Re: Rational Team Concert for POWER - where to install?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

To Eric, et al.

I found this product overview in the RTCp infocenter - it supports what 
Eric said, that only the build engine needs to be on the i -

Rational Team Concert for Power Systems Software adds IBM i features and 
functions to Rational Team Concert, therefore, most features and 
functions are identical. There are several differences for Rational Team 
Concert for Power Systems Software, which are documented in the sections 
below. Some of the key differences include:

   * ClearCase® and ClearQuest® Connectors are provided as technical
     preview without additional support when the server is running on
     IBM i.
   * The Jazz Team Server for Power Systems Software can be hosted on
     Windows® and IBM AIX. Ihat t can also be hosted on IBM i, which
     requires WebSphere® Application Server. Jazz Team Server for Power
     Systems Software is not supported on Linux.
   * The Build System Toolkit for Power Systems Software is hosted on
     IBM i.
   * There are additional build definition templates for building
     applications on IBM i.
   * There is an additional process template called the IBM i Scrum
     process template.

That will make the installation of the server easier to my way of 
thinking, since it has Tomcat with it, and Tomcat generally seems easier 
to work with than WAS.

Vern

On 7/21/2010 3:49 PM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> Hoss
>
> Thanks. Is optimistic locking one of the issues? We use pessimistic 
> locking, traditionally. I'm ready (and the others of us here that you 
> know are ready) to move to the SVN model of not putting locks on 
> members at the start, just getting a copy out to a sandbox.
>
> Also, I am told that .Net development can be managed. There's a client 
> for Visual Studio.
>
> Thanks for the contact - it's another bit of a black hole for us in 
> the i world.
>
> I'm also trying to get some visibility at various advisory groups in 
> which I take part.
>
> Later
> Vern
>
> On 7/21/2010 3:28 PM, Bruce Collins - PDQ Solutions wrote:
> > Vern, is it for IBM I (RPG,CL etc..) or java change management. We are
> > running V2 of RTCp and on the change management for RPG, COBOL, CL, 
> > CLLE ...
> > they need to do some major work to remove all the complexity. The 
> > current
> > version expects that you will treat RPG code like you would treat 
> > JAVA. Our
> > business partner for Rational Products (Oxford International) has 
> > been great
> > working with us and IBM to learn how change management works in an IBM i
> > shop.
> >
> > Here is his contact information to get a good understanding of what 
> > is and
> > is not there for an IBM i shop.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Steve Norton
> > President, Oxford International Inc.
> > snorton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.oxfordtkg.com
> >
> > Hoss
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:51 PM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: Rational Team Concert for POWER - where to install?
> >
> > I'm looking at RTC for POWER for software change management, etc. Saw
> > some stuff at a road show here in Mpls. by Rational, based on their
> > Orlando Innovate show. They didn't have specifics on the POWER version,
> > which has an option to install the server on an i, v5r4 and up.
> >
> > The question here is, do I HAVE to install the server on an i to get the
> > functionality - it's a superset of the regular RTC - or can the server
> > be on any platform and still talk to the i? It is integrated with RDp,
> > by the way.
> >
> > If installed on the i, you have to have some version of WAS installed.
> > That's probably OK, just wondering.
> >
> > Vern