CLM 4.0 Enterprise Deployment tasks: Oracle DB, proxy, IHS, SSO setup and RRDI configuration

Sometimes it can get difficult to narrow down all pieces of information you need to perform some specific administrative task on your CLM/RTC/RQM/RQM/DM environment.

As part of the Jumpstart team, I regularly provide guidance to customers in the CLM area covering RTC, RQM, Enterprise deployments, upgrades, customizations, OSLC and Reporting. As questions about CLM Administration and Reporting show up frequently, I use to collect and keep preciously links I can refer to later with customers. Until very recently, my personal “Top 3” included the following resources:

• The CLM 2012 Admininistration workshop
• This admin topic in the CLM InfoCenter (here in its 4.0.3 version level)
• (specifically for reporting) The previous blog post Get things clear about the CLM 2012 reporting capabilities

Until… I found out that Rational Support had provided very useful videos in the CLM 4.0.1 Education Assistant

RRDI configuration
Prepare Linux libraries for RRDI	(9 min video)
Install RRDI software	(4 min video)
Create an Oracle database for the RRDI content store	(9 min video)
Install Oracle 32-bit client software for RRDI	(6 min video )
Configure Oracle client environment for RRDI	(9 min video)
Preparation for RRDI setup process	(7 min video)
Run RRDI setup wizard	(9 min video)

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WebSphere and IBM HTTP Server configuration
Public URI and host file configurations	(3 min video)
Install IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Network Deployment (ND)	(8 min video)
IBM HTTP Server (IHS) configuration and self-signed SSL certificate	(8 min video)
Setup the IBM HTTP Server (IHS) admin server	(6 min video )
Application server profile creation	(8 min video)
Setup WebSphere Application Server (WAS) global security	(11 min video)
Setup HTTP server proxy on RRDI application server instance	(20 min video)
Add a second application server profile to the HTTP server proxy	(19 min video)
Add a third application server profile to the HTTP server proxy	(8 min video)

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CLM Solution Configuration
Oracle database user and table space creation	(5 min video)
Configure profile JVM properties to support CLM WAR files	(9 min video)
Deploy the CLM WAR files to the first server	(6 min video)
Update the CLM server plug-in with the profile XML file changes	(6 min video )
Virtual frame buffer requirement and creation for Linux Requirements Management Converter	(4 min video)
Configure profile JVM properties and deploy CLM WAR files to second server	(8 min video)
Configure Single Sign On (SSO) with HTTP server and WebSphere topology	(5 min video)
Run Jazz Team Server (JTS) setup wizard	(17 min video)

This is my new “Top 4” I wish I had complete a little earlier.

Thanks to Rational support  for providing these videos. Hope this blog will (modestly) provide the additional visibility this useful material deserves.

Note 1: while the title page of the Education assistant states it’s for “IBM Rational Quality Manager“, this content is more largely applicable (to RTC, RRC, etc.)

Note 2: updates for 4.0.1+ versions are not available at this time AFAIK.