Upgrading Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool to version 8.1.5

Follow these steps to upgrade Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool to version 8.1.5.

Before you begin

Before you install the product, read the System Requirements for Rational® License Key Server technical document to ensure that you understand the requirements.
Know how to download installation files from the IBM® Website.
You must log in as a user with administrator rights on the local computer where you plan to install the reporting tool.

About this task

Attention: The Installation Manager 1.8.5 documentation is the correct version for the 1.8.6 release.

You must install the reporting tool with IBM Installation Manager 1.8.6 or later. If Installation Manager 1.8.6 is not installed, download the software from the IBM Website for your respective platform and architecture and install it:

If you are using an earlier version of Installation Manager, upgrade it to V1.8.6. For upgrading see,

Procedure

Download the RLKS_Administration_And_Reporting_Tool_Admin_815.zip media file from the Fix Central.
Extract the files to a directory, such as ../art-installer/815/.
Launch the Installation Manager, and add the extracted media file location to IBM Installation Manager Preferences.
1. In Installation Manager, click File > Preferences > Repositories.
2. Add ../art-installer/815/RLKS_ADMIN/disk1/disk1.tag as a repository.
3. Click Apply and OK.
Click Update.
Select the Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool package to be updated, and click Next.
Click IBMRational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool > Version 8.1.5 and click Next.
Accept the license agreement and click Next.
Review the features to install and then click Update. A summary list of upgraded packages displays.
You can start the application manually as a Windows or UNIX service. See Starting Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool on system startup.

Attention: If the agent is already configured with the reporting tool, when you upgrade, the reporting tool shows the reporting status as Not Running. When you select Start reporting for the first time, the log file conversion process begins. Depending on the size of your server log file, it can take time for the initial conversion of the data. The system must convert the data in the entire log to the required format.

Important: All necessary data is backed up within installation location. When you log in to the Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool as default user, 'rcladmin' setup page opens which takes you through the migration process.

Attention: After upgrade, Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool have only default user 'rcladmin'. Recreate the users or reconfigure the LDAP (if old Rational License Key Server Administration and Reporting Tool was configured with LDAP).

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