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2.0 Installation information
2.1 Hardware requirements
2.2 Software requirements
2.3 Other requirements
2.4 Installation instructions
3.0 Fixes contained in this fix pack
4.0 Known limitations, problems, and workarounds
5.0 IBM Rational Software Support
5.1 Posting questions to a newsgroup
IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1 fix pack contains fixes to version 7.6.
This section describes the installation requirements and specific installation instructions for this fix pack.
For information about installing IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6, including hardware and software requirements, see the Installation Guide. The English version of the Installation Guide is available at the following address:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27018787
There are no additional processor or memory requirements for installing this fix pack. However, there might be additional disk space requirements if you install the fix pack at the same time that you install IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6, or if you are installing the fix pack as an update:
If you choose to download the update as a compressed file for local installation, approximately 400 MB is required to store and extract the compressed file.
This section describes the additional software requirements for installing IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1. For more information about the requirements for installing IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6, see the Installation Guide.
Before installing this fix pack, you must install IBM Installation Manager, Version 1.3.3. If you attempt to update or install packages using an earlier version of Installation Manager, by default, version 1.3.3 is automatically installed on your computer.
Internet access is required unless you download the compressed file containing the IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1 fix pack. By default, the update is located and installed by Installation Manager directly from the IBM update repository for IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1.
Important: When IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software is installed, the location of its update repository is automatically embedded in Installation Manager. For Installation Manager to search the default update repository, the preference Search the linked repositories during installation and updates must be selected on the Repositories preference page. This preference is selected by default.
To install the fix pack from a different repository location (for example, if the fix pack is available on a shared drive or HTTP or HTTPS server), you must add the repository location in Installation Manager. To add a repository location, perform the following steps:
The two common ways to install this update are as follows:
By default, the update is installed directly from the IBM update repository; however, it is also available for download. For details, see the specific installation instructions noted below for IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1.
2.4.1 Installing IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1 as an update
Install the fix pack with the same user account that installed the product.
Restrictions:
To find and install IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1 as an update:
You can download the compressed file containing the IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6.0.1 fix pack. The extracted files form a repository for the fix pack. You can install the fix pack from the repository on your own computer, or you can copy the repository to a shared drive or an HTTP or HTTPS server.
To download and install the fix pack, complete the following steps:
Note: During the process of updating from a local repository, Installation Manager might prompt you for the location of the repository for IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software, Version 7.6. If you installed the product from CDs or other media, this media must be available when you use the update feature.
The following corrections and enhancements have been included in this fix pack.
General fixes:Additional updates, limitations, and known problems about IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V7.6 are documented in the product library at the product Web site for IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software (http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/products/rdp/). For a list of updates and APARs, go to the Web site and click Support > Download.
As limitations and problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Software Support team updates the knowledge base (see http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Rational/Rational_Developer_for_Power_Systems_Software/). By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems that you experience.
IBM Software Support provides you with technical assistance.
For contact information and guidelines or reference materials that you will need when you require support, read the IBM Software Support Handbook.
For more information about product news, events, support, FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software home page at http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/products/rdp/.
Before you contact IBM Software Support, gather the background information that you will need to describe your problem. When describing a problem to an IBM software support specialist, be as specific as possible and include all relevant background information so that the specialist can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:
To post your questions on a newsgroup, use the following resources:
- IBM News Server: news.software.ibm.com
- Suggested newsgroup: ibm.software.websphere.studio400
Other suggested forum: lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/wdsci-l
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