Performing post-installation steps

This section explains what you must do after you have installed Rational® Synergy Release 7.2 or later.

About this task

  1. Reinstalling PC integrations, if applicable
  2. Merging configuration files, if applicable
  3. Verifying the installation

Reinstalling PC integrations

If you used a PC integrations product with your previous Rational Synergy Release, you must install the appropriate integrations release on top of Release 7.2 or later.

Procedure

You are not required to reinstall PC Integrations types into any existing databases. The database upgrade process described in these instructions preserves the PC integration types.

Merging configuration files

If your previous installation is not visible from this computer, you must merge the configuration files manually with those files you saved.

Procedure

If you have not already done so, merge the files identified in Configuration, platform values, and remote execution files.

Verifying the installation

Verify correct installation by unpacking a test database into the directory for Rational Synergy databases, on the database server computer. If any of the following steps fail, contact IBM Rational Software Support.

Procedure

  1. If you did not elect to unpack a test database during the installation, then you must now unpack a test database.

    Log on as the CM Administrator on the Rational Synergy server, and unpack a test database. Rational Synergy databases must be on an NTFS file system, and the ccmdb unpack command requires a UNC path name for the database to be created. For more information about the ccmdb unpack command, see the administration guide.

    ccmdb unpack "C:\Program
    Files\IBM\Rational\Synergy\7.2x\packfiles\training.cpk" /t
    \\server\share\testdb
  2. Start a Rational Synergy session on the test database.
    1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start > All Programs > IBM Rational > IBM Rational Tools > IBM Rational Synergy to open the Start Rational Synergy window.

      The Start menu folder is the default program folder. Your folder might be different based on where you installed the program.

      If the Start Rational Synergy window opens, type the server URL in the Server field. Click Start to start the session.

Results

The installation is complete when the session starts.

What to do next

To stop the sessions, click the Close icon in the Rational Synergy client window, or click Task > Exit.

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