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Installing Apex/ClearCase

Installation of Apex/ClearCase involves two steps:

1 . First Install ClearCase Version 3.2 or higher

2 . Install Apex Version 4.0 or higher

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have the required software before proceeding with the Apex installation.

Software Versions

The following versions of software are required:

Recommended Documentation
For Installation
For Usage
For Maintenance
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First Install ClearCase Version 3.2 or higher

Preliminary Issues

1 . Decide how ClearCase will be used: client host, server host, or both. We are using both for this example.

2 . Decide if you will be installing MultiSite and on which hosts. We are not installing MultiSite for this example.

3 . Verify your client host supports the processing, memory, and disk storage requirements.

4 . Verify your server host requirements.

5 . Verify you have all the required patches installed for your operating system.

    Note: Select the type of install you want. ccase-home-dir should be located on a disk that is accessible to all machines running Apex/ClearCase.

6 . Obtain a license key. See the ClearCase/Multisite Installation and Release Notes.

ClearCase Installation

1 . Login as root (su root).

2 . Go to the cdrom directory (cd /cdrom).

3 . Go to the installation directory on the cdrom (cd rational).

4 . run copy_rel.sh:

a . Enter the number associated with your platform. For our example, we will install on a Sun, so we enter 4.

b . Enter the directory root for this ClearCase install file. We are using /work2/clearcase_install.

c . You should see lots of files being extracted.

5 . cd to your installation directory: ccase-install-dir/product-version/platform-type/install. For this example, we cd to /work2/clearcase_install/v3.2/sun5/install.

6 . Run ./site_prep to setup your system for installation. For our example, we are using the same host name (mercury) for all questions requiring a host name and we are not configuring setuid operations. This script is done when you see your system prompt.

7 . Run the install script: ./install_release:

a . Select the model of installation method (for the example, 1- local install).

b . Select the installation operations or models. We are using 1 - Standard.

c . Specify directory to be installed. We are using ccase-home-dir (/work2/clearcase).

d . Specify the pathname to the network-wide release directory. Once again, we use the default, ccase-home-dir.

e . Select the components to install. We are using 6-ClearCase Full Function Installation.

f . Select f-finish selection to continue.

g . Enter the host names as needed. For the example, we used the defaults.

h . Let the installation run.

i . When this script finishes, you should see 0 Errors.

8 . Create the license file. For our example, we did vi /var/adm/atria/license.db and we pasted in the license keys we received from Rational.

9 . Check that the licenses are correct. For the example, we ran /work2/clearcase/bin/clearlicense.

10 . Create the Registry Server Host password that is used when creating public VOBs:

a . Login to the registry server host as root

b . Create the VOB-tag password file. For our example, we ran

11 . Since we are setting up for local use only, we are finished with the installation. Please refer to the ClearCase/MultiSite Installation and Release Notes for additional steps for other methods and models of installation.

For additional information see the ClearCase/Multisite Installation and Release Notes.

Install Apex Version 4.0 or higher

Preliminary Issues

1 . Obtain license keys. See the chapter on Managing Apex Licenses.

2 . We are installing from the cdrom as a user, not as root.

Installation

1 . Verify ClearCase licensing is ok by running clearlicense. You should see ClearCase license information where the "Available Licenses" is 1 or more.

2 . Place the Rational Apex CD in the cdrom reader.

3 . As root, set up the cdrom for reading (see Procedure for Rational Product CD Installation instruction sheet included with the CD by creating the directory if needed and mounting the drive.

4 . As a user (not root), cd to /cdrom. For our example, we cd to apex_320b_sol.

5 . run ./cdinstall.

a . Select the product, platform, and version.

b . Define the Rational directory (rational_dir) by entering rd and the root directory for this installation.

c . Enter go to install.

6 . When this script finishes, follow the directions. For this example, we did:

7 . Get license keys from Rational. Generate the information needed to request keys by running ./get_license_info.

8 . Add the license information by editing rational_dir/config/license.dat.

9 . Run ./start_lm (if you do not have an Apex license server running) or ./lmreread if you do.

10 . As root, copy the license startup file as instructed by the script.

11 . Run ./post_install.

a . Select the license file.

b . For apexinit question, use the default option 1 to use ClearCase. This makes apexinit -clearcase the default.

c . Say yes to verifying licenses.

12 . Set the environment variable APEX_HOME to rational_dir/releases/apex_ver (or rational_dir/apex if you have created the symbolic link during the post_install.)

Apex/ClearCase is now ready to run.

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