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Installing
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Install and deploy Rational® ClearQuest®
Find information about installing and deploying Rational® ClearQuest® client and server software
Configuring your environment after installing
After installing Rational® ClearQuest®, there are series of tasks to perform to verify that the installation has completed successfully and to configure the installation for your site.
Checklist of user tasks on Linux™ and UNIX™ system
Before you can use a Rational® ClearQuest® client, you must complete several post-installation tasks. These tasks vary based on the Rational ClearQuest client you want to use.
Sourcing the Rational® ClearQuest® setup file
Before each use of Rational® ClearQuest®, source the setup file to prepare the shell environment.

IBM ClearQuest 10.0.9
Overview
Learn general information about the product.
Installing
Learn how to install the product.
- Install and deploy Rational® ClearQuest®
  Find information about installing and deploying Rational® ClearQuest® client and server software
  - Planning the deployment and installation
    Before installing Rational® ClearQuest®, complete planning tasks to determine what ClearQuest components to install, review system requirements, and complete required and optional configuration tasks to prepare your environment for the ClearQuest installation process.
  - Prerequisites and changes for using Rational® ClearQuest®
    Rational® ClearQuest® has the following prerequisites:
  - Prerequisite planning for installing Rational® ClearQuest®
    Information about installing 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.
  - IBM Installation Manager tasks
    Information about installing, starting, and uninstalling Installation Manager
  - Installing silently
    Use IBM Installation Manager to run a silent install of a DevOps product. When you run a silent install, the Installation Manager interface is not available. Installation Manager uses a response file that contains commands required to install the product package.
  - Installing the product package using the Installation Manager GUI
    The following steps describe how to install the product package by using the Installation Manager graphical user interface (GUI). You can optionally install product updates at the same time that the base product package is installed; skip the update steps in this topic if they do not apply to your installation.
  - Installing License Key Administrator
    On Windows™ platforms, download and install IBM Common Licensing.
  - Prepare the WebSphere® Application Server environment
    Before you install or upgrade web features, install or upgrade to a supported version of IBM® WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and Web Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere.
  - Disable Terminal Services before installing, upgrading, or modifying Rational® ClearQuest®
    On Windows™ systems, disable Terminal Services before update, roll back, modify, or uninstall operations.
  - Installing Rational® ClearQuest® Web server
    Use IBM Rational® Installation Manager to install the Rational ClearQuest® Web server.
  - Configuring your environment after installing
    After installing Rational® ClearQuest®, there are series of tasks to perform to verify that the installation has completed successfully and to configure the installation for your site.
    - 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.
    - Checklist of user tasks on Windows™
      Depending on which Rational® ClearQuest® Client you intend to use, your postinstallation tasks can vary. In all cases, ensure that you have a user ID and password for Rational ClearQuest, the administrator has officially deployed the product, and you are properly licensed. Otherwise, your tasks can range from a basic a login to the web client to configuring an Eclipse Workbench Environment.
    - Checklist of administrator tasks on Linux™ and UNIX™ systems
      Post-installation tasks for administrators on Linux™ and UNIX™ systems are required to configure Rational® ClearQuest® server and client components hosted on these platforms.
    - Checklist of user tasks on Linux™ and UNIX™ system
      Before you can use a Rational® ClearQuest® client, you must complete several post-installation tasks. These tasks vary based on the Rational ClearQuest client you want to use.
      - Modifying your search paths
        Access to Rational® ClearQuest® programs depends on specific environment variable settings. The most reliable way to establish these settings is to edit your shell startup script.
      - Sourcing the Rational® ClearQuest® setup file
        Before each use of Rational® ClearQuest®, source the setup file to prepare the shell environment.
    - Restart and verify servers
      After the servers have been upgraded, restart each one and verify that it is operating correctly.
    - Changing the feature level and metaschema version
      Changing the Rational® ClearQuest® feature level and metaschema version can take several hours. The process changes the schema repository and all associated user databases. Typically, new tables are added to all databases, and new columns might be added to existing tables.
    - Database properties and connection information for DB2®
      If you use a DB2® database and upgrading, you must update the database properties of your schema repositories and user databases.
- Using IBM® installation and packaging utilities
Upgrading and migrating
Learn how to upgrade and migrate data for the product.
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

Sourcing the Rational® ClearQuest® setup file

Before each use of Rational® ClearQuest®, source the setup file to prepare the shell environment.

For csh, tcsh, and other csh-compatible shells, run this command:
```
source cquest-home-dir/cq_setup.csh 
```
For sh, ksh, bash and other Bourne-compatible shells, run this command:
```
. cquest-home-dir/cq_setup.sh 
```

Fastpath: You might want to add the source command for the Rational® ClearQuest® setup file to your shell setup script so that it runs automatically.

If you are using the Rational® ClearQuest® Client, start the client from the command line in the same shell where you sourced the setup file.