IBM Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries Interim Fix 001 - Installation instructions

For Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries, Version 6.0.1

Contents

1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install Interim Fix 001 for IBM^® Rational^® COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries, Version 6.0.1 by using IBM Rational Product Updater. This interim fix is provided as an update. You should use Rational Product Updater to install this interim fix directly from the IBM update server; however, you can also download a ZIP file that contains this interim fix and then use Rational Product Updater to perform local installations. The following sections describe how to install this interim fix.

2.0 Installation prerequisites

To install the interim fix directly from the IBM update server, you will require 100 MB of disk space. If you download, extract, and install the interim fix, you will require 200 MB of disk space.

Before you can install this interim fix, you must install:

• Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries, Version 6.0.1.

• Interim Fix 003a for Rational Application Developer Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 or Interim Fix 003a for Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.1.1.

  Installation instructions for Interim Fix 003a for Rational Application Developer Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rad/60/install_instruction/6011_interim_fix003a/install.html.

  Installation instructions for Interim Fix 003a for Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/install_instruction/6011_interim_fix003a/install.html.

To verify the current version numbers of the product and installed interim features:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

   Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

2. Click the Installed Products tab.

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

3.0 Installing the interim fix

Install the interim fix with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you install this interim fix.
• On Windows^® operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux^® operating systems, you must log in as root.

To install the interim fix directly from the IBM update server, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.


2. Click Find Updates.


If Rational Product Updater requires an update, you are prompted to install it before you can continue. Click OK. Rational Product Updater installs the update, restarts, and retrieves a list of available updates.


3. By default, all available updates are selected. Ensure that you select Interim Fix 001 for Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries 6.0.1.
4. Click Install Updates.
5. In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement and, if you accept the terms and conditions, click I accept the terms in the license agreement; then click OK.


After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed updates on the Installed Products page.


6. Close Rational Product Updater.

4.0 Downloading the interim fix for local installations

You should install the interim fix directly from the IBM update server as described above; however, it is also available for download. You might want to download and install the interim fix in the following situations:

• 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 interim fix and install it later.

To download and install the interim fix, complete the following steps:

1. Download the interim fix from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rationalsdp/bdcz/60/zips/bdcz601_interim_fix001.zip.
2. Extract the interim fix to a temporary directory, such as C:\temp.
3. For installation instructions, navigate to C:\temp\bdcz\ and open install_local_601_interim_fix001.html.

5.0 Installing product updates from a command line

You can install product updates, such as interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh 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 Running Rational Product Updater from a command line in the product updater help.

6.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server

You might want to create a local mirror of the update server in the following situations:

• You administer a set of product installations and want to control which updates are available to users.
• You administer a set of product installations that do not have direct access to the Internet.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Application Developer update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rad/60/local_mirror/6011/local_mirror.html.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Software Architect update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/local_mirror/6011/local_mirror.html.

If you create a local mirror of the Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect update server, then you can add Interim Fix 001 for IBM Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries, Version 6.0.1 to your local mirror. To add the interim fix to your local mirror:

1. Create a local mirror of the Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect update server. For instructions, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rad/60/local_mirror/6011/local_mirror.html for Rational Application Developer or www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/local_mirror/6011/local_mirror.html for Rational Software Architect. Ensure that your mirror site contains the prerequisites for Interim Fix 001 for IBM Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries, Version 6.0.1.
2. Download the interim fix from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rationalsdp/bdcz/60/zips/bdcz601_interim_fix001.zip.
3. Extract the interim fix to the same target directory you are using to stage your local mirror site.
4. Edit the policy.xml file that you created for your local mirror site and add a URL map for the updates to Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries. The URL map must contain a path to the site.xml file (site_60110301_interim_fix001.xml) provided in the extracted zipped file.

   For example, if you created your mirror site on your local machine, your URL map would be:
   <url-map pattern="com.ibm.rational.egl.cobolgen.feature.update" url="file:./../bdcz/60/update/site_60110301_interim_fix001.xml"/>

   If your mirror site is on a Web server named server1, and the updates were extracted in a folder named rational_updated, then your URL map would be:
   <url-map pattern="com.ibm.rational.egl.cobolgen.feature.update" url="http://server1/rational_updates/bdcz/60/update/site_60110301_interim_fix001.xml"/>

   Your policy.xml file would look similar to the following example:
   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
   <update-policy>
      <url-map pattern="com.ibm.rational.application.developer.update" url="http://server1/rational_updates/rad/60/update/site.xml"/>
      <url-map pattern="com.ibm.rational.application.developer.discovery" url="http://server1/rational_updates/rad/60/discovery/site.xml"/>
      <url-map pattern="com.ibm.rational.egl.cobolgen.feature.update" url="http://server1/rational_updates/bdcz/60/update/site_60110301_interim_fix001.xml"/>
      <url-map pattern="com.ibm.orca.product.updater" url="http://server1/rational_updates/rpu/60/update/site.xml"/>
   </update-policy>

7.0 Uninstalling the interim fix

Uninstall the interim fix with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you uninstall the interim fix.
• On Windows operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux operating systems, you must log in as root.

To uninstall the interim fix, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.


2. Click the Rollbacks tab. An inventory of installed product updates and features is displayed on the Rollbacks page.
3. Select Interim Fix 001 for Rational COBOL Generation Extension for zSeries 6.0.1.


Dependencies between updates are enforced automatically. If you select to roll back an update on which other installed updates depend, the dependent updates are also selected to roll back.


4. Click Roll Back Updates.
5. Close Rational Product Updater.

8.0 Customer support

When you contact customer support, the support representative will require the versions of the installed products or interim features on your system.

To determine the versions, complete the following steps:

1. Start IBM Rational Product Updater:
   • If the product is running, click Help > Software Updates > IBM Rational Product Updater.
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
2. Click the Installed Products tab.

For product news, updates, and fixes, consult the following sites for information regarding EGL COBOL Generation:

• The product home page for Rational Application Developer is www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/. For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the support page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/support/.
• The product home page for Rational Software Architect is www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/. For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the support page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/support/.
• More information on EGL COBOL Generation is available here: www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/eglcobol/index.html
• Visit the EGL zone on developerWorks at www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/products/egl/