Planning your deployment

Deploying Rational® ClearQuest® is broken up into four distinct stages. You begin with planning the deployment and environment, and then perform any preinstall configuration tasks. At this point, you install the software. After installing, you must perform postinstall configuration tasks based on the components you have selected to install. The following workflow outlines the tasks you must complete for each of these stages. Each section must be reviewed carefully as any oversights have the potential to jeopardize a successful deployment.

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Table 1. Installation workflow
Task Client and/or Server Information Comment
Select your clients

Client

Selecting your clients  
Features provided in the different feature levels

Server

Features in the feature levels

Deciding on the feature level

Feature level 7 supports Full-text search, Pessimistic record locking, and FIPS 140–2 compliant data encryption.
Determine the number of schema repositories and user databases

Client

Server

Identifying your Rational ClearQuest database set architecture  
If you are using Rational ClearQuest MultiSite to replicate databases to multiple locations, you must implement a MultiSite configuration.

Server

Administering Rational ClearQuest MultiSite A MultiSite configuration includes the Rational Shipping Server and synchronization servers at a master site and at one or more replica sites.
If you are going to use Rational ClearQuest web, you must determine the number of web servers that will be used in your environment.

Server

Administering Rational ClearQuest Web If you are going to use a single server architecture, you can run theRational CM Server and Web Application on the same server.

If you are going to use a multiple server architecture, then the Rational CM Server and the Web Application can run on one or more web servers.

Determine method of authentication.

Server

Manage user accounts and Using LDAP with ClearQuest You can use traditional Rational ClearQuest authentication or use the industry standard Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to authenticate using an LDAP directory server.
Planning to integrate Rational ClearQuest with other products.

Server

Integrating Rational ClearQuest with other products  
Check that your environment has the supported Vendor databases and platforms.

Client

Server

Vendor database and platform support

System and software requirements

 
Perform any platform configuration requirements depending on the platforms you are deploying to.

Server

Prerequisite tasks by platform  
Determine your reporting strategy with the Rational ClearQuest 7.1.x reporting capabilities.

Server

Planning and configuring the reporting environment  
Configure your vendor databases

Server

Vendor database configuration  
Configure your license servers

Server

Configuring licensing for Rational Common Licensing  

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