Install the adapter in to the JIRA application.
Before you begin
Complete these tasks before you install the adapter software.
About this task
You install the adapter from a product DVD or an electronic
image.
These installation instructions apply to installing a new
installation of the adapter in to a JIRA 6.0.x application. For instructions
about installing the adapter in to a JIRA 5.0.x application, see the 1.0 information center.
Procedure
- If you are installing from the product DVD, insert the
DVD into your DVD drive.
Mount the DVD drive
Run launchpad.exe or launchpad64.exe if
you have a Windows 64-bit
operating system, which is in the JIRA\disk1 directory.
Run launchpad.sh, which is in
the JIRA/disk1 directory.
- Use the Installation roadmap to guide you through the steps
to install and configure the adapter.
- When you are ready to start the installation. Start the
JIRA server if it is not already started. Log in to your JIRA server
with administrative privileges.
For example, http://YourJIRAhostname:8080/
- Click at the upper right of
the page.

You might
be prompted to enter your JIRA administrative credentials.
- On the Administration page, click Manage
Add-ons.

The Manage
Add-ons page opens.
- Click Upload add-on, and in the
dialog that opens, browse to where you extracted the electronic image
or the product DVD to find the adapter JAR file.
- Select the adapter, click Open then
click Upload. A message shows
that the adapter was successfully installed.
Important: Another
message shows about reindexing the JIRA database. Since reindexing
can take some time to complete, you can choose to reindex the JIRA
database at a convenient time.
Results
The adapter is installed into the JIRA application.
What to do next
Set up licensing for the adapter, see
Licensing.