Before upgrading Rational® ClearQuest®,
gather information about the server and clients currently deployed
including server names, locations, and any information required to
access and configure these resources. Identify your target enironment
Also, make sure to back up existing client and server data.
Document the existing ClearQuest environment
Create
a detailed inventory of the existing Rational ClearQuest environment
which includes information required to upgrade and configure ClearQuest client, servers,
user databases and schema repositories.
- Names and pertinent information about all administrative hosts,
database servers, web servers, Shipping Servers, license servers,
mail servers, clients, repositories, and user databases
- The hardware and system software on the systems that run these
servers and clients
- Related servers and clients from integrations
- The locations of each system and its components
- The current Rational ClearQuest MultiSite deployment
- Any environment variables, behavior flags, or registry keys
- Any web server customization, modified web configuration files
- LDAP with or without SSL authentication information
Identify the target environment for the upgrade
Upgrading
software changes both the software and your environment. Many organizations
verify that the upgrade is successful by upgrading a nonproduction
area of their network for testing.Use the test environment to identify
special requirements for the hardware and software in the environment
and to determine how much time the upgrade process requires.
Back up all data and repositories
Back
up the following data sources and configuration files:
- Schema repositories
- User databases
- Any client or server configuration files that were modified or
created