IBM Quick Deployer application setup

This topic leads you through making the UCD server ready for Quick Deployer and then importing the Rational_QD_60x application into UCD. You'll be shown how to:

• create a UCD Team for Quick Deployer use and assign Roles and Users to it
• extract the QD package json file and import it into UCD
• configure the Install Applications process to use an NTP system clock
• configure the Install Applications process to use a Configuration Management activation key
• configure the Install Applications process to use a CustomLDAP
• configure the Install Applications process to enable CLM iFix support and select a specific iFix version to install

UCD server setup

1. Login to the target UCD server as an administrator
2. Open the Settings page and select Teams
   
   
   
   
3. Select Create Team
   
   
   
   
4. Name the new team Rational QD CLM then press Save. The Rational QD CLM team will be assigned to the imported applications and components.
   
   
   
   
5. With the Rational QD CLM team selected press the Add button on the Administrator role
   
   
   
   
6. Select user admin and press OK
   
   
   
   
7. On the Settings page switch to the Role Configuration tab
   
   
   
   
8. Select Create Role and set the role name to Team Member then press Save
   
   
   
   
9. Select role Team Member and assign permissions to the role. For a description of setting up roles and permissions see the Roles and permissions topic in the UCD Knowledge Center.
   
   
   
   
10. On the Settings page switch to the Authentication tab
    
    
    
    
11. You can use an internal or external user respository like LDAP. Here an internal user will be created for simplicity. Select Create User, provide a Username and Password then press Save
    
    
    
    
12. On the Settings page switch to the Teams tab and select team Rational QD CLM
    
    
    
    
13. Press Add on the Team Member role and select the user(s) created above and press OK
    
    
    
    
14. Confirm user(s) were added to the the Team Member role
    
    
    
    

Import QD application into UCD

1. Login to the target UCD server as an administrator
2. Download and extract the QD package from the compressed file to a local folder.
   The compressed file is here - IBMQuickDeployerPackageContent download
   Note: these instructions assume an empty UCD server, if this application or any of its components already exist Stop
   
   
   • Navigate to the Applications page and select Import Applications
     
     
     
     
   • Select Create Component and Create Process then Browse to the location of the extracted JSON file and select it for import. Review your selections and then press Submit
     
     
     
     
   • Wait for the Rational_QD_60x application import to complete
     
     
     
     
3. Open the application
   
   
   
   
4. Review the component list and make sure your list of components matches the screen shot below.
   
   
   
   
5. Review the process list and make sure your list of processes matches the screen shot below.
   
   
   
   

UCD application setup

1. Update the Prepare System step of the Install Applications process with your media settings as described on the Installation Media Configuration wiki page
2. Set the Install Applications process properties Admin username / password as described on the Securing admin password wiki page
3. Switch to the Processes tab and select the Install Applications process
   
   
   
   
4. When the process opens select the Configuration tab and then select Application Process Properties.
   Chose the enableIFIX property and click Edit.
   
   
   
   
5. Select FALSE to disable iFix support by default or TRUE to enable iFix support by default.
   
   
   
   
6. You can also change the description and label if desired.
   Be sure to press Save when changes are complete.
   
   
   
   
7. The Default Value is now changed
   
   
   
   
8. Select the Design tab open the Prepare System step by clicking on the Pencil icon
   
   
   
   
9. Update the CM activation key, NTP system clock URL, the LDAP prefix, and the iFix versions.
   
   The CM activation key can be obtained from IBM Support and will allow Configuration Management to be enabled when the Install Applications process is run. If the value of the property is cleared the user will be prompted to enter a value on the Run Process dialog when the Install Applications process is selected
   
   Using the NTP system clock is enabled or disabled by selecting TRUE or FALSE from the EnableNTPclock dropdown. The NTP system clock server to be used is entered into the NTPclock field. If the NTP clock is disabled it can be enabled post install as described on the Configuring the NTP system clock wiki page
   
   The LDAP prefix should be set by selecting CustomLDAP from the Prefix_LDAP dropdown.
   
   To specify the iFix version of CLM applications to be installed, select a version in the CLMiFixVersion field. If you do not select a version, you will be prompted to enter a value in the Run Process dialog when you select the Install Applications process. To specify iFix versions for Design Management or Rhapsody Design Management, select a version in the DMiFixVersion or DMMSiFixVersion field, respectively.
   
   
   
   Note: after pressing OK on the Edit Properties dialog you must press the Save process icon or the changes will not be committed
   
   
   
   
10. Confirm the applications environment list is empty
    
    
    
    
11. Check for Team assignments on the application – login as a standard user to test this
    
    
    
    
12. Check for team assignment on components – login as a standard user to test this
    
    
    
    
13. Any UCD agents that existed prior to setting up the Rational QD CLM team will need the team added manually by an administrator, otherwise, the agents will not be visible to a standard user. All UCD Agents that are created going forward should also have the Rational QD CLM team added.

Miscellaneous

Notes:

• Throughout the IBM Quick Deployer wiki the screen captures are for reference only.
  In some cases if the functionality they display has not changed in the latest release they will be from a previous release

Related topics:

• Quick Deployer
• Quick Deployer setup and run

External links:

• Collaborative Lifecycle Management
• Continuous Engineering
• UrbanCode Deploy

Additional contributors: MichelleCrane, NathanBak, ChristianLopez