Welcome
Installing
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Deploy DevOps Code ClearCase®
Read these topics for information about planning, installing, and configuring your DevOps Code ClearCase® deployment.
Install DevOps Code ClearCase® clients and servers
The method that is used to install DevOps Code ClearCase® depends on the target platform and on your installation strategy.
Prepare the WebSphere® Application Server environment
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.
Applying fix packs to WebSphere® Application Server, IBM® HTTP Server, and Web server plug-ins
Download and install recommended fix packs following the IBM® update strategy for WebSphere Application Server.

Overview
Learn general information about the product.
Installing
Learn how to install the product.
- DevOps Code ClearCase® Release Notes
  The release notes provide you with information that you might want to know before you install the product.
- Deploy DevOps Code ClearCase®
  Read these topics for information about planning, installing, and configuring your DevOps Code ClearCase® deployment.
  - Requirements
    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
  - Plan your deployment
    Review a checklist of required and optional tasks with links to additional information for planning the installation and deployment process for DevOps Code ClearCase® and DevOps Code ClearCase MultiSite.
  - Install DevOps Code ClearCase® clients and servers
    The method that is used to install DevOps Code ClearCase® depends on the target platform and on your installation strategy.
    - User privilege requirements for installing the product
      You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements before you can install the product.
    - Verifying and extracting electronic images
      If you download the installation files from IBM® Passport Advantage®, you must extract the electronic image from the compressed files before you can install the product.
    - Increasing the number of file handles on Linux™ workstations
    - Installing License Key Administrator
      On Windows platforms, download and install License Key Administrator for managing licenses with IBM Common Licensing.
    - Installation Manager install methods
      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.
    - Prepare the WebSphere® Application Server environment
      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.
      - Installing WebSphere® Application Server web components
        Before you can install or upgrade to the CCRC WAN server or Automatic view WAN server, you must install or upgrade the IBM® WebSphere Application Server environment where you plan to deploy the web server components. You can generate a report to determine the current supported version of a specific product from the Software product compatibility reports tool. To generate a report, select your product, version, and operating system. For a fix pack release, select the parent version of the product to see the reports.
      - Applying fix packs to WebSphere® Application Server, IBM® HTTP Server, and Web server plug-ins
        Download and install recommended fix packs following the IBM® update strategy for WebSphere Application Server.
      - Configuring a web plug-in for IBM® HTTP Server
        After installing IBM® WebSphere® components, use the WebSphere Customization Toolbox to configure a web server plug-in. Configuring the web server plug-in enables HTTP request routing for web servers managed by IBM WebSphere Application Server.
      - WebSphere Application Server profiles for web feature deployment
        After installing IBM® WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server, you can deploy the DevOps Code ClearCase® web server components into the WebSphere Application Server profiles during the DevOps Code ClearCase web server installation process.
      - WebSphere® Application Server and IBM® HTTP Server reference
        Learn more about IBM® WebSphere Application Server profiles, directory conventions for DevOps Code ClearCase® deployments, and tools for managing profiles and the IBM HTTP Server.
    - Installing CCRC WAN server
      Install CCRC WAN server to provide support for ClearCase® web views.
    - Installing the ClearTeam® Explorer
      ClearTeam® Explorer technology provides access to DevOps Code ClearCase® from various network connections, including wide area network (WAN). This technology is available in the ClearTeam Explorer in various forms.
    - Installing the ClearCase® integration for Microsoft Visual Studio
      Use Installation Manager to install the ClearTeam® Explorer integration for Microsoft Visual Studio (CCRC_VSI), and select the appropriate option to match the version of Visual Studio installed in your environment.
    - Integrating DevOps Code ClearCase® with Cadence Virtuoso
      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.
    - Uninstalling ClearCase®
      You can use the IBM Installation Manager to uninstall ClearCase®.
  - Configuring your environment after deploying
    For some types of DevOps Code ClearCase® and DevOps Code ClearCase MultiSite hosts, you must complete some configuration tasks after you have installed the products.
- Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
  Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install IBM® software.
- Installing and using z/OS® Extensions
  z/OS® Extensions is a component of IBM® Rational® ClearCase® that enables mainframe users to perform select DevOps Code ClearCase operations. z/OS Extensions include Remote Build, TSO Client, and ClearCase RAM (CCRAM).
Upgrading and migrating
Learn how to upgrade and migrate data for the product.
Administering
Learn how to administer the product.
Developing
Learn how to develop software with DevOps Code ClearCase® and ClearCase Remote Client.
Managing change and releases
Learn how to manage change and release in the product.
Integrating
Learn how to integrate DevOps Code ClearCase® with other products.
Tutorials
Complete tutorials with specific learning objectives for the product.
Extending product function
Learn how to extend the product.
Reference
Review reference information for the product.
Glossary

Applying fix packs to WebSphere® Application Server, IBM® HTTP Server, and Web server plug-ins

Download and install recommended fix packs following the IBM® update strategy for WebSphere® Application Server.

Before you begin

Review the IBM® Rational® product prerequisite information to determine which fix packs are recommended and obtain information about any known issues or restrictions. You can generate a product prerequisite report from the IBM® Software Product Compatibility website.

About this task

Learn the process for applying fix packs to IBM® WebSphere® Application Server, IBM® HTTP Server, and Web server plug-ins. Detailed information about recommended fixes, access to fix pack download documents, and links to instructions are available from IBM Software Support for Rational products.

Note: Fix packs for WebSphere® Application Server 8.5 and later must be installed with IBM® Installation Manager. The V7.0 Update Installer cannot be used with WebSphere® Application Server 8.0 and later.

Procedure

On the IBM® Support website, review technote 715553 for the WebSphere® Application Server version that you are using.
On the Recommended fixes page, click the fix pack link that you want to apply.
On the download page, download the fix pack.
Follow the instructions in the update strategy document for the WebSphere® Application Server version that you are updating. For example, for v8.5, see technote 611105.

What to do next

Install DevOps web features required for your environment like the CCRC WAN server.