Installing from Installation Manager

You can install the Rational Adapter for HP ALM by using Installation Manager.

Before you begin

Complete these tasks before you install the adapter software:

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About this task

If you start the installation of the adapter from the DVD or electronic image, either by using the launchpad program or by running the userinst program, IBM Installation Manager automatically starts even if it is not already installed. You then install Installation Manager on your computer during the process of installing the adapter.

The latest version of Installation Manager might be required for your package. Updates are discovered automatically; the option Search for Installation Manager updates check box on the Updates page in the Preferences window of Installation Manager is selected by default.

Note: Installation Manager is installed only once for each user ID on the computer.

Procedure

  1. Use the launchpad to install the adapter as an administrator:
    1. If you are installing from the product DVD insert the DVD into your DVD drive or change to the directory where you extracted the disk images.
    2. For Linux. Mount the DVD drive
    3. For Windows Run launchpad.exe or launchpad64.exe if you have a Windows 64-bit operating system, which is in the HPQM\Disk1 directory.
    4. For Linux Run launchpad.sh, which is in the HPQM/Disk1 directory.
    5. Use the Interactive Installation Guide to create a custom installation guide according to your environment.
    6. Click the link to install the adapter. Skip the next step.
  2. Use the userinst program to install the adapter as a non-administrator:
    1. Change to the InstallerImage_platform subdirectory.
      • For Windows Run InstallerImage_win32_x86\userinst.exe
      • For Linux Run InstallerImage_linux_gtk_x86/userinst
  3. In the Install Packages window, select the package to install and click Next.

    If another version of the adapter is installed, you are notified. Click Continue to install the package to a new package group.

  4. If your operating system is not supported, you are presented with a system check in the Prerequisite window. Click the Detailed System Requirements for Rational® Lifecycle Integration Adapters Standard Edition link to learn more about supported environments, then click Next.
  5. Read and accept the license agreement by selecting the appropriate radio button, then click Next.
  6. Create a new package group, and accept or modify the default installation directory.
    • For Windows The default location on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\RLIA\HP
    • For Linux On UNIX systems, the default location is /opt/IBM/RLIA/HP
    Tip: In a WebSphere Application Server environment, it is recommended that you change the installation path to one that contains no spaces.
  7. In the Features window, review the item to be installed and then click Next.
  8. In the Configuration page you decide where you want to deploy the Rational Adapter for HP ALM web application:
    • To install the included Apache Tomcat, select the checkbox next to Install Apache Tomcat 7.
    • Clear this checkbox if you already have a supported Apache Tomcat application server installed and plan to use it.
    • Clear this checkbox if you plan to deploy the web application (WAR file) into IBM WebSphere Application Server.
    By clearing the checkbox, Installation Manager asks you to specify a location to place the web application for later deployment.
    • For Windows The default directory on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\RLIA\HP\server\webapps
    • For Linux On UNIX systems, the default location is /opt/IBM/RLIA/HP/server/webapps
  9. Click Next.
  10. In the Summary window, review your selection and click Install to begin the installation process.
  11. When the installation is complete, ensure that under "Which program do you want to start" Documentation to set up and configure the adapter is selected, then click Finish. This action opens a page in the information center that includes links for next steps in configuring the adapter, including sections that cover setting up the application server to host the adapter, friending servers and associating projects.

Results

You have installed the Rational Adapter for HP ALM onto an application server.

What to do next

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.

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