Server software upgrade by using upgrade (by new install) method

When your Rational® Test Automation Server is 10.1.2 or earlier, then to upgrade the server software, you must uninstall the existing version of the server software and install the latest version.

Before you upgrade the server software, you must ensure that you have completed the following tasks:

  • Installed Helm. For more information, refer to the Installing a Helm chart on an Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster section in the Red Hat OpenShift documentation.

  • Completed all test executions that are running on the existing version of Rational® Test Automation Server.

  • Stopped all stub executions that are running on the existing version of Rational® Test Automation Server.

  • Canceled any scheduled test runs that have a future date or time.

  • Informed users that Rational® Test Automation Server is offline temporarily during the upgrade process.

For more information about specific versions of software requirements, see System Requirements.

In upgrade (by new install) method, depending on the existing version of the software, you can upgrade the server software by using any of the following options.

To upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server (10.1.2 or earlier) to latest version, you must perform these tasks in sequence as listed in the following table:

Tasks Task description More information
1 Back up the user data from the previous version of Rational® Test Automation Server. Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
2 Uninstall the previous version of Rational® Test Automation Server. Uninstalling the server software from IBM Red Hat OpenShift
3 Install the latest version of the server software. Installing the server software on IBM Red Hat OpenShift
4 Migrate the user data after the installation is complete. Migrating user data on Red Hat OpenShift

If your existing version of server software is 10.0.2, Fix Pack 1, or earlier, then you cannot directly upgrade to the latest version of the server software due to the steps involved in the migration process. Therefore, you must perform the tasks in sequence as listed in the following table:

Tasks Task description More information
1 Upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server 10.1.2. Installation of the server software on Red Hat OpenShift
2 Back up the user data from Rational® Test Automation Server 10.1.2. Backing up the server data on Red Hat OpenShift
3 Uninstall Rational® Test Automation Server 10.1.2. Uninstalling the server software
4 Install the latest version of the server software. Installing the server software on IBM Red Hat OpenShift
5 Migrate the user data after the installation is complete. Migrating user data on Red Hat OpenShift