Before you can install Rational® Focal Point™ version
6.5, you must upgrade to Rational Focal Point version
6.4.0.
Procedure
- Obtain Rational Focal Point 6.4.0
from IBM Rational Support.
- Install Rational Focal Point 6.4.0.
For more information about installing the package, see the installation
guide.
- Start the application server. Rational Focal Point is
now running.
- In a web browser, type the URL of the Rational Focal Point login page; for example, http://localhost:8080/fp/servlet/Login.
- Log in to Rational Focal Point. A confirmation message about the database upgrade is displayed.
- To confirm the database update, click Yes. The database update can take some time depending on the size
of the database. When the database is updated, the updated workspace
is displayed.
- Restart the services, login to Rational Focal Point,
and migrate the baseline. For information about migrating
baselines, see the help system.
- Stop the application service and uninstall version 6.4.0:
- On Windows®, click and uninstall
the product.
- On Linux®, enter the rpm
-ev focalpoint command.
- On Solaris, enter the pkgrm FOCAfp command.
Note: On UNIX®, the Apache
Tomcat application server is uninstalled when you uninstall Rational Focal Point.
Before you install version 6.4.1, you must install the application
server.