You use IBM® Installation
Manager to upgrade to 1.0.0.1.
About this task
You use Installation Manager to access a repository that
contains the package update to upgrade the 1.0 software to the 1.0.0.1
software.
Important: You cannot use the launchpad to
upgrade the software.
Procedure
- Start Installation Manager.
- In Installation Manager, click and then select Add
Repository.
- For the Repository location, browse to the location of
the diskTag.inf, which is in the HPQM/Disk1 folder.
- Click OK to finish editing the repository
preference list.
The new repository location is added
to the list.
- Click OK to close the Preferences page.
- In Installation Manager, click Update.
- If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you
are prompted to confirm the installation before you can continue.
Click OK to proceed.
Installation
Manager automatically installs the new version, restarts, and resumes.
- In the Update Packages window, select
the package group that contains the package for updating. The package
group is the location of the installed adapter that you want to update.
Click Next.
Installation Manager
searches for updates by using the predefined repository that you just
added.
The available update is shown and selected in the Update
list on the Update Packages page.
- Click Next.
- Read and accept the license agreement by selecting the
appropriate radio button, then click Next.
- In the Features window, review the
item to be installed and then click Next.
- Confirm that the server that is being updated is stopped
and then click Next.
- In the Summary window, review your
selection and click Update to install the update.
- When the update is complete, click Finish.
- Set up WebSphere Application Server to work
with the adapter. Skip to the next step if you set up the Apache Tomcat
application server.
- Stop the adapter installed web application. With the
application selected on the Enterprise applications page,
click Stop
- Update the adapter web application, click Update.
The Preparing for application update page
is displayed.
- Under Specify the EAR, WAR, JAR, RAR, or
SAR module to upload and update
- Ensure that Application to be updated refers
to the application to be updated.
- Under Application update options, select
the installed application (hpqm.war)
- Under Full path, enter the path to the hpqm.war web
application file. If you did not install Apache Tomcat when you installed
the adapter, the directory that contains the web application is the
one that you defined during the installation. The default directory
is HPInstallDir/server/webapps/hpqm.war
- Select Replace the entire application option,
enter the location of the web application HPInstallDir/server/webapps/hpqm.war,
and click Next.
- Select Fast Path - Prompt only when additional
information is required and click Next.
- Click Next to accept the default
options until you reach the Map context roots for web modules page.
- In the Map context roots for web modules, set Context
root to /hpqm and click Next.
- Click Finish.
- Verify that the hpqm_war application
was updated correctly and click Save directly to the master
configuration. The Preparing for the
application installation page displays again.
- Click to exit the page and to see
your updated application in the list of installed applications.
- Next, click Start. A green arrow indicates that the application restarted.
- Point your browser to https://[fully
qualified hostname]:[port]/hpqm.
Log in to the Rational® Adapter
for HP ALM server by using an account that has administrator privileges.
Tip: You can find the port number used for your
application server from the administrative console. Click . Look for
the value for the port name WC_defaulthost if you are using
an HTTP Transport Port or the value for the port name WC_defaulthost_secure if
you are using an HTTPS Transport Secure Port.
- Measure PVUs by which the adapter is licensed by setting
up PVU licensing for the Rational Adapter
for HP ALM, see Setting up processor value unit pricing.
Results
The 1.0 software is upgraded to the 1.0.0.1 software.
Tip: If you experience issues with the 1.0.0.1 software update,
you can revert the software to 1.0 by using the Installation Manager
rollback feature. For more information about the rollback feature,
see
Roll back updates by using wizard mode.
What to do next
Continue to use the adapter, see
Using the HP adapter.