Planning the deployment

Verify that the system requirements and license requirements are met before deploying the Reporting data services application.

Servers for the Reporting Data Services Adapters

Deploy the Reporting Data Services Adapters on an existing application server. If you do not have an application server on which to deploy the Reporting Data Services Adapters, install either IBM® WebSphere® Application Server or Apache Tomcat and then deploy the Reporting Data Services Adapters to the application server.

Supported Reporting Data Services Adapters include:
  • IBM Rational® ClearQuest®
  • IBM Rational ClearCase®
  • IBM Rational RequisitePro®

You can install more than one adapter on the same server. However, installing more than one adapter can cause performance issues. If you plan to install more than one adapter on a server, coordinate document generation times so that the computer is not overloaded.

Table 1. Configurations for deploying the Reporting Data Services Adapters
Rational product Configuration for the IBM Rational ClearQuest adapter
Rational ClearQuest 7.0, 7.0.1 A new server configured as the server for the IBM Rational Publishing Engine Data Services application, with Rational ClearQuest 7.1 installed.

For optimum performance, put the Rational ClearQuest adapter and the Rational ClearQuest database on the same local area network.

Rational ClearQuest 7.1 without Rational ClearQuest Web Any supported operating system that has Rational ClearQuest 7.1 installed. An existing server or a new server can be used.

For optimum performance, put the Rational ClearQuest adapter and the Rational ClearQuest database on the same local area network.

Rational ClearQuest with Rational ClearQuest Web The computer where Rational ClearQuest Web is deployed. Create a WebSphere Application Server instance to deploy Rational Publishing Engine Data Services. During the installation of Rational Publishing Engine data services, select the instance of WebSphere Application Server that runs Rational ClearQuest. The new and the existing WebSphere Application Server instances coexist.

For optimum performance, put the Rational ClearQuest adapter and the Rational ClearQuest database on the same local area network.

Rational product Configuration for the IBM Rational ClearCase adapter
Rational ClearCase 7.0, 7.0.1 with Rational ClearCase remote client The computer where the remote client server is deployed. During the installation of Rational Publishing Engine Data Services, create WebSphere Application Server instance for deploying the data service.
Rational ClearCase 7.1 without Rational ClearCase remote client A new server configured as the Rational Publishing Engine Data Service server, with the current version of Rational ClearCase installed.
Rational ClearCase 7.1 with Rational ClearCase remote client The WebSphere Application Server where Rational ClearCase Remote Client is installed. During the installation of Rational Publishing Engine Data Services, select the instance of WebSphere Application Server that runs the Rational ClearCase Remote Client.
Rational product Configuration for the IBM Rational RequisitePro adapter
Rational RequisitePro 7.0, 7.0.1 with RequisiteWeb An existing Rational RequisitePro server, with a new WebSphere Application Server instance.
Rational RequisitePro 7.1 without RequisiteWeb Any application server that has Rational RequisitePro installed. An existing server or a new server can be used.
Rational RequisitePro 7.1 with RequisiteWeb Either of the following options:
  • An existing Rational RequisitePro server, with an existing WebSphere Application Server instance of.
  • A new Rational Publishing Engine Data Services server, with Rational RequisitePro installed.

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