Configuring your environment after installing

After installing IBM Rational® ClearQuest®, there are series of tasks to perform to verify that the installation has completed successfully and to configure the installation for your site.

To determine what you must configure, review the decisions you made when Planning your deployment.

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Table 1. Post-upgrade workflow
Task Client and/or Server Information Comments
Windows checklist Client

Server

 
Linux and UNIX systems checklists Client

Server

 
Start servers to verify a successful upgrade Server Restart and verify servers  
Upgrade feature levels Server Changing the feature level and metaschema version  
Configure the features that are part of the feature level you have upgraded to Server Revisit the section, Deciding on the feature level to determine which features require configuration.  
Configure CM Server to use secure sockets Client

Server

Configuring secure sockets for CCRC You use the SSL files that were preserved during uninstall to complete the SSL configuration. For more information about the SSL files that were preserved, see Preserving ClearQuest Web configuration files.
Install converted Open SSL certificates Server Converting Open SSL certificates to IBM SSL If you are using Rational ClearQuest web version 7.0 and are using Open SSL to encrypt the HTTP traffic to and from the web server, install the SSL certificates that you converted to the CMS format as part of your preparation for the upgrade process.
Configure the Rational E-Mail Reader to SMTP Server Configure SMTP If you are upgrading Rational ClearQuest version 2003.06.xx to 7.1.x you must configure your email server to use the SMTP protocol.
Configure Reporting Server Reporting deployment configuration  
Change data code pages Server Working with Rational ClearQuest data code pages  
Update database properties and connection information Server Setting database properties and connection information  

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