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Documentation References

• Refer to the ChangeMan ZMF Connector Configuration Guide for configuration details.
• Refer to Documentation Center for the most current documentation.
• Refer to the What's New tab for a complete list of new features in this release.

Helpful Links

• Documentation Center
• Knowledgebase at serena.com
• Community

Supported Configurations

The following tables give the supported configurations for versions of ZMF Connector from 6.0 to current.

Supported ChangeMan ZMF Versions

Supported Serena Common Tomcat Versions

Supported Release Control Versions

* If you want to use Release Control 6.0.1 with ZMF Connector 6.1, which is necessary only if you have ChangeMan ZMF 8.1.1.x, please refer to Serena Support Knowledgebase item S141772 to get the plugin files that are certified to work with Release Control 6.0.1. All other versions of the plugin are available from the Release Control plugins download page on http://www.serena.com/support.

Supported Release Control Plugin Archive Versions

* This archive contains the plugin jar files that are certified to work with Release Control 6.1. If you want to use Release Control 6.0.1 with ZMF Connector 6.1, which is necessary only if you have ChangeMan ZMF 8.1.1.x, please refer to Serena Support Knowledgebase item S141772 to get the plugin files that are certified to work with Release Control 6.0.1.

Support Level Definitions

Related Product Supported Platforms

• Detailed information about supported platforms and software configuration for Release Control is available in the Release Control Supported Platform Matrix. (In the row for this release, click the link in the Platform Matrix column.)
• Detailed information about supported platforms and software configuration for Deployment Automation is available in the Deployment Automation Supported Platform Matrix. (In the row for this release, click the link in the Platform Matrix column.)

Third-party Tools

For more information regarding third-party software copyrights and license information, refer to the files under Downloads or News at http://www.serena.com/support.

Enhancements

Enhancements made to ZMF Connector 6.1.2 include the following:

• Support for ChangeMan ZMF version 8.1.2

  Services have been updated to add support for ChangeMan ZMF version 8.1.2.

More Information

To learn more about ZMF Connector, visit these areas:

• Documentation Center
• Community

Downloading the ZMF Connector

To upgrade from ZMF Connector 6.0 or 6.1.1 to ZMF Connector 6.1.2, do the following:

1. Download ZMF Connector 6.1.2 from the ALM Solutions Connector product download page on http://www.serena.com/support.
   Note: If you cannot find ZMF Connector on the download page, contact Support.

Installing the ZMF Connector

To upgrade from ZMF Connector 6.0 or 6.1.1 to ZMF Connector 6.1.2, do the following:

1. Backup the earlier version. For example, copy the following directories to a backup location:

   C:\Program Files\Serena\common\tomcat\8.0\webapps\...

   almsernet

   almzmf

   almzmfalf

   almzmfws

2. Install and configure the 6.1.2 services by following the instructions in ChangeMan ZMF Connector Configuration Guide, "Installing and Configuring the ZMF Connector Services".

   The mainframe portion of the configuration should stay the same as it was for your prior ZMF Connector if you were using ZMF Connector 6.0 or above.

3. If needed, use the following procedure to upgrade your Release Control plugin to work with ZMF Connector 6.1.2. If you are using a version of the Release Control ZMF plugin that has been certified to work with ZMF Connector 6.1.2, you do not need to upgrade the plugin. See Supported Configurations.

Upgrading the Release Control ZMF Plugin

If you need to upgrade to a certified version of the plugin, do the following:

1. In SBM Configurator, stop the SBM Tomcat service.
2. Navigate to the ..\Serena\SBM\Common\Tomcat 7.0\server\default\webapps\rlc\web-inf\lib folder.
3. Back up the rlc-client-zmf-xxxx.jar and rlc-provider-zmf-xxxx.jar files, where xxxx is specific to your existing version of the plugin.
4. Remove the above jar files.
5. Download the version of the plugin file you want to install from the Release Control download page on http://www.serena.com/support.
6. Extract and copy the provider and client jar files to the following folder:

   ..\Serena\SBM\Common\Tomcat 7.0\server\default\webapps\rlc\web-inf\lib folder.

7. In SBM Configurator, start the SBM Tomcat service.

Upgrading from Earlier Versions of ZMF Connector

For assistance with upgrading to ZMF Connector 6.1.2 from a version earlier than ZMF Connector 6.0, contact Serena Support.