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Install DevTest Workstation on UNIX

This topic describes how to install DevTest Workstation in a UNIX or Linux environment.

Before you start the installation procedure, download the following files from the Download Center:

• The installer for your platform
• (Optional) The demo server zip file

The following procedure is based on the graphical version of the installer. To use the command-line version of the installer, add the -c option. For example:

./devtest_linux_x64.sh -c

Note: If you are using the generic UNIX installer, ensure that a Java virtual machine (JVM) is on the same computer. The version of the JVM must be 1.7. You can specify a specific JVM by setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable. If the installer cannot find a JVM, the installer displays a message and exits.

Follow these steps:

1. In a terminal window, navigate to the directory where the installer file is located.
2. Ensure that the installer file has the execute permission.

   chmod 777 devtest_platform_x64.sh
   

   This gives rwxrwxrwx permissions on the file.

3. Run the installer file. Double-click the icon or enter a command similar to the following command from a terminal window:

   ./devtest_platform_x64.sh
   

   The DevTest Solutions Setup wizard opens.

4. Click Next.

   The CA End User License Agreement step opens.

5. Read the license agreement, select the I accept the terms of the License Agreement check box, and click Next.

   The Select Destination Directory step opens.

6. Specify the directory where you want to install DevTest Workstation. Do not use a directory that contains spaces. (The default is /opt/CA/DevTest.)
7. Click Next.

   The Installation Type step opens.

8. Select one of the following options and click Next.

   Local

   Installs all DevTest Solutions components into a single directory on the local computer. By default, all data is stored in this directory, and each user has a personal temp directory. Local is the most common installation type that is used in most environments.

   Shared

   Used by administrators to install all of the DevTest Solutions components to a shared location that multiple users from multiple computers can access. All data and temporary files are stored in user-specified directories. Each user has personal data, but they share a common DevTest Solutions installation. With a shared installation, users only need read access to the DevTest Solutions programs directory.

   The Select Components step opens.

9. Clear the Server check box, ensure that the Workstation check box is selected, and click Next.

   If you chose the shared installation type, the following steps prompt you to specify the data directory and the temporary files directory.

10. Specify the directories, clicking Next after each step.

    The Specify Demo Server step opens.

11. If you want the installer to unzip the demo server into the LISA_HOME directory, select the Install demo server check box and specify the fully qualified path of the demo server zip file.
12. Click Next.

    The Select Additional Tasks step opens.

13. If you do not want to create a desktop icon for DevTest, clear the check box.
14. Click Install.

    When the installation is finished, the Information step opens.

15. Read the information and click Next.

    The Completing the DevTest Solutions Setup Wizard step opens.

16. Click Finish.