By using IBM® Installation Manager,
you can upgrade to the latest release of IBM Rational® Focal Point™.
Before you begin
- Back up the database and any custom business rules. For more information,
see Upgrading from earlier versions.
- Verify that your version
of the license server is supported for the release. If necessary,
upgrade to the supported version of IBM Rational License Server.
- Verify that your environment meets the system requirements.
If you are using a version of software that is no longer supported,
you must upgrade to a version that is compatible with Rational Focal Point.
For information about upgrading a software product, see the documentation
for that product.
- If you are using an IBM DB2® or Oracle database, make sure
that you created the database tables with the specified table space
names for Rational Focal Point.
- Obtain the installation media or download the installation package.
You can install Rational Focal Point from
the installation media, or from a download package that is available
on the IBM Passport Advantage® website or IBM Fix Central.
Procedure
- In IBM Installation Manager,
click .
- On the Repositories page, click Add Repository and
specify the repository location as Rational Focal Point package
location/disk1.
- Click OK.
- Click Update and select Rational Focal Point.
- If an older version of IBM Installation Manager is
installed, proceed with the update of IBM Installation Manager and
then update Rational Focal Point.
- Read the license agreement. If you agree with its terms,
accept the license agreement and click Next.
- On the Features page, click Next.
- 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.
- Select the application server and click Browse Server
Home to specify the location of the application server
home path.
Note: While upgrading, if the application server version
is no longer supported by Rational Focal Point,
point to the home path of the new supported version of the application
server.
- 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.
- 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.
- On the Database Type Selection and Configuration page,
specify the database details.
- Select the application database.
- 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
|
- 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.
- 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.
- Click Next.
- Click Update.
- 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.