Installation Considerations: Windows

Before installing, consider the following:

Default paths
  • Installation path: C:\Program Files\Micro Focus\ALM
  • Server deployment path: C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ALM
  • Repository path: C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ALM\repository
Paths and files created automatically by the ALM
  • C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ALM\conf
  • C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ALM\log
Logs

The locations of the Site Administration and client log files are subject to your settings. You can verify the locations from Site Administration.

The installation log file is located in the ALM server installation folder.

The deployment log file is located in C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ALM\log.
Installation scenarios

  • Upgrading from 15.5.x or earlier to 25.1. When upgrading a copy of an existing Site Administration database schema, consider the following:

    • If you are using the existing settings as default, the default deployment path will be the same as the path used in the previous installation. This path can be changed.
    • If you are not using the existing settings as default, the default deployment path will be C:\ProgramData\Micro Focus\ALM. This path can be changed.

Note: The repository path of the upgraded projects will be the same as the path used in the previous installation.

After upgrading, the newly created projects will use the repository path that was defined during the current installation.

If you want to use the same repository path as it was before (default: C:\ProgramData\HP\ALM\repository), make sure to set it correctly during installation.

JAVA path used

  • When you start the installer, the Java you are using is the one specified by JAVA_HOME. This variable is set when installing Java. For details, see Prerequisites: General.

  • During the installation, the path you specified for the JDK or JRE folder is written to the MICRO_FOCUS_JAVA_PATH variable. It indicates the Java path used by OpenText Application Quality Management. For details, see Install on Windows.

    To check the value of this variable, open Advanced system settings, and in the system variables table, find MICRO_FOCUS_JAVA_PATH. For details, see the Microsoft documentation.