After you have installed the software, verify that the installation is working correctly. Then, perform all necessary steps required before using the software.
Verifying the installation
Verify that the necessary services are running and that you can open the IBM® Rational Change log on dialog box.
Configuring the software to use Rational Directory Server
When you first browse to the IBM Rational Change Admin Login dialog box, you are prompted to configure IBM Rational Change to use IBM Rational Directory Server. You can use the same Rational Directory Server for remote and central servers. Use this procedure to configure Rational Change to use the Rational Directory Server.
Connecting central and remote servers
Remote servers must be connected to the central server
to participate in the central server cluster. It is possible to have
a central server without any remote servers. This means that your
cluster does not have any remote development databases, although it
likely has local development databases connected directly to the central
server.
Preparing the software for use
After the software has been installed, the local admin
user is available so that you can use the Admin interface. Before
non-admin users can log on, you must install a process package and
assign privileges to your users.
Log file locations
The following tables list the IBM Rational Change and the IBM Rational Synergy log files and their locations.
Resolving port conflicts on Jetty
Jetty port conflicts can occur when IBM Rational Change installations are using the same port that is in use by another application.
Installing on Windows with a UNIX Rational Synergy database
IBM Rational Change supports multiple databases on the same installation. However, if you are running the program with even one UNIX database, all the installation databases must be UNIX databases. You can run a database on a different platform, but the database must go through a remote server to do so.
Multiple Rational Change servers for a database
IBM Rational Change provides no explicit support for server load balancing. However, it is possible to achieve a similar effect by installing duplicate installations onto multiple servers.
Settings requiring manual synchronization
Changes to the CR process, list box values, and other settings
must always be made and controlled on the primary server. Then, the
changes must be manually propagated to the secondary servers.
Configuring for Secure Sockets Layer and HTTPS
Administrators can configure IBM Rational Change to have Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and HTTPS support with a 128-bit encryption key. This section contains the information necessary to configure your system and web servers for SSL and HTTPS. The detailed steps contain information for the bundled web server, Jetty. For other web servers, see the documentation for that web server. Follow these steps, in the order listed.
Rational Directory Server configuration file
IBM Rational Directory Server is configured as a post-installation step. The Rational Directory Server connection information is stored in the rds_config.xml file.
Configuring session ratios
Several factors affect how many sessions are needed. Administrators configure session ratios using the Server tab on the System Administration dialog box.