If you are upgrading from a release of Rational® Focal Point™ that
is earlier than version 6.4.1, you must uninstall the version. Before
you upgrade to the latest version of IBM® Rational Focal Point,
you must create a backup of the database and some files.
Procedure
- Open your instance of Rational Focal Point and
verify the view definitions on the Views page (). Fix any broken view definitions that are limitations
for incoming link attributes, including views in inactive or archived
workspace.
- Create a backup of the report images. The report
images are stored in these locations:
- On Windows systems: Rational
Focal Point Installation directory\images
- On Linux systems: /usr/share/focalpoint/images
- On Solaris systems: /opt/FOCAfp/share/images
- Note any custom business rules. The custom business
rules files are stored in these locations:
- On Windows systems: Rational
Focal Point Installation directory\forumlas.
- On Linux systems: /usr/share/focalpoint/formulas
- On Solaris systems: /opt/FOCAfp/share/formulas
Important: After you install the latest release of Rational Focal Point,
for compatibility reasons, you must request your custom business rules
from the IBM Rational Focal Point support
team. Only the common business rules are included in the installation.
The common business rules are ChoiceAttributeText, LinkByText,
LinkInfo, LinkListAttributeSum, ListAttributeSum, MailImport, MatrixWriter,
SetChoice, and TrafficLight. Incompatible
business rules are ignored.
- Back up the database.
- Stop the application server and uninstall Rational Focal Point. To uninstall a release of Rational Focal Point that
is earlier than version 6.4.1:
- On Windows systems,
click and uninstall the product.
- On Linux systems,
enter the following command: rpm -ev focalpoint
- On Solaris systems, enter the following command: pkgrm
FOCAfp
Note: On UNIX systems,
the Apache Tomcat application server is uninstalled when you uninstall IBM Rational Focal Point.
Before you install the latest release, you must install the application
server.
- Before you can install the latest release of Rational Focal Point,
you must upgrade to Rational Focal Point version
6.4.0. Obtain version 6.4.0 from IBM Rational Support.
- Install version 6.4.0. For more information about installing
the package, see the installation guide.
- Start the application server. Rational Focal Point is
now running.
- In a web browser, type the URL of the Rational Focal Point login page. For example: http://localhost:8080/fp/servlet/Login.
- Log on to Rational Focal Point. A confirmation message about the database upgrade is displayed.
- To confirm the database update, click Yes. The database update can take some time depending on the size
of the database. When the database is updated, the updated workspace
is displayed.
- Restart the services, log on to Rational Focal Point,
and migrate the baseline. For information about migrating
baselines, see the help system.
- Stop the application service and uninstall version 6.4.0:
- On Windows systems,
click and uninstall the product.
- On Linux systems, enter
the following command: rpm -ev focalpoint
- On Solaris systems, enter the following command: pkgrm
FOCAfp
Note: On UNIX systems,
the Apache Tomcat application server is uninstalled when you uninstall Rational Focal Point.
Before you install the latest version, you must install the application
server.
What to do next
Install the latest release of
Rational Focal Point and
then complete the tasks in
Migrating data from earlier versions of Rational Focal Point.