When you upgrade to a new version of the Rational®
DOORS® database server from an earlier release of version 9,
you install the new components and then copy the data directory from the earlier installation to the
new installation.
Before you begin
- Back up your database according to the instructions in the Data backups topic. When you upgrade to a new version of the client or
database server, the earlier version is removed from your computer.
- If you customized the menus in the existing installation, back up the
addins.idx file and any custom scripts that you created.
Procedure
- If you are upgrading to Rational DOORS client
version 9.6.1 or later, you must uninstall the previous client by using Windows Control Panel
Programs and Features.
- Install the new version of Rational
DOORS. For information about installing the client and database server, see:
- Stop the Rational
DOORS database server and copy the Rational
DOORS data directory from the previous installation to the
new Rational
DOORS installation.
- If you customized the menus in the previous installation, copy the
addins.idx file and any custom scripts and folders from your backup files and
add them to the new installation.
- Start the new Rational
DOORS database server.
- To verify that the upgrade was successful, start the Rational
DOORS client. If you cannot log in and access the data, verify that you copied the data to the
location that you specified in the new database server installation. The default location is
install_path\IBM\Rational\DOORS\9.version\data.
- Optional: If you have a dbadmin password, you must also complete these steps:
- Log out and stop the Rational
DOORS database server.
- 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>
- Restart the Rational
DOORS database server.
What to do next
After the upgrade of the database server is complete, other team members can upgrade their
Rational
DOORS client installation, as described in
Installing the Rational DOORS client.