To plan a ClearQuest® upgrade,
identify prerequisite requirements for hardware and software, choose
an upgrade strategy, select ClearQuest features
to install, understand how to upgrade ClearQuest server components, and prepare
your environment.
In the Rational® ClearQuest version
8.0.x release, you can upgrade Rational ClearQuest from
7.0.xx to 8.0.0.x or from 7.1.x to 8.0.0.x.
Before beginning the upgrade, review the IBM® Rational ClearQuest 8.0.0.x Release Notes® for information about new features,
requirements, and known issues for the ClearQuest version you are planning to
upgrade to.
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procedure, and reference topics from this information center. For
printing instructions, see
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