If you have installed a release of IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ version
6.4.1 and want to install version 6.5, you can uninstall version 6.4.1
and install version 6.5. You can also upgrade directly to version
6.5.
Before you begin
IBM WebSphere® Application Server Community
Edition is not supported by Rational Focal Point version
6.5. You must use Apache Tomcat or WebSphere Application Server.
For more information about the system requirements, see System requirements
To upgrade from version 6.4.1 to version 6.5, you must back
up the database and some files. Then, you either uninstall and reinstall
the product, or upgrade it.
Procedure
Open your existing instance of Rational Focal Point and
verify the view definitions on the Views page (Advanced > Verify Integrity > Views). Fix any broken view definitions that might be limitations
for incoming link attributes, including views in inactive or archived
workspaces.
Note any custom business rules that you have used. Log
in to Rational Focal Point and
export the custom business rules.
Note: After you install Rational Focal Point 6.5,
for compatibility reasons, you must request the custom business rules
from the IBM Rational Focal Point support team.
Only the common business rules are included in the installation. The
common business rules are ChoiceAttributeText, LinkByText,
LinkInfo, LinkListAttributeSum, ListAttributeSum, MailImport, MatrixWriter,
SetChoice, and TrafficLight. Incompatible
business rules are ignored.
To upgrade directly to Rational Focal Point 6.5
by using the download package or the media:
Open IBM Installation Manager.
Click File > Preferences.
On the Repositories page, click Add Repository and
specify the repository location as <Rational Focal Pointpackage
location>/disk1.
Click OK.
Click Update, and select Rational Focal Point.
Note: If an older version of IBM Installation Manager is
installed, proceed with the update of IBM Installation Manager and
then update Rational Focal Point.