Configuring Rational Build Forge version 7.0.2 to connect with Rational Quality Manager

After you install IBM® Rational® Build Forge® version 7.0.2 iFix2 or higher, you must edit the buildforge.conf file in the Rational Build Forge installation folder so that IBM Rational Quality Manager can receive lab resource data from Rational Build Forge.
The function that this topic describes might not be available, depending on how lab management permissions and client access licenses have been defined for your user account. You must install Rational Build Forge version 7.0.2 (which is available with the installation package of Rational Quality Manager), and iFix2 from this URL: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24019771, before you can perform these steps.
To edit the buildforge.conf file:
  1. In the local Rational Build Forge installation folder, open the buildforge.conf file in a text editor. An example of the location of the Rational Build Forge installation folder is c:\program files\ibm\buildforge.
  2. In the buildforge.conf file, add the string db_system_password password (include a space between db_system_password and password), where password is a password to use to connect Rational Build Forge with Rational Quality Manager. The following example shows how to set stage1 as the password to use: db_system_password stage1. Keep track of this password, as you will need it when you configure Rational Quality Manager to connect with Rational Build Forge.
  3. Save the file.
  4. If you have installed Rational Build Forge on the same server as Rational Quality Manager, perform these steps:
    1. In the Rational Build Forge installation folder, open ..\apache\tomcat\conf\server.xml in a text editor.
    2. Find the string <server port="8005" shutdown="SHUTDOWN">.
    3. Change the server port number from 8005 to 8007.
If Rational Build Forge is running, stop and then restart it to enable these changes.
Note: Copy the buildforge.conf file to another location as a backup, so that you can retrieve your updates to this file if you upgrade to a later version of Rational Build Forge and the file is overwritten.

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