Setting up the first Lifecycle Query Engine instance named LQE1

About this task

If your system already has an Lifecycle Query Engine instance, go to Cloning the LQE1 instance to create another instance named LQE2.

Ensure that the Jazz® Team Server and Lifecycle Query Engine server clocks are synchronized and within 5 minutes of each other.
Install and deploy Lifecycle Query Engine.
Before you start Lifecycle Query Engine for the first time, complete the following steps:
1. Configure an external database. See Supported Database Setup information on the Jazz.net wiki.
2. Optional: In the ../conf/lqe/lqe.node.id file, specify the ID and name for the new installation. If you do not provide this information before you start Lifecycle Query Engine the first time, a node identifier and name are automatically generated, and the file is created.
```
lqe.node.id=Node1
lqe.node.name=myNewLqeNode
```
Configure Lifecycle Query Engine authentication, set up data providers, and validate the installation.

For information about validating Lifecycle Query Engine with the Money that Matters sample, see Validate Your Lifecycle Query Engine Installation on the Jazz.net wiki.