Upgrading to a new release of Rational DOORS from an earlier release of version 9

When you upgrade to a new version of the Rational® DOORS® database server from an earlier release of version 9, you install the new components and then copy the data directory from the earlier installation to the new installation.

Before you begin

About this task

Procedure

  1. If you are upgrading to Rational DOORS client version 9.6.1 or later, you must uninstall the previous client by using Windows Control Panel Programs and Features.
  2. Install the new version of Rational DOORS. For information about installing the client and database server, see:
  3. Stop the Rational DOORS database server and copy the Rational DOORS data directory from the previous installation to the new Rational DOORS installation.
  4. If you customized the menus in the previous installation, copy the addins.idx file and any custom scripts and folders from your backup files and add them to the new installation.
  5. Start the new Rational DOORS database server.
  6. To verify that the upgrade was successful, start the Rational DOORS client. If you cannot log in and access the data, verify that you copied the data to the location that you specified in the new database server installation. The default location is install_path\IBM\Rational\DOORS\9.version\data.
  7. Optional: If you have a dbadmin password, you must also complete these steps:
    1. Log out and stop the Rational DOORS database server.
    2. Reset the dbadmin password by opening a command prompt, navigating to the bin directory, and entering a command in this format:
      doorsd -R <newpassword> -s <datadirectory>
    3. Restart the Rational DOORS database server.

What to do next

After the upgrade of the database server is complete, other team members can upgrade their Rational DOORS client installation, as described in Installing the Rational DOORS client.

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