

AIX 6.1, 7.1

POWER System – Big Endian

dIBM I 7.2, 7.3

POWER System – Big Endian

RHEL 6,7,8

X86-32, X86-64, IBM z Systems, POWER System - Little Endian

macOS Sierra 10.12

X86-64

Windows 8, 8.1, 10, 11

X86-32, X86-64

Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019

X86-64

 

Supported Application Server:

Application Server

Version

IBM Websphere Application Server

8.5, 9.0

IBM Websphere Application Server Liberty Server

16.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1

IBM Websphere Application Server ND

8.5, 9.0

IBM Websphere Application Server Express

8.5.5

Apache Geronimo

2.1, 3.0.1

JBoss

7.1.0

Oracle Weblogic

12.0

 

 

 

Supported Development Tools

Tools

Version

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (RAD)

9.7

Rational Developer for i

9.6

 

 

 

 

Software Requirement

Software

Version

IBM Installation Manager

Version 1.8.3 and higher

 

 

 

 

IBM Installation Manager

  • Below are the steps to install IBM Installation Manager
  1. Download and extract Installation Manager
  2. To start the installation, double click on setup.exe

 

  1. Check the Installation Manager package and click on next

 

 

  1. Give installation path and click on next.


     5. Click on Install

 

 

 

  1. Click on Restart Installation Manager to continue the installation of other related software.

 

Installing IBM WebSphere Application Server

 

  1. Open Installation Manager

 

  1. Goto File
  2. Select Preference
  3. Goto Repository

 

  1. Click on Add Repository

 

  1. Browser and select WAS repository.config file
  2. Click on open to add in Repository

 

  1. Browse the java sdk repository.config
  2. Click on open to add in Repository

 

 

  1. Select WAS and SDK to install
  2. Click next

 

  1. Accept the license agreement
  2. Click on next

Contact us

For further information on Organizing Web Applications in HATS, automation capabilities and Lab services offerings, please write to:

ZIO@hcl.com

Akshata Betageri

Developer, Lab Services, IBM HACP & HATS


  14. To install the packages, Click on Install.

 

Upon successful installation of IBM WAS, create a server profile.

  1. Click on Start
  2. Open IBM Websphere Application Server
  3. Goto Profile Management Tool

         4. Click Create

          5.  Click Next

     

          6. If required, select Enable Administrative security and enter username and password
          7. Click next

     

          8. Click Create

          9. Click Finish

     

    Installing IBM Development Tool, IBM RAD

     

    Installation Steps

    1. Open Installation Manager

     

    1. Goto File
    2. select Preference

     

     

     

    1. Click on Add Repository

     

     

    1. Browse and select the RAD repository.config file
    2. Click on open to add in Repository

     

     

    1. Select the RAD package and click on install.

    Add license key after successful installation of IBM RAD.

    Add RAD License

    1. Click on Start
    2. Open Installation Manager
    3. Goto IBM Installation Manager

         4. Click on Manage Licenses

         5. Select Import Product Activation Kit

         6. Click on Next

         7. Browse the license file

         8. Click Next

         9. Accept the license agreement.

         10. Click Next

         11. Click Finish

     

    IBM Rational HATS installation

    Installation Steps

    1. Open Installation Manager.
    2. Goto File
    3. Select Preference
    4. Goto Add Repository

         5. Browse and select the HATS repository.config file
         6. Click Ok to add in a Repository

     

    1. Click Apply and OK
    2. Click Install
    3. Select IBM Rational HATS and click Next

     

    1. Accept the license agreement.

      11. Click Next

      12. Click Next

     

     

     

    1. Click Next

     

    1. Click Install

     

    1. Click Finish

     

    Configuring HATS Toolkit

    Create HATS Workspace

    1. Click on Start
    2. Open IBM Software Delivery Platform
    3. Goto HATS Toolkit.

     

    1. Select a Workspace path or click on Launch to use the default path. 
      Note: This Folder contains the HATS project and EAR files.

    Add HATS License

     

    1. Click on Start
    2. Open IBM Software Delivery Platform
    3. Goto HATS Toolkit

         4. Click on HATS
         5. Goto License Settings

         6. Select the HATS runtimeenablement jar  
     
         7. Click on Open

         8. Click Finish

     

     

       

     

    Add an application server in HATS Toolkit

     

    In this example, we will add the previously created IBM WAS profile in the HATS toolkit.

    1. Go to the Server tab
    2. Right-click to add a new Server

         3. Select IBM WAS 9.0

         4. Click Next to continue.
         5. Select WAS Server profile from the drop-down

         6. Click finish.
         7. Adding WAS Server profile is successful
         8. Now the developer can test the HATS application using this server profile


    Contact us

    For further information on Organizing Web Applications in HATS, automation capabilities and Lab services offerings, please write to:

    ZIO@hcl.com

    Monojit Dutta

    Quality Assurance Engineer, Lab Services, IBM HACP & HATS


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