Upgrading to Rational DOORS 9.5 from earlier releases of version 9

When you upgrade to the Rational® DOORS® version 9.5 client or database server from an earlier release of version 9, the earlier version is removed from your computer. You must migrate data from previous versions of Rational DOORS so that the data is compatible with the current version.

Before you begin

About this task

Procedure

  1. Install version 9.5. For information about installing the client and database server, see: After you install version 9.5, you can migrate your data.
  2. Stop the Rational DOORS database server and copy the Rational DOORS data directory to the directory that your Rational DOORS 9.5 database server is using.
  3. Start the Rational DOORS 9.5 database server.
  4. Start the Rational DOORS 9.5 client. Click Start > Program Files > IBM Rational > IBM Rational DOORS 9.5. If the login screen does not open, you did not copy your data to the correct directory. If you chose to migrate your data by using the archive and restore features, the login screen does not open.
  5. Type the administrator password. No Rational DOORS users can log in to the database before it is migrated. After you log in, a confirmation window is displayed.
  6. To begin the migration, click Confirm.
    Note: The migration might take only a few seconds to complete, depending on the size of your data.
    When the migration is complete, the database explorer is displayed.
  7. Optional: If you have a dbadmin password, you must also complete these steps:
    1. Log out and stop the Rational DOORS database server.
    2. Reset the dbadmin password by opening a command prompt, navigating to the bin directory, and entering a command in this format:
      doorsd -R <newpassword> -s <datadirectory>
    3. Restart the Rational DOORS database server.
    You can now access the data, and other Rational DOORS users can log in to Rational DOORS 9.5.

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