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Before You Begin

You use the Administrator application to set up and administer CA Harvest SCM projects and lifecycles. Some setup tasks must be completed before you can use the Administrator application effectively. Depending on your knowledge and responsibilities, you may be able to perform some or all these tasks yourself. A system administrator may need to complete some of them.

Before you begin to set up CA Harvest SCM, do the following:

1. Install CA Harvest SCM on both the server and the client.
2. Verify that the relational database is running.
3. Verify that the CA Harvest SCM broker process is running and a server process is available.
4. Know the login credentials for the initial CA Harvest SCM user that was created during installation.

   Note: For information about Steps 1 through 4, see the Implementation Guide.

5. (Optional, but recommended) Read the following chapters:
   • "Understanding CA Harvest SCM Basics" in the User Guide.
   • "Understanding Versions" in the User Guide.
   • "Understanding Projects and Lifecycles" in this guide.

   Becoming familiar with this material, can help you design, implement, and manage your projects and lifecycles.