Moving user databases

Use these windows to move a user database to a new location or to a different vendor database. When you move a user database, Rational® ClearQuest® copies the user database to a new location, locks the old user database, and marks the copy in the new location as the active user database.

Preparing to move a user database

To prepare to move a user database:
  1. Create a new database container in the new location using your vendor tool.
  2. Notify all users to log off from Rational ClearQuest.
    Note: Some databases provide a tool for logging users off the database. Check to see if your database vendor has such a tool.
  3. Back up all of your databases. You must back up all of your Rational ClearQuest databases to prevent data loss due to unforeseen circumstances, such as network failure, that might occur during the move.

The following controls appear:

Vendor
Provides a list of the supported vendor databases. Select a new vendor if you are moving to a new database and provide values for the database properties.
Note: To review the values supported for each of the vendor databases, see the related link.
Production Database
Click to move the data to a production database.
Test Database
Click to move the data to a test database.
Move
Completes the move transaction and closes the window.
Cancel
Closes the window without applying the change.

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