Getting started with administering Lifecycle Query Engine
As a Lifecycle Query Engine administrator, you
might be responsible for a wide range of activities, including planning, installation,
configuration, and management of the Lifecycle Query Engine servers in your environment. If
you are new to Lifecycle Query Engine, this information will help you understand how it
works, and how to ensure optimal performance.
Planning a Lifecycle Query Engine implementation
When you are deciding whether to use Lifecycle Query Engine to index the data from across your lifecycle management tools, there are several details to consider. Because the volume of data to be indexed can be considerable, and several factors can impact performance, you must carefully review the system requirements, deployment topologies, and best practices to ensure that the system performs as expected. The following resources can help:
Installing Lifecycle Query Engine
Lifecycle Query Engine is a Jazz® Reporting Service component that is available in
the web installer for IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management.
Note: While the default installation and setup
using the wizard leads you to install all of the applications on a single server, this topology is
not necessarily the best choice. Carefully consider the options. You can install Lifecycle Query Engine on separate servers, and even deploy it across several nodes, each with their
own external relational database..
Upgrading Lifecycle Query Engine
The following resources help you understand the process for upgrading LQE and the IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management applications: