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Task | Client and/or Server | Information | Comment |
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Select your clients | Client |
Selecting your clients | |
Features provided in the different feature levels | Server |
Features in the feature levels | 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 | |
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 |