Installation planning worksheet

Use this worksheet to help you plan a successful installation and choose your configuration options.
The following figure illustrates several high-level components of IBM® Rational® Quality Manager. The table that follows lists the choices that you might need to make while planning the installation and setup. You can print this topic and write your own choices in the column to the right.
Figure 1. Components of Rational Quality Manager (Click on any box for more information, shift-click to open in a new browser)
Components
of Rational Quality Manager Click here for information about supported browsers Click here for information about supported databases Click here for information about supported requirements management systems Click here for information about supported application servers Click here for information about supported user management systems Click here for information about supported change management systems Click here for information about supported operating systems Click here for information about supported Java runtime environment
Table 1. Installation planning worksheet
Decision point Examples Your choice
Choose an edition.
  • Standard
  • Express
 
Verify that your server's operation system is supported and make a note of the host name and IP address.  
Verify your Java SE Runtime Environment version.
  • IBM JRE 1.5 (included with Rational Quality Manager 2.0.1 for use with Apache Tomcat)
  • IBM JRE 1.6 (included with WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.7)
 
Choose a supported browser.
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Internet Explorer
 
Choose an application server.
  • Apache Tomcat (included)
  • WebSphere® Application Server
 
Choose a database.

The Derby database is limited to 10 users. If you want to support more than 10 users and do not have access to an available DB2®, Oracle, or SQL Server database, install the DB2 Workgroup Server edition that comes with the product.

Database:

  • Apache Derby (included)
  • IBM DB2 Workgroup Server Edition (included)
  • IBM DB2 (other editions)
  • Oracle database
  • Microsoft® SQL Server
 
Choose a user management system (identity management system) for managing user accounts.
  • Apache Tomcat user database realm (included)
  • LDAP
  • WebSphere Application Server Custom Registry
 
Decide how to manage requirements.
  • Internally, within Rational Quality Manager
  • Import requirements from IBM Rational RequisitePro®
  • Import requirements from IBM Rational DOORS®
  • Link t?o requirements in IBM Rational Requirements Composer
 
Choose a change management system for tracking defects and work items.
  • Internally, within Rational Quality Manager
  • IBM Rational Team Concert
  • IBM Rational ClearQuest® using the ClearQuest bridge
  • IBM Rational ClearQuest using the ClearQuest Connector
 
Decide which Client Access Licenses to assign to your users and decide whether to use fixed or floating licenses. Client Access License types:
  • Quality Manager
  • Viewer
  • Connector
  • Lab Manager
 

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