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Rational RequisitePro Fix Pack 4 (7.1.2.4) for 7.1.2

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Abstract

IBM Rational RequisitePro 7.1.2.4 has been made generally available and contains fixes to version 7.1.2 including all predecessor fix packs.

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  • Performance for the database schema validation process has been improved by between 46% and 77%, depending on the database type used for your Rational RequisitePro projects. Users will encounter this significant increase in performance when creating projects in the client for Windows, creating projects from a baselines, and migrating a project using the Data Transport Wizard. For details on this performance enhancement, see the white paper: Performance improvements of validate database schema
  • For a detailed list of problems (APARs) solved in this Fix Pack, click the Fix List link in the Problems solved section below.
  • For a detailed list of problems (APARs) solved in each individual Fix Pack version for this product, click the Fix by Version tab above.

Prerequisites

Rational RequisitePro version 7.1.2

Supporting Documentation
Document Description
Release information A description of the new features, known restrictions and links to other important information.
Detailed System Requirements for Rational RequisitePro 7.1.x A detailed list of the supported hardware, operating systems and information related to IBM and third party software requirements.
Detailed System Requirements for Rational RequisitePro RequisiteWeb 7.1.x Browsers and Web Servers A detailed list of the supported web browsers and web servers are supported by IBM Rational RequisitePro client for web (RequisiteWeb) 7.1.x.
Information Center Browse or search on-line information related to the deployment, configuration and usage of the product.

Installation Instructions

Before installing this fix pack, review the following technote for dependencies and installation requirements:
Updating an IBM Rational Team 7.1.x, 7.0.3.x, or 7.0.2.x installation through IBM Installation Manager.

There are two options available for updating to this fix pack:

  • Option 1. You can use the Update feature in IBM Installation Manager to update the software from a remote IBM repository. This method requires a connection to the Internet on the computer performing the update.

  • Option 2. If you are behind a firewall or otherwise unable to use the online update mechanism, you can download the update repository, extract it to a local server (creating a local repository), add that repository to Installation Manager on computers on your network, and use the Update feature to perform the installation.

The steps for these options are described as Options 1 and 2, below.


Before beginning the upgrade, close Rational RequisitePro. If you are upgrading an installation with the Web components (RequisiteWeb), perform the following tasks:
  • Use your Windows Computer Management to stop the following services:
    • IBM HTTP Server 6.1 - RationalSDLC
    • IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1 - RWP ReqWeb Servlet
  • Copy the catalog.txt file and store it elsewhere in your file system. By default, this file is located here:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\RequisitePro\ReqWeb\projects
  • If you previously specified an alternate installation location, copy the config.txt file and store it elsewhere in your file system. By default, this file is located here:
    C:\Program Files\IBM\RationalSDLC\profiles\profile2\installedApps\ DefaultNode\ReqWeb.ear\ReqWeb.war\WEB-INF\classes\
  • If you previously customized the Rational Web Platform for RequisiteWeb, as described in Configuring the IBM Rational Web Platform, make copies of the httpd.conf, ssl.conf files, and any other files you modified.

After you finish upgrading the RequisiteWeb installation, restore your copy of the catalog.txt and other backup files to the directories in which they were previously located.

Option 1. Update online using a remote IBM repository
  1. Open the IBM Installation Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.

  2. Click Update. The Installation Manager checks for updates. If a new version of Installation Manager is available, you must install it before you can continue the Rational RequisitePro installation. Click Yes at the prompt to update Installation Manager. If your Installation Manager is current, go to step 4.

  3. Click OK at the prompt to restart Installation Manager. Click Update.

  4. On the Update Packages page, select the package group IBM Rational SDLC and click Next.

  5. Select the fix pack release and click Next.

  6. If prompted, accept the license agreement and click Next.

  7. If prompted, select features you want to install and click Next.

  8. At the Review summary information page, click Update.

  9. When the update completes and you are informed that packages were installed successfully, click Finish to close the Update Packages windows.

  10. Close the IBM Installation Manager.


Option 2. Download the update repository and update locally
  1. Download the repository zip file from the download package table in this document.

  2. Extract files to a directory on a local server that you want to use as the update repository.

  3. On each computer that has Rational RequisitePro installed, start the IBM Installation Manager by selecting Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.

  4. In Installation Manager, click File > Preferences and click Add Repository. Enter the path to the local update repository and click OK. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

  5. Click Update. The Installation Manager checks for updates. If a new version of Installation Manager is available, you must install it before you can continue the Rational RequisitePro installation. Click Yes at the prompt to update Installation Manager. If your Installation Manager is current, go to step 7.

  6. Click OK at the prompt to restart Installation Manager. Click Update.

  7. On the Update Packages page, select the package group IBM Rational SDLC and click Next.

  8. Select the fix pack release and click Next.

  9. If prompted, accept the license agreement and click Next.

  10. If prompted, select features you want to install and click Next.

  11. At the Review summary information page, click Update.

  12. When the update completes and you are informed that packages were installed successfully, click Finish to close the Update Packages windows.

  13. Close the IBM Installation Manager.


See the article Using IBM Installation Manager for Enterprise Deployment and the related Installation Manager documentation or contact Support for assistance.

For information on deploying Rational RequisitePro in an enterprise environment, see the IBM Installation Manager Enterprise articles.

Download Package

To implement the installation Option 2 "Download the update repository and update locally", access the FTP site in the table below and follow the installation instructions for that option.

Problems Solved

For details on defects resolved in this Fix Pack, refer to the Fix List document.

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Document Information

Modified date:
20 July 2018

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