Installing a new installation of the adapter

Install the adapter in to the JIRA application.

Before you begin

Complete these tasks before you install the adapter software.

About this task

You install the adapter from a product DVD or an electronic image.

These installation instructions apply to installing a new installation of the adapter in to a JIRA 6.0.x application. For instructions about installing the adapter in to a JIRA 5.0.x application, see the 1.0 information center.

Procedure

  1. If you are installing from the product DVD, insert the DVD into your DVD drive.
  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 JIRA\disk1 directory.
  4. For Linux. Run launchpad.sh, which is in the JIRA/disk1 directory.
  5. Use the Installation roadmap to guide you through the steps to install and configure the adapter.
  6. When you are ready to start the installation. Start the JIRA server if it is not already started. Log in to your JIRA server with administrative privileges.

    For example, http://YourJIRAhostname:8080/

  7. Click Administration > Add ons at the upper right of the page.

    Add-ons selected from JIRA Administration menu

    You might be prompted to enter your JIRA administrative credentials.

  8. On the Administration page, click Manage Add-ons.

    Manage Add-ons selected under Atlassian marketplace

    The Manage Add-ons page opens.

  9. Click Upload add-on, and in the dialog that opens, browse to where you extracted the electronic image or the product DVD to find the adapter JAR file.
  10. Select the adapter, click Open then click Upload. A message shows that the adapter was successfully installed.
    Important: Another message shows 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.

Results

The adapter is installed into the JIRA application.

What to do next

Set up licensing for the adapter, see Licensing.

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