You uninstall the JIRA adapter trial version and install
the supported version of the Rational® Adapter
for JIRA that is available with the Rational Lifecycle
Integration Adapters Standard Edition offering.
Before you begin
Do these tasks before you upgrade the adapter software:
About this task
You uninstall the trial version of the adapter and then install
the supported adapter plug-in from a product DVD or an electronic
image.
Procedure
- Uninstall the trial JIRA adapter plug-in from the JIRA
server.
- Start the JIRA server if it is not already started.
Log in to your JIRA server with administrative privileges.
- Click Administration, at the
upper right of the page.
- On the Administration page, select Plugins from
the Plugins drop down menu. You might be prompted to enter
your JIRA administrative credentials.
- On the Plugins page, click the Manage
Existing tab.
- Select OSLC CM and then click Uninstall.
A message displays
indicating that the plug-in was successfully uninstalled.
Important: Another message displays about reindexing the JIRA
database. Since reindexing can take some time to complete, you can
choose to reindex the JIRA database at a convenient time.
- Install the supported JIRA plug-in.
- On the Administration page, select Plugins from
the Plugins drop down menu.
You might be prompted to
enter your JIRA administrative credentials.
- On the Plugins page, click the Install tab.
Click Upload Plugin, and in the dialog that
opens, browse to the product DVD drive or to where you extracted the
electronic image to find the adapter JAR file.
- Select the adapter, click Open and
then click Upload. A message
displays indicating that the plug-in was successfully installed.
Important: Another message displays about reindexing the JIRA
database. Since reindexing can take some time to complete, you can
choose to reindex the JIRA database at a convenient time.
- Restart the JIRA server.
- Measure PVUs by which the adapter is licensed by setting
up PVU licensing for the Rational Adapter
for JIRA, see Setting up processor value unit pricing
Results
The trial software is upgraded to the supported product software.
What to do next
Continue to use the JIRA adapter, see
Using the JIRA adapter.