Installation set up, deployment, and configuration tasks required to deploy ClearQuest vary depending on your deployment plan and site configuration. Before installing, review Installation scenario walkthroughs to learn about install tasks required for four different installation scenarios.
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Task | Component | Information | Comment |
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Identify an installation strategy | Client Server |
Installation scenario walkthroughs | Review the installation scenario walkthroughs which provide step-by-step instructions for installing for four common scenarios for Rational ClearQuest. Identify the scenario that works best in your environment. After selecting a scenario, determine which installation tasks are required for your deployment. |
Shut down the servers and databases. | Client Server |
Shut down the Rational ClearQuest servers, including the Rational ClearQuest Web servers. Shut down the Rational ClearQuest databases, using the processes specific to each vendor database. Then shut down all other IBM Rational products. | This action prevents Rational ClearQuest clients from accessing or updating the databases. |
Install WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server. | Server | Installing WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server | Complete this task for environments that will
use any of these ClearQuest web-based
components:
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If you have any version 7.0 or earlier Rational products on your computer that were installed with an MSI-based installer, you must use the rationaluninstalltool.exe tool to uninstall them before installing version 8.0 products. | Client Server |
Uninstall Rational products | |
Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges for installing the product. | Client Server |
User privilege requirements for installing the product | Requirements for Linux and Windows users. |
To make products available to non-root users, set the umask variable to 0022, before you install ClearQuest on a Linux or UNIX system. | Client Server |
To set the umask variable:
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If you are on Linux or the UNIX system increase the number of file handles available before you install the product. | Client Server |
Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations | How to set ulimit to a number larger than 1024. |
Check the downloaded electronic images. | Client Server |
Verifying and extracting electronic images | |
Use the IBM Packaging Utility if you want to install multiple Rational products in the same repository. | Client Server |
IBM Packaging Utility | You can use the Packaging Utility to perform
the following tasks:
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Windows users must have Administrator access if installing into the C:\Program Files. | Client Server |
User privilege requirements for installing the product | |
Installing Rational License Key Server version 8.1.1 | Client Server |
Setting up the Rational License Key Server | This link opens the Rational Common Licensing Information Center. |
Windows Only: Install Rational License Key Administrator (LKAD) |
Client Server |
Installation of License Key Administrator | |
Rational License Key Administrator (LKAD) looks for the product-specific license keys first | Client Server |
Change to search order for license keys | In previous releases, LKAD first looked for a license key that corresponded to Rational Suite. |
Install Rational ClearQuest silently. Note: This
step is optional unless you are installing on a platform that does
not use the GUI.
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Client Server |
Installing silently | Information about silent installations. |
How to manually run the commands install, start, and uninstall for Installation Manager. | Client Server |
IBM Installation Manager tasks | Information for Windows, Linux and the UNIX system. Does not provide details on installing from the Rational ClearQuest launchpad. |
Using the launchpad to install Rational ClearQuest | Client Server |
Installing from the launchpad program | Steps about installing Rational ClearQuest using the Rational ClearQuest launchpad. |
Install Rational ClearQuest using Installation Manager | Client Server |
Installing the product package using the Installation Manager GUI | Description of the screens you see in Installation Manager when installing Rational ClearQuest. |
Install synchronization and Rational Shipping Servers. | Server | ClearQuest MultiSite Installation | You must upgrade all of your synchronization servers and shipping servers at the same time. |