Installation roadmap

The installation roadmap lists the high-level steps for installing your product.

Installing Rational® Quality Manager for the first time (Derby database and Tomcat application server)

When installing Rational Quality Manager for the first time, perform these tasks:

  1. Verify that your computer meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing the product.
  2. Install Rational Quality Manager.
  3. Perform any necessary post-installation tasks:
    1. Starting and stopping the Rational Quality Manager Jazz Team Server
    2. Running the Jazz Team Server Setup wizard
    3. Installing licenses
    4. Optional: Installing sample data

Installing Rational Quality Manager for the first time (commercial database, WebSphere® Application Server, LDAP)

When installing Rational Quality Manager for the first time in an environment with a commercial database, WebSphere Application Server, and LDAP, perform these tasks:

  1. Verify that your computer meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing the product.
  2. Verify that Websphere Application Server and the required fix packs are already installed.

    You can use either WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 with fixpack 23 or later or WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 with at least 7.0.0.7 installed.

  3. Verify that a supported database is installed.
  4. Install Rational Quality Manager.
  5. Configure the database for use with Rational Quality Manager. You can do this by Running the Jazz Team Server Setup wizard, or you can configure the database manually. In the wizard, you can select a database, configure database connection properties, and create the required database tables. Using this wizard, you can also test the LDAP connection, set up the default Quality Manager project area, and create a new administrator account, among other things. For further information, see Setting up the database.
  6. Configure Websphere Application Server for use with Rational Quality Manager.
    In this step, you do several things, such as:
    • Configure JVM arguments
    • Configure OAuth security settings
    • Start and stop the Websphere Application Server
    • Install the Rational Quality Manager product and help for use on Websphere Application Server

    For details, see Setting up a WebSphere Application Server.

  7. Configure LDAP on Websphere Application Server for use with Rational Quality Manager.
  8. Perform any necessary post-installation tasks, such as these tasks:
    1. Installing licenses
    2. Optional: Installing sample data

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