Upgrading the environment in phases

To upgrade from version 7.0.xx to 7.1.x in phases:
  1. Upgrade Rational® MultiSite synchronization servers and Web servers.
  2. Upgrade Rational ClearQuest® clients.
  3. Upgrade all Rational ClearQuest servers
  4. Raise the schema repositories and user databases to feature level 7.
  5. Implement new features and upgrade packages to version 7.1.x.
To upgrade from version 2003.06.xx to 7.1.x in phases:
  1. If necessary, upgrade your vendor database to a version compatible with both your current version and version 7.1.x of Rational ClearQuest.
  2. Adjust the connection properties of the schema repositories and databases so that clients from 2003.06.xx and from version 7.1.x can connect to the databases.
  3. For MultiSite environments, upgrade the Rational MultiSite synchronization servers and Rational Shipping Servers.
  4. Upgrade the Rational Web servers.
  5. Upgrade the Rational ClearQuest clients.
  6. Propagate the new connection properties to all clients.
  7. Raise the schema repositories and user databases to feature level 7 over time.
  8. Enable new features and apply package upgrades to the administrative host over time.

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