Planning the installation
When you plan an installation, you must consider several
options and requirements. Use the installation road map to get started.
Preinstallation tasks
Before you install the product, you must prepare and configure
your computer.
Upgrading from earlier versions
Before you can upgrade to the latest release of IBM® Rational Focal Point,
you must create a backup of the database and some files.
Installing and upgrading Rational Focal Point silently
You can install or upgrade IBM Rational Focal Point from
the command line by using response files rather than using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
user interface.
Post-installation tasks
After you install IBM Rational Focal Point,
you must complete other tasks, such as deploying the help and starting
the server.
Maintaining Rational Focal Point
You can configure and maintain IBM Rational Focal Point by
logging in to the product from the web interface. To complete this
task, you must be an application or workspace administrator, as defined
by the local usage policies.
Uninstalling Rational Focal Point
To uninstall Rational Focal Point,
use the Uninstall Packages option in IBM Installation Manager.
You can uninstall the packages from a single installation location.