Installing the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management is a three tier architecture that requires the installation of database, application server, and rich or web client to connect to the server. Read the planning section to get familiar with the installation process and when ready to install, click the Interactive installation guide link to produce a customized installation guide for your environment.

For advanced or deployment-specific information about installing, see the Installing, upgrading, and migrating section of the Jazz.net Deployment wiki.

Deployment and installation planning for the Rational solution for CLM
Before you install the current release, review the following information about hardware and software requirements, licensing, and other deployment considerations.
Downloading the installation media
Download the installation media from the appropriate product page on Jazz.net.
Interactive installation guide
Installing Jazz Team Server and the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management applications
Before you can install the servers and applications for the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), you must obtain the installation files.
Completing the installation of Jazz Team Server and the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management applications
After you install Jazz™ Team Server or any of the Rational® solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) applications, you might need to do one or more tasks before your installation is ready to use.
Setting up the database
When you set up a database, the typical order is to create a database, configure the properties file, and then create the database tables. Choose the set of instructions that best matches your environment for configuring the database.
Deploying and starting the server
This topic describes the different options for deploying and starting the server.
Setting up user management
Depending on which application server you use, choose one of the following user management options.
Configuring the server after the installation
After the installation is complete, you must configure the server by either running the setup wizard or entering setup commands. Depending on your deployment, you might also need to complete other configuration tasks.
Configuring security certificates
The Jazz Team Server includes a self-signed certificate for SSL with the Liberty server. When Jazz Security Architecture SSO is enabled on the Jazz Team Server, the Jazz Authorization Server also includes a self-signed security certificate. You can also import an existing certificate from CLM Liberty to CSM Liberty.
Configuring client certificate support in Jazz Authorization Server
You can configure the Jazz Authorization Server to accept client certificates. With client certificate support, clients can log in by using an SSL certificate file.
Support for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-131
You can configure Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) applications to support NIST SP 800-131.
Configuring Kerberos/SPNEGO single sign-on authentication
Configuring Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) applications for Kerberos single sign-on (SSO) authentication requires planning your deployment and considering configuration details.
Changing the public URL by using server rename
This section discusses strategies and instructions for changing the public URL for Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) version 4.0.1 and later applications by using server rename.
Configuring the location of the help in a distributed environment
For any application deployed on a different server than that where the help web application (clmhelp.war) is deployed, you must configure the location of the help war in the services.xml and teamserver.properties files in order for any user assistance to be available from within that application.

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