Checklist of administrator tasks on Windows

After Rational® ClearQuest® is installed on the administrative host computer, the administrator must perform a series of tasks to create a Rational® ClearQuest® environment. There are both required and optional tasks. Required tasks such as creating the database set and connection profiles must be performed before deploying the product to the users. The optional tasks such as applying integration packages can be performed at any time.

Required and optional post-installation tasks for the Rational ClearQuest administrator identifies the required and optional post-installation tasks for the administrator.

Tasks not marked as optional must be performed before the product is deployed to the users.

Table 1. Required and optional post-installation tasks for the Rational® ClearQuest® administrator
Step Tasks Information
1 Create a schema repository and user databases

After you install Rational® ClearQuest® and create the necessary empty database containers, you must create the Rational® ClearQuest® schema repository and user databases.

For information about creating schema repositories and user databases, visit the following topics:
2 Create a connection to the database set.

After installing Rational® ClearQuest®, users must connect to the schema repository.

3 (optional) Apply packages for integrations

To integrate Rational® ClearQuest® with other software, you add Rational® ClearQuest® packages to existing schemas.

Overview of Rational® ClearQuest® integrations
4 (optional) Configure the Rational® ClearQuest® Server and web Application

The Rational® ClearQuest® Server can be deployed on one or more hosts.

Administering Rational® ClearQuest® web
5 (optional) Configure Reporting Reporting deployment planning
6 (optional) Configure Full-text search. Configuring and maintaining full-text search
7 (optional) Install and configure the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server Using LDAP with ClearQuest®
8 Create users, and user groups

Rational® ClearQuest® stores information about users and user groups in the user database and in the schema repository.

Manage user accounts
10 (optional) Configure Rational® ClearQuest® MultiSite Rational® ClearQuest® MultiSite administration