Upgrading to Rational DOORS 9.5 from releases before version 9.0

When you upgrade to Rational® DOORS® version 9.5 from a version earlier than 9, the previous version is retained on your system. Rational DOORS 9.5 does not overwrite your current version. 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

On Windows systems only, when you install Rational DOORS 9.5, these defaults apply:

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. Optional: If you are currently running version 5, you cannot migrate directly to version 9.5. You must migrate it to the version 6.0 SR1 format and then migrate it directly to Rational DOORS 9.5. You migrate only the version 5 database to version 6.0 SR1. You do not need to upgrade all of the clients. Migrate your data as follows:
    1. Back up your version 5 data.
    2. Install a version 6.0 SR1 server and client. You must accept the default data directory.
    3. Copy your version 5 data to the default directory.
    4. Run the version 6.0 SR1 client.
    5. Log in as the administrator user.
    6. To migrate your data, click Confirm.
  3. Migrate your data from your current version. You can migrate data directly to Rational DOORS 9.5 from all versions of Rational DOORS after version 6.0. There are four methods you can use.
    • Follow the procedure in Upgrading to Rational DOORS 9.5 from earlier releases of version 9.

      This option gives the maximum amount of control over when data is migrated. The Rational DOORS database server and all the Rational DOORS clients can be installed, pointing them all to the empty data directory. None of the Rational DOORS 9.5 clients can access the data and migrate it until it is ready for migration. When the data is ready for migration, copy it to the empty directory. Log in to a Rational DOORS client as the administrator user, and the data is migrated to Rational DOORS 9.5.

    • When you install Rational DOORS 9.5, point the Rational DOORS 9.5 database server at the Rational DOORS data directory. Then, run a Rational DOORS client as the administrator user.

      Make sure that a copy of the Rational DOORS data directory exists and that the data is ready to migrate.

      Any Rational DOORS client that is using the Rational DOORS 9.5 database server and has access to the administrator password can migrate the data.

    • Archive the projects that are to be migrated, and then restore them to Rational DOORS 9.5.

      Use this option only for the initial testing of Rational DOORS 9.5. Using archive and restore to migrate data takes a long time and results in the loss of access controls and cross-project links.

    • Make a copy of the current Rational DOORS data directory. Access the copied data directory from a version 7 or 8 client, and delete the projects and folders that are not to be migrated to version 9.5.
    You can also migrate your data in phases.

    Rational DOORS 9.5 overwrites only other version 9 installations. If you are running a version that is earlier than version 9.0, you can install the Rational DOORS database server and all the Rational DOORS clients alongside the versions that you are currently using.

    You can choose when to migrate your data. If you want some users to use the new Rational DOORS version while other users continue to use the old one, make sure that the Rational DOORS 9.5 database server is using a different port than your existing database server.


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