Preparing to install Rational DOORS for HP Quality Center Interface

Make sure that you meet the system requirements, and complete these steps before you install Rational® DOORS® for HP Quality Center Interface.

Procedure

  1. Check that you meet the system requirements. For detailed system requirements and product compatibility, see Prerequisites of a specific product.

    System requirements for this integration include the installation of the Rational DOORS client, version 9.2 or later, on the integration server. This Rational DOORS client must not be used for the day-to-day administration of the integration or for any other Rational DOORS tasks. You should only run the Rational DOORS client on the integration server machine if you are instructed to do so by the Rational DOORS support team.

  2. Make sure that HP Quality Center is installed on your network. If you are using HP Quality Center version 11 or later, you must register as a client:
    1. On the server where you intend to install the HP Quality Center Interface, open a web browser and browse to the following site:
      http://<ALM_IP>/qcbin/addins.html
      The value ALM_IP is the IP address for the HP Quality Center server. Here is an example:
      http://9.113.95.23/qcbin/addins.html
    2. Select the option for ALM client registration.
  3. You must register the .asm MIME type in IIS.
    • To register the .asm MIME type with IIS6:
      1. Open the IIS Manager and open the properties of the IIS node.
      2. Click MIME Types.
      3. Click New.
      4. In Extension, enter .asm.
      5. In MIME Type, enter text/plain.
      6. Click OK.
    • To register the .asm MIME type with IIS7:
      1. Open the IIS Manager and IIS node.
      2. Double-click MIME Types in the right pane.
      3. Click Add.
      4. In Extension, enter .asm.
      5. In MIME Type, enter text/plain.
      6. Click OK.
    For information about MIME Types, see the Microsoft support site.
  4. If you are installing the integration server on Windows Server 2008, you must set IIS7 to use IIS6 compatibility mode. To set IIS7 to use IIS6 compatibility mode:
    1. From the Control Panel, click Administrative Tools > Server Manager.
    2. In the navigation pane, expand Roles, right-click Web Server (IIS), and then click Add Role Services.
    3. In the Select Role Services pane, scroll down to IIS 6 Management Compatibility.
    4. Select IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility and IIS 6 Management Console.
    5. In the Select Role Services pane, click Next.
    6. In the Confirm Installations Selections pane, click Install.
    7. Click Close.
    Note: When you upgrade the integration to run with a current release of Rational DOORS, you can no longer use or create data connections to Rational DOORS 8.3 databases.
  5. If you are running HP Quality Center v10 and want to upgrade to v11, upgrade to Rational DOORS for HP Quality Center Interface v3.5.0.1, upgrade to HP Quality Center v11, and then upgrade to HP Quality Center v11 patch. For information about the v11 patch, see the Rational DOORS for HP Quality Center readme.
  6. If a group that is authorized to access the administration console does not already, use the Computer Management window to create one. From the Control Panel, click Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users and Groups > Groups, and create a group.

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