Learn how to upgrade and migrate data for the product.
Read these topics for information about planning your upgrade, installing software, and configuring your environment after upgrading.
Before you begin upgrading the DevOps Code ClearCase® and DevOps Code ClearCase MultiSite software, learn about the upgrade process, complete any prerequisite tasks, and create an upgrade plan.
Review the requirements information to identify system requirements, prerequisite tasks, and other information needed to successfully install or upgrade DevOps Code ClearCase® and DevOps Code ClearCase MultiSite
Learn general information about the product.
Learn how to install the product.
The release notes provide you with information that you might want to know before you install the product.
Review the requirements information to identify operating system, file system, and compatibility requirements, prerequisite tasks, and other information required to install or upgrade DevOps Code ClearCase®.
If you plan to upgrade DevOps Code ClearCase® clients and servers in phases, or run different ClearCase versions on clients and servers in the same environment, review the client and server compatibility information. Before you upgrade, make sure that all components in the ClearCase environment will be running compatible software after the upgrade.
DevOps Code ClearCase® and DevOps Code ClearCase MultiSite can be integrated with IBM® Rational® ClearQuest®.
Review requirements for IPv6 support, domain configuration for client and server hosts on Windows, and concurrent access limitations for DevOps Code ClearCase® servers on Windows.
Review information about localized support for DevOps Code ClearCase® configurations and supported data code page locales.
When upgrading DevOps Code ClearCase®, back up critical resources before you begin the upgrade. These back up files can help you recover any information, files, or configurations that might be lost or corrupted during the upgrade.
Check the VOB schema version and determine whether to upgrade the schema version and raise the feature level after you upgrade DevOps Code ClearCase®.
When you upgrade from ClearCase® version 7.x to version 8.x or later, migrate the Change Management (CM) Server to the CCRC WAN Server, which replaces the CM Server in ClearCase version 8.0 and later.
Before you begin the upgrade process, review information about known issues and limitations, gathering required information, and completing any necessary system configuration changes.
DevOps Code ClearCase® can be installed by using an enterprise strategy.
Install the ClearTeam® Explorer web client to access and modify resources under DevOps Code ClearCase® source control through dynamic views or web views.
Review requirements and other considerations to consider when planning the installation of the DevOps Code ClearCase® MultiSite.
Determine whether to manage licensing with IBM Common Licensing, DevOps Code ClearCase®, or Asynchronous licensing.
Instructions for verifying whether the required software packages are installed on your system depend on which version of Linux™ you are running.
Use IBM® Installation Manager to upgrade and modify DevOps Code ClearCase® product features in an existing installation.
Using email, file attachments, or LKAD to import permanent authorized user license keys.
If you must upgrade your license keys, replace an old license server, or move the license keys to another computer, you must perform a floating or authorized user license key return transaction in License Key Center.
On Windows platforms, download and install License Key Administrator for managing licenses with IBM Common Licensing.
You can install and manage product installations with Installation Manager by using any of these methods: silently from a response file, from the Linux or UNIX console, or from the Installation Manager wizard.
Before you install or upgrade DevOps Code ClearCase® web features, install or upgrade to a supported version of IBM® WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and Web Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere.
The DevOps Code ClearCase® Cadence Virtuoso Integration is available as a separate extension offering and can be independently installed and uninstalled using IBM Installation Manager. This mechanism allows you to upgrade the integration bits without the need to upgrade the underlying ClearCase.
For some types of DevOps Code ClearCase® and DevOps Code ClearCase MultiSite hosts, some configuration tasks are required after you complete a product installation or upgrade operation.
Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install IBM® software.
Learn how to administer the product.
Learn how to develop software with DevOps Code ClearCase® and ClearCase Remote Client.
Learn how to manage change and release in the product.
Learn how to integrate DevOps Code ClearCase® with other products.
Complete tutorials with specific learning objectives for the product.
Learn how to extend the product.
Review reference information for the product.