Feature Lever 6 in ClearQuest 7.0.1

Procedures to upgrade to feature level 6 from 5 in ClearQuest multisite

• Upgrade all multisite synchronization servers to version 7.0.1
• Upgrade all Rational ClearQuest clients to version 7.0.1
• Upgrade schema repositories and user database and user databases to feature level 6. Upgrading the schema repositories and user database can be done in phases

 

Notes: If you have updated the Rational Shipping Server to version 7.0, and the Shpping Server resides on a computer with other Rational Software on the same computer, you do not need to upgrade it to 7.0.1 Version 7.0 of this component is compatible with other Rational ClearQuest components in 7.0.1

 

 

 

The rules about which user databases can receive packets from other user databases are as follows:

• Schema repositories on feature level 6 can work with associated user databases on feature level 5 and 6
• Sites with schema repositories and user databases on feature level 5 can only accept packets from other sites with the same feature levels
• Sites with schema repositories on feature level 6 and user databases on feature 5 can accept packets from other sites with the same feature levels and also from sites with schema repositories and user databases on feature level 5
• Sites with schema repositories and user databases on feature level 6 can accept packets from all sites with schema repositories and user databases on feature level 5 or feature level 6

 

In summary, feature level are backward compatible with lower levels but not forward compatible with higher levels.

 

 

Verify the feature level and metaschema version

1. c:\> pdsql
2. >select feature_level,metaschema_version from master_global;
3. >quit;

 

 

Steps to upgrade to feature level 6 from 5

1. Backup all schema repositories and user dbs
2. Stop synchronization scripts
3. Import all pending packages
4. Start the Maintenance Tool
5. From the Existing Connections list, select the connection to the schema repository that you want to upgrade
6. On the Maintenance Tool menu, click Schema Repository > Upgrade > Selected Connection
7. At the prompt to upgrade user databases, click Yes to continue
8. Log in with Super User privileges
9. Select the feature lever and enter the properties of the schema repository to which you are upgrading. To perform an in-place upgrade, specify the properties of the Source Schema Repository in the New Schema Repository area. Then click Next
10. At the prompt to upgrade the schema repository, click Yes to continue
11. Enter the properties for the first user database to which you are upgrading and click Next. Repeat until you have associated all the user databases. Click Finish.
12. Verify the upgrade result
13. Start synchronization scripts