Installation roadmap

Use the installation roadmap as a guide to the high-level steps required to install and configure the adapter.

The following roadmap is the process for new installations of the adapter. It is followed by a list of the process steps. Click any box in the roadmap or any link in the list to go directly to a detailed description of that step. Shift-click to open a new browser.

To update your adapter software, see Upgrading the HP adapter software.

Figure 1. Taskflow for a new installation of the Rational Adapter for HP ALM
This
is an interactive diagram illustrating the process flow of a new installation
of the HP adapter Click this area to get information about planning the installation of the HP adapter Click this area to get information about preparing for the installation of the HP adapter Click this area to get information about installing the HP adapter Click this area to get information about completing the installation of the HP adapter

Do these tasks to install and deploy the adapter:

  1. Review the planning information before you begin any installation tasks:
    1. Review the information about the current release.
    2. Verify that your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing the adapter.
    3. Review the topology.
  2. Complete the required preinstallation task:
    1. Download the installation files or order the product DVD.
  3. Complete the installation task:
    1. Choose the method to install the adapter.
  4. Complete the post-installation tasks:
    1. Set up licensing for the adapter.
    2. Set up the application server where you plan to run the adapter.
    3. Set the properties to run the adapter.
    4. Integrate the adapter application with the CLM applications.
    5. Customize existing HP ALM projects to integrate with CLM projects and the HP adapter.
    6. Track changes to linked artifacts by using a suspicion profile.
Important: If you plan to integrate Rational ClearQuest and HP ALM, verify that these tasks are done:
  1. Installed Rational ClearQuest Installing from the launchpad program with the ClearQuest web server component.
  2. Configured your Rational ClearQuest environment Configuring your environment after installing.
  3. Applied the ClearQuest OSLCLinks package to your schema Configuring ClearQuest Web for Collaborative Lifecycle Management integrations.
  4. Started the ClearQuest web server on the target server, and the HP server.

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