Getting started with Perforce ALM installation

Perform the following steps to install Perforce ALM based on your role.

User

Use the client-only installer to install the desktop client and integration components.

If you only use the web client, you do not need to install anything. Contact your administrator if you need the URL or your username and password.

1. Before installing, review the client system requirements.

2. Download the client-only installer for your operating system.

3. Run the installer and select installation options. Only install the server admin utility if you administer ALM projects for your team.

4. After installation is complete, start ALM, add a server connection, and log in.

Administrator

If you are an administrator responsible for configuring Perforce ALM for your team, perform a complete installation, which includes the Perforce ALM Server, Perforce ALM License Server, and client applications. If you are upgrading ALM, see Upgrading Perforce ALM.

If you are an administrator of an ALM installation hosted by Perforce in the cloud, use the client-only installer to install ALM and the server admin utility.

1. Before installing, review the client system requirements and server system requirements.

2. Download the complete installer for your operating system.

3. Determine which components to install.

4. Run the installer and select installation options.

5. After installation, start and configure the license server, and then start and configure the Perforce ALM Server.

Depending on how your organization uses ALM, you may also need to perform the following tasks: