Installation Instructions

This section provides the instructions for installing Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition, Version 9.0 Beta from installation files that you downloaded from the beta website.

1. Depending on your user ID, complete one of the following steps:
   • If you are installing with administrator or root privileges:
     1. Start the launchpad:
        • For Windows: Run RSA_SETUP\launchpad.exe, or RSA4WS_SETUP\launchpad.exe.
          Important: If your operating system is Windows 7, you must run launchpad.exe as administrator.
        • For Linux: Run RSA_SETUP/launchpad.sh or RSA4WS_SETUP/launchpad.sh.
        • For OS X: Run RSA_SETUP/launchpad.sh or RSA4WS_SETUP/launchpad.sh.
     2. In the launchpad dialog box, click Install IBM Rational Software Architect, or Install IBM Rational Rational Software Architect for WebSphere.
   • If you are not installing with administrator or root privileges:
     1. Change to the directory where you extracted the disk images.
     2. Run the following command for your operating system:
        • For Windows: Run RSA_SETUP\InstallerImage_win32_x86\userinst.exe or RSA4WS_SETUP\InstallerImage_win32_x86\userinst.exe.
        • For Linux: Run RSA_SETUP/InstallerImage_linux_gtk_x86/userinst or RSA4WS_SETUP/InstallerImage_linux_gtk_x86/userinst.
        • For OS X: Run RSA_SETUP/InstallerImage_macosx_cocoa_x86_64/./userinst or RSA4WS_SETUP/InstallerImage_macosx_cocoa_x86_64/./userinst.

   IBM Installation Manager starts.

2. On the first page of the Install Packages wizard, ensure that both IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and IBM Rational Software Architect Version 9.0 Beta or IBM Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Version 9.0 Beta are selected, and then click Next.
   Note: The beta version of IBM Installation Manager that you are installing can be used only for installing, modifying, and uninstalling the packages provided with this beta release. You cannot use this version of IBM Installation Manager with other products or packages.
3. On the Prerequisite page, click Next.
4. On the Licenses page, read and accept the license agreements for the selected packages.
   1. On the left-hand side of the License page, click each package version to display its license agreement.
   2. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
   3. Click Next to continue.
5. On the first Location Page, specify the Shared Resources directory and the Installation Manager directory.
   Restriction: The directory path must not exceed 41 characters or the installation will fail.
   Note: For Linux: Ensure that you do not include any spaces in the directory paths.
   1. Type the path for the Shared Resources Directory field, or accept the default path. The shared resources directory contains resources that can be shared by one or more package groups.
      Note: You can specify the shared resources directory only once. Use your disk with the most available space for to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all packages.
   2. In the Installation Manager Directory field, type the path for the directory where you want to install Installation Manager or accept the default path.
   3. Click Next.
6. On the next Location page, specify the installation directory for the package group and select the bit mode of the installation.
   1. In the Installation Directory field, type the path for the installation directory for the package group or accept the default.
      Restriction: The directory path must not exceed 41 characters or the installation will fail.
      Note: For Linux: Ensure that you do not include any spaces in the directory paths.
   2. If you operating system is 64-bit, then select 64-bit or 32-bit to install the product in the corresponding bit mode. Note: For OS X, you must select 64-bit because only 64-bit is supported.
   3. Click Next.
7. On the next Location page, do not choose to extend an Eclipse IDE and simply click Next to continue.
8. On the next Features page, select the package features that you want to install.
   1. Optional: To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.
   2. Optional: Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
   3. Select or clear features in the packages. Installation Manager will automatically enforce any dependencies with other features and display updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
   4. When you are finished selecting features, click Next to continue.
9. On the help system configuration page, select one of the following options and then click Next:
   • Access help from the Web
   • Download help and access content locally
   • Access help from a server on your intranet
10. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the product package. If you want to change the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
11. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
    2. In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want the product to start when you exit.
    3. Click Finish to start the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page of Installation Manager.
12. Close IBM Installation Manager.