Migrating from Build Forge version 7.0.2 to 7.1.1

IBM® Rational® Build Forge® has recently released version 7.1.1. If you are already using Rational Build Forge version 7.0.2 iFix2 with IBM Rational Quality Manager, you must perform the steps in this topic to migrate data generated from version 7.0.2 iFix2 of Rational Build Forge to version 7.1.1.

Before you begin

Rational Build Forge version 7.0.2, and the proper licenses to use it, are included with the Rational Quality Manager product installation. However, you must download iFix2 from this URL to integrate with Rational Quality Manager: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24019771. If you are already using Rational Build Forge version 7.1.1, you can follow the steps in this task to migrate your data from version 7.0.2. If you have not upgraded to version 7.1.1 yet and you intend to do so, you must acquire a separate license for Rational Build Forge, and then download the product from the Rational Build Forge Web site.

About this task

If you have already integrated Rational Quality Manager with Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 and you want to use Rational Quality Manager with Rational Build Forge 7.1.1 without data loss, follow these steps. After you complete this task, all lab resource, automation, and automation result data will automatically migrate between versions of Rational Build Forge and will remain intact in Rational Quality Manager.
Note: You must migrate the Rational Build Forge version 7.0.2 database to the Rational Build Forge version 7.1.1 database before you can use the updated Rational Build Forge data in Rational Quality Manager. For information about this procedure, refer to the topic "Upgrading from a previous version" in the IBM Rational Build Forge Installation Guide 7.1.1.

To migrate Rational Build Forge version 7.0.2 data to version 7.1.1:

Procedure

  1. Shut down the Rational Quality Manager server and the Rational Build Forge server.
  2. Upgrade the Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 install to Rational Build Forge 7.1.1.
  3. Follow the steps in Configuring Rational Build Forge version 7.1.1 to connect with Rational Quality Manager and Configuring Rational Quality Manager to connect with Rational Build Forge version 7.1.1. When you edit the integration_config.xml file, be sure to change the <inventoryExtensionId>, <automationExtensionId>, and <pluginId> to the Build Forge 7.1.1 values, as described in the Configuring Rational Quality Manager to connect with Rational Build Forge version 7.1.1 topic.
    Note: You must change either the <name> value or the <instanceId> value of the Rational Build Forge adaptor from version 7.0.2 to new values for version 7.1.1, so that Rational Quality Manager can differentiate between the new Rational Build Forge 7.1.1 integration and the existing Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 integration. However, the <hostname> value must not be changed.
    Note: Use a meaningful name to describe the Build Forge server and version.
  4. Restart the Rational Build Forge server.
  5. Restart the Rational Quality Manager server. When the Rational Quality Manager server starts, the Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 artifacts in Rational Build Forge are automatically migrated to version 7.1.1.

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