Upgrading Rational Focal Point

By using IBM® Installation Manager, you can upgrade to the latest release of IBM Rational® Focal Point™.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. In IBM Installation Manager, click File > Preferences.
  2. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository and specify the repository location as Rational Focal Point package location/disk1.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click Update and select Rational Focal Point.
  5. If an older version of IBM Installation Manager is installed, proceed with the update of IBM Installation Manager and then update Rational Focal Point.
  6. Read the license agreement. If you agree with its terms, accept the license agreement and click Next.
  7. On the Features page, click Next.
  8. On the IBM Rational Focal Point Application Server page, select the application server.
    • If you select Apache Tomcat application server, specify the application server details.
      1. Select the application server and click Browse Server Home to specify the location of the application server home path.
      2. Specify the memory usage limit for the application server.
        Important: Make sure that the required memory space is available on the computer. If memory space is insufficient, the application server might not work properly or start.
      3. Select the default locale for Rational Focal Point. Continue to step 9.
    • If you select IBM WebSphere® Application Server, you must manually set up and start the server after the installation. Proceed to step 10.
  9. On the Database Type Selection and Configuration page, specify the database details.
    1. Select the application database.
    2. Type the host name/IP address, port, and name of the database.
      Note: If you are using an Oracle database, specify the database SID instead of the database name.
      Table 1. Parameter value examples
      Database Parameter value examples
      DB2
      • Database Server Host Name/IP:127.0.0.1
      • Database Port:50000
      • Database Name: FOCALDB
      Oracle
      • Database Server Host Name/IP:127.0.0.1
      • Database Port:1521
      • Database Name: ORCL10g
      PostgreSQL
      • Database Server Host Name/IP:127.0.0.1
      • Database Port:5432
      • Database Name: focalpoint
    3. Type the user name and the password for the database.
      • For DB2 and PostgreSQL databases, the database connection parameters are the same settings that you specified when you installed the database.
      • For Oracle databases, specify the user name and the password that you created while creating the Rational Focal Point schemas.
  10. On the IBM Rational Focal Point License Information page, specify the license information.
    • Select I will supply license information later to proceed with the installation. You must specify the license information when you log in to Rational Focal Point.
    • To specify the license server, select A Rational License Server. Type the location of the license server in the following format: port@host. For example: 27000@licenseserver. For information about the port number that must be specified, see the Rational License Key server documentation.
    • If you have a license file, copy the file to a folder on your computer and type the path of the license file.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Click Update.
  13. A message confirms the completion of the process.
    • To verify the installation, click View Log File. The installation log file for the current session opens in a new window. To close the log file window and return to the Install wizard, click Close.
    • To close the Install wizard without verifying the installation, click Finish.

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