Pre-Installation Checklist

Review and verify the following checklist before installing OpenText Application Quality Management. This checklist outlines the information that you must supply during the installation process. For detailed prerequisite information, see the chapters in this part that are relevant to your installation.

Check Information Required
Breaking changes

Check the changes you must know before you install or upgrade.

For details, see Breaking changes in Install.
Installation Machine

  • Operating system version

  • CPU type

  • Free disk space

  • Free memory

Note: For the most up-to-date supported environments, see http://admhelp.microfocus.com/alm/specs/alm-qc-system-requirements.htm.
Setup Paths

  • Installation path

  • Deployment path

Note:  

  • You can accept the default paths offered by the Installation and Configuration wizards, or enter alternative paths.

  • The installation path must not include folders with accented characters (for example, ä, ç, ñ).

  • The installation path and the deployment path cannot contain non-English characters.

  • You must have full permissions on the installation and deployment directories.
License Key License file
Cluster Description

  • Is clustering used?

  • Cluster hosts
Encryption Passphrases

  • Communication security passphrase

  • Confidential data passphrase

    Note: In a cluster, use the same passphrase on all nodes.
Application Server The port number
Mail Server

  • Server type

  • Server host

  • Server port
Demo Project Do you require the Web-based demo application?
Database Server

  • Database type

  • Database version

  • Database server name

  • Database administrator user name

  • Database administrator user password

  • Database port

  • Oracle service name (Oracle only)

  • Default tablespace (Oracle only)

  • Temp tablespace (Oracle only)
Site Administration

  • Site administrator user name

  • Site administrator password
Existing OpenText Application Quality Management/Quality Center Installation

If there is an existing Site Administration schema, provide the following information for the existing version:

  • OpenText Application Quality Management/Quality Center version

  • OpenText Application Quality Management/Quality Center host

  • Confidential data passphrase

  • Database server name

  • Database administrator user name

  • Database administrator password

  • Site Administration database schema name

  • Site Administration database schema password

  • Repository folder location

  • Site administrator user name

  • Site administrator password
Repository Repository folder location
Java (JDK /JRE)

Install Java on the ALM server. For details, see Prerequisites: General.

Note: When working in a cluster environment, it is highly recommended to install the same version of JDK/JRE on each node.