Before you run Rational Synergy Release 7.1 on a database, that database must have been upgraded to the 7.1 level and must contain a 7.1 model.
The UNIX server software must be installed and Informix database servers must be upgraded by following these instructions. In addition, all Windows users must also have the 7.1 client installed. You cannot use older clients with 7.1 servers (nor vice versa). To learn how to install Windows clients, see the Rational Synergy Installation Guide for Windows.
To install and run the Rational Synergy software, you need a valid IBM® Rational® License Server. For detailed information, see the Licensing Guide document on the Rational Synergy Information Center (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rsdp/v1r0m0/index.jsp).
The Rational Directory Service (RDS) is also a prerequisite if you intend to run Synergy sessions in Web mode.
For updated server information, see the Rational Directory Server Product Manual, available on the Rational Synergy Information Center (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/rsdp/v1r0m0/index.jsp).
Regardless of the release from which you are upgrading, back up your previous installation. Backing up your previous installation is an important safeguard and must not be skipped. To save your previous installation, first back up the previous installation. Then, save the previous configuration files.
As user ccm_root, use the ccmsrv status command to view all of your databases. Then, regardless of the release from which you are upgrading, back up each of your databases before the upgrade.
If you anticipate that the upgrade will still run when your regular scheduled backups, builds, DCM transfers, and other background jobs are run, temporarily disable those scheduled activities. You must remember to turn them back on after the upgrade.
Use your normal procedures for backing up your databases. You might need to use the ccmdb backup, ccmdb pack, ccmdb dump, or ccmsrv archive commands. If you have a customized model database, remember to back it up as well as all your production databases.
To see a list of operating system versions that the Rational Synergy Release 7.1 supports, see the Readme.
If relevant, upgrade your operating system now, after you have shut down your previous installations running on the older operating system version, and before you install a new Rational Synergy release that requires a newer operating system version.
If your previous release does not run on your upgraded operating system, make sure that you have an up-to-date pack file for each of your databases. After you have upgraded the operating system and installed Rational Synergy Release 7.1, you must unpack your databases to a new database server. Follow the Overview.