This topic provides step-by-step instructions for installing
Installation Manager, IBM® Rational® Quality
Manager,
and the Rational Quality Manager,
Administration Client. The software can be installed from CD or as
a software download.
Before installing
Rational Quality Manager V1.0.1,
you must back up your databases. See
Updating to v1.0.1 (manual database migration) for instructions.
The
download package consists of three zip files:
- RQM_STD_EVL_1.0_Part1.zip
- RQM_STD_EVL_1.0_Part2.zip
- RQM_STD_EVL_1.0_Part3.zip
To install the Rational Quality Manager bundle
on the Windows® or Linux® operating
systems:
- Download and extract the three zip files into the same
folder to reveal the RQM_SETUP, RQM,
and RTC directories.
- Open the RQM_SETUP directory and execute launchpad.exe (on Windows)
or launchpad.sh (on Linux) to start and install
Installation Manager V1.2.
- Delete the existing repository in the Preferences section
of the Installation Manager, and add the absolute path for RQM (c:\unzipped_directory\RQM\disk1)
and RTC(c:\unzipped_directory\RTC) in the Preferences
section of the Installation Manager to ensure a successful installation
of Rational Quality Manager.
- Select a language for the installation and click OK.
- Click Install IBM Rational Quality
Manager.
This action opens the Install Packages page. If you are installing
the product for the first time and Installation Manager is not already
available, Installation Manager will be selected by default, along
with IBM Rational Quality
Manager.
- Click Next.
- Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
- Accept the default installation location for Installation
Manager, and click Next. When installing
in a WebSphere Application Server environment, remove the portion
"Program Files" from the default location, or specify in install location
of your choice.
- Accept Create a new package group for IBM Rational Quality
Manager.
- Accept or modify the default installation directory.
- To install additional languages, select one or more languages,
and click Next.
- Accept the installation of Installation Manager and Rational Quality Manager and
click Next.
- Click Install to begin the installation
process.
- When the installation is completed, click Finish.
- Now, from the launchpad, click Install the RQM
Administration Client.
This action opens
the Install Packages page.
The RQM Administration Client is
a bundled version of Rational Team Concert that
is used for managing roles and permissions. The client is also used
for configuring the ClearQuest® Connector.
- Repeat steps 5 through 9.
- Click Next to install Eclipse or
select Extend an existing Eclipse to use a
version of Eclipse that is already installed.
- Accept the installation of Rational Team Concert and
click Next.
Note: The Sametime
7.5.1 Integration Update Site is only required if you plan to integrate
Sametime with Rational Team Concert.
Refer to the documentation that comes with Rational Team Concert Further
instructions are available in the topic "Connecting to a local Sametime
or Notes application" help topic, either online or when running Rational Team Concert.
- Click Install to begin the installation
process.
- When the installation completes, click Finish.
- In a Windows installation, verify that the Rational Quality Manager and Rational Team Concert items
are available on the Windows start menu.