IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3 readme

IBM Corporation
2 June, 2009

 

 

This file contains last-minute product information and updates to IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3

It is divided into the following sections:

For the latest news and information on IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite, visit the website at http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/sdlsuite.


System requirements

To run IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3 you need:

For additional information on system requirements, including recommended configurations, visit the IBM Rational Software Support site.

Operating system locales supported by IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3

For the Windows platforms English and Japanese locales are supported.

For Solaris and Linux English locale is supported.

Compatible products

Precompiled kernels and postmaster object/lib

A C/C++ compiler is required for the TTCN Link, the SDL Suite simulation and exploration features, and for SDL/TTCN to C compilers for host and target environments. 

For information regarding installation, see the compiler documentation.

The libraries included in the distribution of the TTCN Link, the simulation and exploration features were built and tested using the compilers listed below. You are advised to install and use the same compilers, or closely compatible ones. It may be possible to use other compilers, but this is not tested or supported.

Word processors

RTOS integrations

There are a number of RTOS integrations available for IBM Rational SDL Suite. For more information about these integrations, please have a look at the “Build and Certification Matrices” in the online help.

Configuration Management

Licensing

·         Acresso Software FLEXnet 11.5

Viewing Help

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Installing IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3

Follow the instructions in the document “sdlttcn_suite_installation_guide.pdf” found in the installation archive.

Obtaining a license for IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3

To obtain a license for IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suites you need to provide Customer Support with the hostname and hostid of the computer on which the license server is to be run. How to proceed is described in detail in the Installation Guide.

What's new in IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3


Known problems

For details of known problems in IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3, and how to resolve them, visit the support center on the IBM Rational Software Support site.

Fixed problems

For details of problems that have been resolved in IBM Rational SDL and TTCN Suite 6.3, visit the support center on the IBM Rational Software Support site.

Contact Support

For further assistance please contact our support team. Contact details may be found at the IBM Rational Software Support site.


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