Hardware, software, and database requirements
Review the requirements information to identify operating
system, file system, and compatibility requirements, prerequisite
tasks, and other information that is required to install or upgrade Rational®
ClearQuest®.
See the Rational
ClearQuest
System Requirements List on the IBM® Support website to learn about supported
operating systems and file systems, including information about basic hardware requirements and
operating system patches.
- IBM Installation Manager and IBM Licensing software version requirements
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- IBM Installation Manager, version 1.8.6 through 1.8.9.6, or version 1.9.1 or later fix pack, or version 1.9.2 or later fix pack. For more information, see Installation Manager. See the system requirements for ClearQuest for the most up-to-date requirements.
- IBM Licensing Server software, version 9.x. For more information, see Upgrading the IBM License Key Server.
- IBM License Key Administrator, version 9.x or later (only supported on Windows systems). For more information, see Installing License Key Administrator.
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) requirement
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- For the Rational
ClearQuest installation,
you must have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) compatible with Java 8 installed before you
install ClearQuest. During the ClearQuest installation, you must set the path to
the java executable in your JRE installation if you plan to use any of the Java-based
components for the product. See the list of Java-based components on the installation panel.
ClearQuest does not ship with its own JRE,
but instead uses a JRE that is already installed on your system. If you do not have a JRE
already, you can obtain one from Adoptium at https://adoptium.net.Tip: For the initial installation of a JRE, install it in a folder of your choice with a folder name that does not identify the version number for the Java. As an example, use a folder name like "jre" instead of "jre_v8.0." Later, when you want to install a new updated Java (as an example, jre_v8.5), install the updated Java into the same file system location as the initial Java. Then no reconfiguration of ClearQuest will be needed because of a new JRE. For more information, see the Reconfiguring ClearQuest to use a different JRE topic
- For the Rational
ClearQuest installation,
you must have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) compatible with Java 8 installed before you
install ClearQuest. During the ClearQuest installation, you must set the path to
the java executable in your JRE installation if you plan to use any of the Java-based
components for the product. See the list of Java-based components on the installation panel.
ClearQuest does not ship with its own JRE,
but instead uses a JRE that is already installed on your system. If you do not have a JRE
already, you can obtain one from Adoptium at https://adoptium.net.
- Rational ClearQuest User Interface Requirements
- The Rational
ClearQuest user interface is
supported on the following browsers:
- Google Chrome version 80 and higher
- Mozilla Firefox version 80 and higher
- Microsoft Edge version 80 and higher
For more detailed information, see the Rational ClearQuest system requirements information and the installation and upgrade information in this information center.
Parent topic: Planning your upgrade
