Installation considerations: Linux

Before installing, consider the following:

Default paths
  • Installation path: /root/ALM
  • Server deployment path: /var/opt/ALM
  • Repository path: /var/opt/ALM/repository
Paths and files created automatically by the ALM
  • /var/opt/Micro Focus/ALM/conf
  • /var/opt/Micro Focus/ALM/log

  • /var/opt/Micro Focus/ALM/runtime
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 server installation folder.

The deployment log file is located in /var/opt/Micro Focus/ALM/log.
Installation scenarios

  • Upgrading from 15.x.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 /var/opt/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.

Java path used

The variable MICRO_FOCUS_JAVA_PATH indicates the Java path used by OpenText Application Quality Management. The variable is added to /etc/profile (for 17.0) or /etc/profile.d/MF_JAVA_PATH.sh (for ALM 17.0.1 and later) during the ALM installation.

If the MF_JAVA_PATH.sh file is not created during installation, manually create the file as the root user, add export MICRO_FOCUS_JAVA_PATH=<JAVA_PATH> in the file, and make it take effect by running # source /etc/profile.d/MF_JAVA_PATH.sh.

If you need to start or stop the service manually, or if you need to install or uninstall a patch, verify that the MICRO_FOCUS_JAVA_PATH value and that the current session are both pointing to the path used by ALM.

  • To verify the path, run: # cat /etc/profile (for 17.0) or # cat /etc/profile.d/MF_JAVA_PATH.sh (for 17.0.1 and later).

  • To check it in your current session, run: # echo $MICRO_FOCUS_JAVA_PATH.

    If the output is empty, run: # source /etc/profile (for 17.0) or # source /etc/profile.d/MF_JAVA_PATH.sh (for 17.0.1 and later), or login with a new session, and try again.