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Upgrading and migrating
Learn how to upgrade and migrate data for the product.
Upgrading Rational® ClearQuest®
Review the upgrade information and complete optional and required tasks for upgrading Rational® ClearQuest®.
Installation scenarios
You can follow several scenarios when you install or update the product.

IBM ClearQuest 10.0.9
Overview
Learn general information about the product.
Installing
Learn how to install the product.
Upgrading and migrating
Learn how to upgrade and migrate data for the product.
- Planning your upgrade
  To plan a Rational® ClearQuest® upgrade, identify prerequisite requirements for hardware and software, choose an upgrade strategy, select Rational ClearQuest features to install, understand how to upgrade Rational ClearQuest server components, and prepare your environment.
- Upgrading Rational® ClearQuest®
  Review the upgrade information and complete optional and required tasks for upgrading Rational® ClearQuest®.
  - User privilege requirements for installing the product
    You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements before you can install the product.
  - Increasing the number of file handles on Linux™ workstations
  - Upgrading the DevOps License Key Server
    If you are upgrading from Rational® ClearQuest® version 7.0.x or 7.1.1 to version 8.0.x, you must upgrade the license server.
  - Change to search order for license keys
    If you have a previous release of DevOps Suite and you are upgrading from Rational® ClearQuest® version 7.0.x to version 8.0.1 on Windows™, update the license key search order in the DevOps License Key Administrator (LKAD).
  - Installation scenarios
    You can follow several scenarios when you install or update the product.
    - Installing from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview
    - Placing the product package on an HTTP web server
      There are several steps to follow to place the product package on an HTTP web server.
    - Installing from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS web server
      In this scenario, IBM Installation Manager retrieves the product packages from an HTTP or HTTPS web server.
    - Placing the electronic image on a shared directory
      In this scenario, you place the electronic image on a shared directory or drive so that users in your enterprise can access the installation files for the product from a single location.
  - Upgrading packages to the latest versions
    Each package has its own version number that is unrelated to the Rational® ClearQuest® product version number.
  - Package groups and the shared resource directory
    When you install a product package using IBM Installation Manager, you must choose a package group and a shared resource directory.
- Configuring your environment after upgrading
  After upgrading Rational® ClearQuest® and installing any new components, there are series of tasks to perform both to verify a successful upgrade, and to configure new or upgraded components.
Administering
Learn how to administer the product.
Reporting
Learn how to generate reports for the product.
Developing
Learn how to develop schemas by using the Rational® ClearQuest® Designer.
Managing change and releases
Learn how to manage change and release in the product.
Integrating
You can integrate Rational® ClearQuest® with other software by adding packages to existing schema.
Extending product function
Learn how to extend the product.
Reference
Review reference information for the product.
Tutorials

Installation scenarios

You can follow several scenarios when you install or update the product.

The following factors might determine your installation scenario:

The format and method by which you access your installation files (for example, from files downloaded from IBM Passport Advantage®)
The location for your installation (for example, you can install the product onto your own workstation, or make the installation files available to your enterprise)
The type of installation (for example, you can use the Installation Manager GUI, or install silently)

These are the typical installation scenarios you might follow:

Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation
Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive
Installing from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS Web server

Note: Silent install is supported for the electronic image scenarios. For details, see Installing silently.

Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation

In this scenario, you download the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage® and you install the product on your own workstation.

See Installing from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview for an overview of the steps.

Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive

In this scenario, you place the electronic image on a shared drive so that users in your enterprise can access the installation files for the product from a single location.

See Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview.

Installing from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS Web server

This scenario is the fastest method for installing the product on a network and is different from the shared-drive installation.

To place product package files for the product on an HTTP or HTTPS Web server, you must use IBM Packaging Utility to copy the installation files in a package format to the server. The directory on the server that contains the product package is called a repository. IBM Packaging Utility is provided with the product.

See Installing from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS web server and Placing the product package on an HTTP web server.