About installing OpenText SAST
This section describes how to install OpenText SAST. Several command-line tools are installed automatically with OpenText SAST (see Command-Line Tools). You can optionally include a ScanCentral SAST client and the Application Security fortifyclient utility with the OpenText SAST installation. For information about ScanCentral SAST, see the OpenText™ ScanCentral SAST Installation, Configuration, and Usage Guide.
You must provide a Fortify license file and optionally LIM license pool credentials during the installation. The following table lists the different ways to install OpenText SAST.
| Installation method | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Perform the installation using a standard install wizard | Installing OpenText SAST and Applications |
| Perform the installation silently (unattended) | Installing OpenText SAST silently |
| Perform a text-based installation on non-Windows systems | Installing OpenText SAST and Applications in Text-Based Mode on Non‑Windows Platforms |
| Perform the installation using Docker | Using Docker to Install and Run OpenText SAST |
For best performance, install OpenText SAST on the same local file system where the code that you want to scan resides.
On non-Windows systems, you must install OpenText SAST as a user that has a home directory with write permission. Do not install OpenText SAST as a non-root user that has no home directory.
After you complete the installation, see About the Post-Installation Tasks for additional steps you can perform to complete your system setup. You can also configure settings for runtime analysis, output, and performance of OpenText SAST by updating the installed configuration files. For information about the configuration options for OpenText SAST, see Configuration Options.