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Question
Is there a collection of knowledge which provides links to a selection of resources that are available to help with your upgrade of IBM Rational ClearCase to version 9.0 or 8.0.1.x?
Cause
Need to find resources to help you plan your ClearCase 9.0 or 8.0 upgrade.
Answer
The list below contains a collection of resources from various documentation sources as well as educational material that will help you in planning your upgrade.
If you are planning to upgrade to ClearCase 9.0, please contact IBM Rational Support providing the information in the ClearCase 9.0 upgrade information section below. Our support staff will help you prepare for your upgrade using the details you have provided about your system configurations and environment.
Upgrade to 9.0.1 or 9.0 resources:
Upgrade to 8.0 resources:
ClearCase 9.0 or 8.0.1 Upgrade information for Rational Support
Company Name __________________________________________________
Contact Name ______________________________ ICN: ________________
Telephone number ___________________________ Alternate number _________________
Email address ____________________________________
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INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ENVIRONMENT
What version(s) of ClearCase is currently installed? ________________________________
What version are you upgrading to (version information) ____________________________________
How many and what type of servers are being upgraded?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
What operating systems are installed on those servers?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
How many and what type of clients are being upgraded? _________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
What operating systems are installed on those clients?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
What features or components (such as UCM, MultiSite,CCRC, or others) are in use?
_________________________________________________________________________________
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Are other IBM products installed? If so, are they integrated with ClearCase?
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Are there any additional concerns about upgrading or special considerations?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Timeline information.
What are the expected start and completion dates for upgrade testing and for the actual production environment upgrades where you have resources available to perform the upgrade? Indicate if the upgrade plans are scheduled during normal business hours or during the weekend(s).
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
If you are planning to upgrade to ClearCase 9.0, please contact IBM Rational Support providing the information in the ClearCase 9.0 upgrade information section below. Our support staff will help you prepare for your upgrade using the details you have provided about your system configurations and environment.
New VOB Schema and Feature Level
General Availability and End of Support (EOS)
Upgrade to 9.0.1 or 9.0 resources:
| Resource Link | Description |
| Upgrading Rational ClearCase | IBM Rational ClearCase 9.0 Information Center section which includes the following:
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| Detailed system requirements for a specific product
Individual reports by operating system: generate the report you need for the supported OSs AIX, HP. Linux, MAC/OS, OS/390, Solaris, Windows |
These reports provide detailed information about hardware and software requirements for a specific operating system or by component for all supported operation systems. Available from the Software Compatibility Reports (SPCR) tool. |
| Compatibility across releases for ClearCase clients and servers | Contains compatibility information to help you ensure that all components in your environment can operate together successfully. |
Release notes
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These documents provide valuable information specific to each of the new releases. |
| Fix list for Rational ClearCase | Provides links to all the release download pages and includes details about the defects fixed in each of the releases. |
| TestFix information for ClearCase 9.x | Lists testfixes there were or were not included in each of the releases. |
| Fix Central | Provides ClearCase fixes and updates for your system's software, hardware, and operating system. |
| Fix Central Help and FAQs | This page provides information about how to use Fix Central and helps answer some general questions. |
| New Features in 9.0 | This document provide a list of new features that have been introduced in 9.0. |
| ClearCase 8.0 VOB Schema 80 and Feature Level 7 migration strategies | White paper that provides you with information about ClearCase 8.0 migration strategies for VOB Schema 80 and Feature Level 7. |
| Prerequisites for enabling ClearCase V8.0 features | Contains information about the prerequisites needed to activate the new features in ClearCase 8.0 feature level 7. |
| About Feature Levels and ClearCase | Contains information pertaining to new features and lists some of the high level changes introduced with Feature Level 7. |
| ClearCase 9.0 installation | Series of education modules that provide step-by-step demonstrations of upgrade scenarios including the steps to upgrade IBM WebSphere Application server if you are using the CCRC WAN server. |
| Rational ClearCase V9.0 CCRC WAN Server Installation Information | Video that provides initial information about installing the CCRC WAN Server. |
| ClearCase and ClearQuest platform discontinued support and component deprecation in 2013 | This document provide advance notice about platform discontinued support for the purpose of platform migration planning. |
| ClearCase support lifecycle | Lists General availability and End of Support (EOS) dates for a given version/release of ClearCase. |
| Rational Support Resources | Lists Rational support resources to assist you with learning the products, getting help, or just getting started. |
Upgrade to 8.0 resources:
| Resource Link | Description |
| Upgrading Rational ClearCase | IBM Rational ClearCase 8.0 Information Center section which includes the following:
|
| Detailed system requirements for a specific product
Individual reports by operating system: |
These reports provide detailed information about hardware and software requirements for a specific operating system or by component for all supported operation systems. Available from the Software Compatibility Reports (SPCR) tool. |
| Compatibility across releases for ClearCase clients and servers | Contains compatibility information to help you ensure that all components in your environment can operate together successfully. |
| Release notes ClearCase 8.0.1.14 Technote ClearCase 8.0.0.21 Technote 4043341
|
These documents provide valuable information specific to each of the new releases.
Technote 1504789 lists details specific to the general 8.0.0 release and also includes links to each of the individual 8.0.0.x release notes technotes. Technote 1504789 lists details specific to the general 8.0.1 release and also includes links to each of the individual 8.0.1.x release notes. |
| Fix list for Rational ClearCase 8.0 | Provides links to all the release download pages and includes details about the defects fixed in each of the releases. |
| TestFix information for ClearCase 8.x | Lists testfixes there were or were not included in each of the releases. |
| Fix Central | Provides ClearCase fixes and updates for your system's software, hardware, and operating system. |
| Fix Central Help and FAQs | This page provides information about how to use Fix Central and helps answer some general questions. |
| These documents provide a list of new features that have been introduced in the individual releases. | |
| New features in ClearCase and ClearCase MultiSite V8.0.0.3 | |
| New features in ClearCase and ClearCase MultiSite V8.0.0.2 | |
| What's new in IBM Rational ClearCase version 8.0.0.1 | |
| New features in ClearCase and ClearCase MultiSite V8.0 | |
| New Features in CM API in ClearCase 8.0 | |
| New Features in IBM Rational ClearCase version 8.0.1 | |
| ClearCase 8.0 VOB Schema 80 and Feature Level 7 migration strategies | White paper that provides you with information about ClearCase 8.0 migration strategies for VOB Schema 80 and Feature Level 7. |
| Prerequisites for enabling ClearCase V8.0 features | Contains information about the prerequisites needed to activate the new features in ClearCase 8.0 feature level 7. |
| About Feature Levels and ClearCase | Contains information pertaining to new features and lists some of the high level changes introduced with Feature Level 7. |
| ClearCase 8.0 installation | Series of education modules that provide step-by-step demonstrations of upgrade scenarios including the steps to upgrade IBM WebSphere Application server if you are using the CCRC WAN server. |
| Rational ClearCase V8.0 CCRC WAN Server Installation Information | Video that provides initial information about installing the CCRC WAN Server. |
| ClearCase and ClearQuest platform discontinued support and component deprecation in 2013 | These documents provide advance notice about platform discontinued support for the purpose of platform migration planning. |
| ClearCase, ClearQuest, and RequisitePro platform desupport in 2011 | |
| ClearCase support lifecycle | Lists General availability and End of Support (EOS) dates for a given version/release of ClearCase. |
| Rational Support Resources | Lists Rational support resources to assist you with learning the products, getting help, or just getting started. |
ClearCase 9.0 or 8.0.1 Upgrade information for Rational Support
Company Name __________________________________________________
Contact Name ______________________________ ICN: ________________
Telephone number ___________________________ Alternate number _________________
Email address ____________________________________
=======================================================================
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ENVIRONMENT
What version(s) of ClearCase is currently installed? ________________________________
What version are you upgrading to (version information) ____________________________________
How many and what type of servers are being upgraded?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
What operating systems are installed on those servers?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
How many and what type of clients are being upgraded? _________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
What operating systems are installed on those clients?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
What features or components (such as UCM, MultiSite,CCRC, or others) are in use?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Are other IBM products installed? If so, are they integrated with ClearCase?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Are there any additional concerns about upgrading or special considerations?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Timeline information.
What are the expected start and completion dates for upgrade testing and for the actual production environment upgrades where you have resources available to perform the upgrade? Indicate if the upgrade plans are scheduled during normal business hours or during the weekend(s).
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
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