This topic provides instructions for installing the BMC Release Lifecycle Management solution on Microsoft Windows and Linux. This solution includes the following component products:
This topic contains the following sections:
To register the component products as services and to install the solution in the Program Files directory (on Windows), ensure that you have Administrator privileges (on Windows) or superuser privileges (on Linux).
Verify that your environment meets the requirements listed in the System requirements topic and verify that you have prepared the installation environment.
On the license agreement page, select I agree to the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
The Directory Selection page is displayed as shown in the following image:
Directory selection
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To perform a fresh installation, provide the directory path for installing this solution by clicking Browse, and then click Next.
Note
The directory that you select for the product installation must be empty for the installation to complete successfully.
Install solution files and configurations. Do not perform tasks that require special rights: Installs the solution as a normal user
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Migration information
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JRE information
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On the Server HTTP/HTTPS Port Information page, specify appropriate details for the component products, BMC Release Process Management (shown as BRPM) and BMC VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation (shown as VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation). Specify details regarding the HTTP port, which refers to the port of the Tomcat server for BMC Release Process Management (default port 8080) and the port of the Apache server for BMC VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation (default port 80). If you are already using the default port, you must specify an alternate port and then click Next.
You can also enable SSL settings for your Tomcat server or the Apache server by selecting the Enable SSL check box for the appropriate component product. If you enable your SSL settings, you must specify the HTTPS port (default is 8443 for BMC Release Process Management and 443 for BMC VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation). You must also specify the private key, certificate file, and passphrase.
Note
The passphrase is used to set up the Java keystore. For more information, see Obtaining test SSL certificates.
HTTP/HTTPS port information
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On the Super User Details page, provide super user details. The super user is the first user who has administrator access permissions to use the BMC Release Process Management and BMC VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation component products. You can choose to use the default details, provide the password, and then click Next. You can also choose to add your own details. The first 3 fields (First Name, Last Name, and Email) are specific to the installation of BMC Release Process Management.
Super user information
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On the Messaging system details page, specify the following details to connect to the messaging system server of the BMC Release Process Management component product, and then click Next.
Password: Password that corresponds to the user name of the messaging system server
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The Host field is disabled. By default, the installation program detects the IP address of the host computer on which you are installing this product.
Messaging system information
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On the Database details page, specify the following details for the database that you want to use for the BMC Release Process Management and BMC VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation component products, and then click Next.
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POSTGRESQL (Default port 5432)
ORACLE (Defaultport1521)
SQL_SERVER (Defaultport1433)
Q Database User: Specify the user name of the database instance that you used while creating it at the time of the database installation. This information relates only to the BMC VaraLogix Q Deployment Automation component product.
On the Email Notifications Details page, specify whether to configure email notification settings for the solution or not, and then click Next. Select the No Email Notifications option if you do not want to configure email notification settings. Alternatively, select the Use SMTP option and then specify the following Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server details for the configuration of email notification settings.
SMTP User: The user name used to connect to the SMTP server. For example, redmine@example.net.
SMTP Password: The password used to connect to the SMTP server.
TLS: Select this check box if your SMTP server requires a secure connection and is using TLS.
Note
The option of using Sendmail available in version 2.5.00 of BMC Release Process Management is not available in this release.
To learn more about email notifications and how to change notification configurations manually, see Changing email notification configuration manually.
Email notification information
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The Installation Preview page is displayed. This page displays the various details of your installation before the installation starts, including installation location, features selected, and total disk space that will be used. Click Next to start the installation.
(Optional) To see the installation log, click View Log.
To ensure that your installation was successful, follow the guidance in Verifying the installation.
To start or stop product-related services, see the following topics: