Rational Developer for System z V8.5.0 Fix Pack 8.5.0.1

1.0 Overview
2.0 Installation prerequisites
3.0 Workstation installation instructions
4.0 Host installation instructions
5.0 Downloading the update for local installations
6.0 Installing product updates from a command line
7.0 Verifying your installation
8.0 Uninstalling the update
9.0 Customer support

1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install IBM^® Rational^® Developer for System z^TM V8.5.0 Fix Pack 8.5.0.1. This Fix Pack is provided as an update and installed using IBM Installation Manager. The update is generally installed directly from the IBM update server, however you can also choose to download an archive file that contains the update and then use IBM Installation Manager to perform local installations. The following sections describe how to install this update.

2.0 Installation prerequisites

Workstation:
This update requires that you have the following product installed:

• IBM Rational® Developer for System z V8.5.0

If you disabled any product features by modifying the feature.xml files or through the Update Manager by clicking Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration in the workbench, you must enable them before you install this update.

Host:
For information about host prerequisites, refer to the Host prerequisites and corequisites for Rational Developer for System z section of the "IBM Rational Developer for System z Prerequisites" guide.

3.0 Workstation installation instructions

Follow the steps below to install the update. You should perform the installation using the same user account that originally installed the IBM Rational Developer for System z product.

To install directly from the IBM update server:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. Click Update.

   
   
   

3. Select the package group in which you installed IBM Rational Developer for System z 8.5. The default is IBM Software Delivery Platform. The Installed Packages list at the bottom of the panel should show IBM Rational Developer for System z 8.5.0 as one of the entries. Click Next.

   
   
   

4. Update Installation Manager, if required.
5. Select IBM Rational Developer for System z Version 8.5.0.1 and any other required or optional updates from the list of available updates. Any updates you already have installed will be displayed in grey and will not be selectable. Click Next.
   

   

   
   

6. Read and accept the license agreements for the selected updates, and then follow the remaining installation dialogs to install the selected updates.
7. Select Next to update the features you have installed.
8. Review your selections on the Summary panel. If you want to make any changes to your selections, click Back and make your changes. When you are ready to install the update, click Update.
   Note: Depending on the speed of your computer processor, the amount of RAM, and the speed of your Internet connection, the update(s) could take an extended period of time to download and install.
9. When the updates are complete, a message will be displayed by IBM Installation Manager informing you that updates were successfully installed. You can click View Log File to view the log file for the current Installation Manager session. When you are finished, click Finish.
   
   
   
   
10. Exit IBM Installation Manager and start IBM Rational Developer for System z.
    
    

4.0 Host installation instructions

There is not a Host PTF for Fix Pack 8.5.0.1.

5.0 Downloading the update for local installations

Ideally, this update should be installed directly from the IBM update server, as described in the Workstation installation instructions section above. However, you may also download an archive file containing the update and perform local installations. You might want to do this if:

• You have a slow or unstable Internet connection and want to use a download manager that can resume the download.
• You have difficulty accessing the live IBM update servers from behind a firewall.
• You prefer to download the update and install it later.

1. Download the RDz850FixPack8501.zip file from the support website.
2. Unzip RDz850FixPack8501.zip to a folder on your system. These files are temporary and may be deleted after the installation is completed.
3. Start IBM Installation Manager.
4. From the menu bar, select File > Preferences This is where you will tell the IBM Installation Manager the location of the installation files you just extracted.
   
5. Click Add Repository in the Preferences dialog.
   
   
   
   
6. In the Add Repository dialog, browse to the directory where you extracted the update installation files. Inside that directory you will see a rational folder. Change to the rational\RDz8501\disk1 directory, select diskTag.inf and then click OK.
   
   
   
   
7. Click Test Connection and ensure that the repository can be found.
   
   
   
   
8. Click OK.
9. Now that the local repository has been set, follow the instructions outlined in the Workstation installation instructions section above.
   
   

6.0 Installing product updates from a command line

You can install product updates, such as interim fixes and Fix Packs, from a command line so that you do not have to monitor or input information during the installation. For more information about installing product updates from a command line, see Working with silent installations in the IBM Installation Manager help.

7.0 Verifying your installation:

You can verify that the update is installed by running IBM Installation Manager - View Installed Packages. You should see Version 8.5.0.1 (8.5.1.rdz8501O-I20120906_0818) listed.

8.0 Uninstalling the update

Depending on your current Installation Manager preferences and your installation history, you may be able to remove the Rational Developer for System z 8.5.0.1 update and roll back to a previously installed version. To roll back your installation to a previous version:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. Click Roll Back Packages
3. Select the package group in which you installed IBM Rational Developer for System z. The default is IBM Software Development Platform. The Installed Packages list at the bottom of the panel should show IBM Rational Developer for System z Version 8.5.0.1 as one of the installed packages in the package group you selected. Click Next.
4. The Packages panel will show you the previous versions of Rational Developer for System z to which you can roll back. Select the version to which you would like to roll back. If there are no previous versions listed, you cannot roll back your installation. You may be required to roll back Rational Application Developer to a previous version as well to ensure that you maintain compatible product versions on your system. If this is required, or if you cannot roll back to a previous version without invalidating your current configuration, Installation Manager will display an error message at the top of the Packages panel and you will not be allowed to continue. If you are unable to roll back your installation, you will need to uninstall the entire IBM Rational Developer for System z product in order to uninstall Fix Pack 8.5.0.1. If you are able to roll back, click Next.
5. Review your selections on the Summary panel. If you want to make any changes to your selections, click Back and make your changes. When you are ready to roll back the update, click Roll Back.
   

9.0 Customer support

For product support and other information, see the IBM Rational Developer for System z home page at http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/products/developer/systemz/.