To upgrade your products, install the new version of each product, update configuration files, add, or update tables in existing database repositories, and upgrade the data warehouse.
If you upgrade multiple products that were on multiple application servers, those applications will continue to run on separate application servers after the upgrade. It is not supported to merge multiple products into a single application server. However, you can still register multiple applications with the same Jazz™ Team Server application.
| Planning task | More information |
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| Use the software product compatibility reports: On this page, you can search and generate reports for a specific product. The information includes prerequisites, product translation into a specific language, end of service date, server virtualization environments, and more. | Use the Software product compatibility report generator |
| Create an upgrade data sheet: On the upgrade data sheet, you can gather and record specific data that is required during the upgrade process, such as URLs and user IDs. | For a sample data sheet, see the Collaborative Lifecycle Management template |
| Verify that your hardware and software meet the minimum system requirements: To learn about new requirements and to see if your current system meets the minimum requirements, click the System requirements link. | Detailed System Requirements for Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager |
| Get the product installation media: For local repository download, you need approximately 5 GB of hard disk space to download and extract your product installation media for each product. | |
| Plan for your applications to be unavailable: Your applications are unavailable for a brief period while you back up everything and update your applications. All of the applications that are connected to Jazz Team Server are offline while Jazz Team Server is offline. Be sure to provide time to completely back up your existing applications. | |
| Learn about licensing: You might need
to obtain new licenses for the upgraded versions of the products.
The new licenses will be compatible with previous version applications,
but updated applications do not work with previous licenses. The licensing scheme for most products is role-based. When you purchase a role-based license, you have read, write, and comment access to some or all of the capabilities of that application. |
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| Understand the upgrade process: Learn about the upgrade process and how the upgrade might affect your deployment. |
Upgrade Jazz Team Server, Rational Team Concert, Rational DOORS Next Generation, and Rational Quality Manager following the directions in the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management product documentation. Install the new version of each product and update configuration files, add, or update tables in existing database repositories, and upgrade the data warehouse.
The following section of the product documentation provides an overview of the upgrade process: Upgrading the Rational solution for CLM. Use the Interactive upgrade guide to select your installation options, and determine the best upgrade path.
Of particular importance is the topic Understanding the deployment and upgrade process.
For more information, see Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management 2012 Upgrade Guide.
In a production topology, with the Lifecycle Query Engine running on a separate server, upgrade to the latest Lifecycle Query Engine version.
The process for upgrading from previous versions of Lifecycle Query Engine to version 2.0 happens automatically. When you update the WAR file and start the server, Lifecycle Query Engine determines whether an upgrade is required.
To upgrade Rational DOORS, back up all DOORS data. The new Rational DOORS version is installed into a new directory. If the upgrade is successful, the earlier version is removed.
For instructions for upgrading Rational DOORS and DOORS Web Access, see Upgrading Rational DOORS and Rational DOORS Web Access
To upgrade Rational Rhapsody, back up all Rational Rhapsody data, uninstall the current version of Rhapsody, and then install the new version.
For instructions for upgrading Rhapsody, see Upgrading Rational Rhapsody.
To upgrade Rhapsody Design Manager, install the new version of the product, then update the configuration files, and add or update tables in existing database repositories.
For instructions for upgrading Rhapsody Design Manager, see Upgrading Design Management from a previous version
To upgrade Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, install the new version of the product, update configuration files, and add or update tables in existing database repositories. The configuration of relationships between products is stored in the Jazz Team Server database and is retained if you upgrade correctly.
After you upgraded, you might need to recreate your index by using the Lifecycle Query Engine, depending on which products you upgraded, and if you want to use any data that is provided by the new vocabularies.
For detailed instructions for upgrading Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager, see Upgrading Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager running with WebSphere Application Server