IBM Rational Software Modeler, Version 7.0
Installation Guide
Version 7.0
Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information
in Notices.
Fifth Edition (June 2007)
This edition applies to Version 7.0 of IBM Rational Software Modeler (part number 5724-I69)
and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated
in new editions.
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Overview
This installation guide provides instructions for installing and
uninstalling IBM® Rational® Software Modeler.
You can find the most recent version of this Installation
Guide online at http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/v7/rsm/70/docs/install_instruction/install.html.
Before installing, you should consult the release notes for late-breaking
installation issues. The release notes file is available online
at: http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/v7/ram/70/docs/readme/readme.html,
Note:
Refer to
http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/documentation/ for updated documentation and troubleshooting information.
IBM Installation
Manager
IBM Installation Manager is
a program that helps you install the Rational Software Modeler product
packages on your workstation. It also helps you update, modify, and uninstall
this and other packages that you install. A package can be a product, a group
of components, or a single component that is designed to be installed by Installation Manager.
The installation scenario you follow to install Rational Software Modeler client
or , use Installation Manager to
install your Rational package.
IBM Installation Manager offers
a number of time-saving features. It keeps track of what you are about to
install, software components that you have already installed, and components
that are available for you to install. It searches for updates so you know
that you are installing the latest version of a Rational product package. Installation Manager also
provides tools for managing licenses for the product packages that it installs.
It provides tools for updating and modifying packages. You can also use Installation Manager to uninstall
product packages.
IBM Installation Manager comprises
six wizards that make it easy to maintain your product packages through their
lifecycles:
- The Install Packages wizard walks you through the
installation process. You can install a product package by simply accepting
the defaults, or you can modify the default settings to create a custom installation.
Before you install a product package, you are provided with a complete summary
of the selections that you have made throughout the wizard. With the wizard
you can install one or more product packages at the same time.
- The Update Packages wizard searches for available
updates to product packages that you have installed. An update might be a
released fix, a new feature, or a new version of the Rational product. Details of the contents
of the update are provided in the wizard. You can choose whether to apply
an update.
- With the Modify Packages wizard, you can modify specific
elements of a package that you have already installed. During your initial
installation of the product package, you select the features you want to install.
If you find later that you require other features, you can use the Modify
Packages wizard to add them to your product package installation. You can
also remove features, and add or remove languages.
- The Manage Licenses wizard helps you to set up the
licenses for your packages. Use this wizard to change your trial license to
a full license, to set up your servers for floating licenses, and to select
which type of license to use for each package.
- With the Rollback Packages wizard you can revert
to a previously installed version of an eligible package.
- The Uninstall Packages wizard helps you to remove
a product package from your computer. You can uninstall more than one package
at a time.
The IBM Rational Software
Development Platform is a common development environment that contains the
development workbench and other software components that share multiple products.
The development platform includes the following offerings:
- Rational Application Developer
- Rational Functional Tester
- Rational Performance Tester
- Rational Software Architect
- Rational Software Modeler
- Rational Systems Developer
- Rational Tester for SOA Quality
Also available but not part of the platform is Rational Manual Tester. Manual Tester is included
with Rational Functional Tester,
or it can be purchased separately.
About Rational Software Modeler
IBM Rational Software Modeler is
a UML 2.0-based visual modeling and design tool for architects, systems analysts,
and designers who need to ensure that their specifications, architectures,
and designs are clearly defined and communicated.
The IBM Support Assistant (ISA) is a free local
software serviceability workbench for Linux® operating systems that helps you
resolve questions and problems with IBM software products. It provides quick
access to support-related information along with serviceability tools for
problem determination. For more information refer to http://www.ibm.com/software/support/isa/.
Installation requirements
This section details hardware, software, and user privilege requirements
that must be met in order to successfully install and run your software.
Hardware requirements
Before you can install the product, verify that your system meets
the minimum hardware requirements.
Hardware |
Requirements |
Processor |
Minimum: 800
MHz Pentium® III
(or higher for best results) |
Memory |
Minimum:
512 MB RAM |
Disk space |
Minimum: 750 MB of disk space is required for
product package installation. Additional disk space is required for the resources
that you develop.
Note:
- Disk space requirements
can be reduced or increased depending on the features that you install.
- Additional disk space is required if you download the product package
to install this product.
-
Additional
disk space is required if you use FAT32 instead of NTFS.
-
An additional 500 MB of disk space is required in the directory pointed to
by your environment variable TEMP.
-
An additional 500 MB of disk space is required
in the /tmp directory.
|
Display |
1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results) |
Other hardware |
Microsoft® mouse or compatible pointing device |
Software requirements
Before you can install the product, verify that your system meets
the software requirements.
Operating system
The following operating systems
are supported for this product:
- Microsoft Windows® XP
Professional with Service Pack 1
or 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
(running on an AMD processor)
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional with Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Server with Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1
- (For Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 or later) Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista
Enterprise, and Windows Vista Ultimate.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Version 4.0
- Red Hat Desktop Version
4.0 (running in 32-bit mode)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) Version 9 (all service packs; running in 32-bit mode)
The listed operating systems support all of the languages
that are supported by Rational Software Modeler.
Requirements
for extending an existing Eclipse IDE
The products in this version
of the IBM Rational Software Development Platform were
developed for use with version 3.2.1 or later of the Eclipse IDE. You can
only extend an existing Eclipse
IDE of version 3.2.1 with latest updates from eclipse.org.
To
extend an existing Eclipse IDE, you also require a JRE from one of the following Java™ development
kits:
-
IBM 32-bit
SDK for Windows, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5.0 service
release 3; Sun Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0 Update 9 for Microsoft Windows; For Microsoft Windows Vista (requires Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 or later): IBM 32-bit SDK for Windows, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5.0 service
release 4; Sun Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0 Update 11 for Microsoft Windows
-
IBM 32-bit SDK for Linux on Intel® architecture, Java 2
Technology Edition, Version 5.0 service release 3; Sun Java 2
Standard Edition 5.0 Update 9 for Linux x86 (not supported for SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server [SLES] Version 9)
Note:
- Sun Java 2 Standard Edition (Java SE) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.0 is
not supported.
- You might need to update your Eclipse version in order to install updates
to Rational Software Modeler.
Refer to the update's release documentation for information on changes to
the prerequisite Eclipse version
.
Important:
(For Rational Software Modeler Version
7..0.0.2 and later only) To enable users who do not have Administrator
privileges to work with Rational Software Modeler on
a Windows Vista
system, do not install Eclipse inside the Program Files directory (C:\Program
Files\).
Additional software requirements
User privileges requirements
You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements before
you can install Rational Software Modeler.
- Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
-
- (For Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 and later only) For Windows Vista, you must log in to
the Administrator account (or run as Administrator; right-click the program
file or shortcut and select Run as Administrator) to
perform the following tasks:
- Install or update IBM Installation Manager (the application that installs
and updates Rational Software Modeler)
- Install or update a product offering
- Install an Authorized-User license key for your product. You use IBM Installation
Manager to install license keys.
Note:
To enable users who are not the Administrator to work with Rational Software Modeler on a Windows Vista
system:
- Do not install Rational Software Modeler into
a package group (installation location) in the Program Files directory (C:\Program
Files\) and do not choose a shared resources directory in the Program Files
directory.
- If you are extending an existing Eclipse installation, then do
not install Eclipse in the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
- For other supported Windows versions, you must have
a user ID that belongs to the Administrators group.
-
You must be able to log in as root.
Planning to install
Read all the topics in this section before you begin to install
any of the product features. Effective planning and an understanding of the
key aspects of the installation process can help ensure a successful installation.
Installation scenarios
There are a number of scenarios that you can follow when installing Rational Software Modeler.
The following are some of the factors that might determine your installation
scenario:
- The format and method by
which you access your installation files (for example, from CDs or files downloaded
from IBM Passport
Advantage®).
- The location for your installation (for example, you can install the product
onto your own workstation, or make the installation files available to your
enterprise}.
- The type of installation (for example, you can use the Installation Manager
GUI, or install silently).
These are the typical installation scenarios you might follow:
- Installing from the CDs.
- Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation.
- Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.
- Install from a repository
on an HTTP or HTTPS server.
Note that in the latter three scenarios you can choose to run the Installation
Manager program in silent mode to install Rational Software Modeler.
For details on running Installation Manager in silent mode, see Installing silently.
Note also that you can install updates at the same time that you install
the base product package.
Installing from CDs
In this installation scenario,
you have the CDs that contain the product package files, and typically you
are installing Rational Software Modeler on
your own workstation. Refer to Installing Rational Software Modeler from
CDs: task overview for
an overview of the steps.
Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation
In this scenario, you have
downloaded the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage and you
will install Rational Software Modeler on
your own workstation. Refer to Installing Rational Software Modeler from
an electronic image on your workstation: task overview for
an overview of the steps.
Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive
In
this scenario, you will place the electronic image on a shared drive so that
users in your enterprise can access the installation files for Rational Software Modeler from
a single location. Refer to Installing Rational Software Modeler from
an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview for
an overview of the steps.
Installing
from a repository on an HTTP server
This scenario represents the
fastest method for installing the product across a network. This scenario
differs from the shared-drive installation, In order to place product package
files for Rational Software Modeler on
an HTTP Web server, you must use this utility application - IBM Packaging
Utility. This utility is provided with Rational Software Modeler to
copy the installation files in a format - a package - that can be used
for installing Rational Software Modeler directly
from a HTTP Web server. The directory on the HTTP Web server that contain
the package is called a repository. Note that, in this scenario, the
installation files for only Rational Software Modeler are
placed in the package. Refer to Installing Rational Software Modeler from
a repository on an HTTP Web server: task overview and Placing Rational Software Modeler on
an HTTP Web server: task overview for an overview of the steps.
Deciding which features to install
With version 7.0, you can customize your software product by selecting
which features of Rational Software Modeler to
install.
When you install the Rational Software Modeler product
package using IBM Installation
Manager, the installation wizard displays the features in the available product
package. From the features list, you can select which to install. A default
set of features is selected for you (including any required features). Installation
Manager automatically enforces any dependencies between features and prevents
you from clearing any required features.
Note:
After you finish installing the package, you can still add or remove
features from your software product by running the Modify Packages wizard
in Installation Manager. See
Modifying installations for
more information.
Features
The following table shows the features of Rational Software Modeler that
you can choose to install. Default selections of features to install may vary.
If a feature already exists in your shared resources directory, it will not
be selected by default and will not be installed again.
Feature |
Description |
Selected for installation by default |
Unified Modeling Language (UML) modeling |
Enables users to create UML 2.0 models that can be transformed to
code or other models using separately installed transformations. |
Yes |
UML-to-UML transformations and patterns |
Automates the generation of new model content based on existing model
content. |
Yes |
Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) support |
Lets you describe the architecture of a complex system in accordance
with the DoDAF. This feature uses the UML as a base to represent a system
structure in visual, textual, and tabular formats. |
No |
WebSphere® Business
Modeler |
Renders a business process model from IBM WebSphere Business Modeler as a UML
2.0 Activity model. |
No |
Rational
Rose® model import |
Migrates IBM Rational Rose models, including any custom
properties you might have defined in those models. |
Yes |
Rational XDE™ model
import (for Windows only) |
Migrates IBM Rational XDE models, including any custom UML profiles
you might have applied to those models. |
Yes |
Rational SoDA® integration
(for Windows only) |
Integrated with the IBM Rational SoDA product. Use information from the
modeling products to generate reports and documents, including Microsoft Word
documents. |
No |
Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP) |
Provides Eclipse tools for testing applications. Tool capabilities
include profiling, monitoring, logging, component testing (Junit), and static
analysis or code review. |
Yes |
Rational ClearCase® SCM
Adapter |
Provides the IBM Rational ClearCase SCM and ClearCase MVFS
plug-ins, which enable creating managed versions of software artifacts in ClearCase versioned
object bases (VOBs). These plug-ins use snapshot views and dynamic views when ClearCase VOB
and view servers are also installed. |
Yes |
Rational RequisitePro® integration
(for Windows only) |
Provides a tightly integrated requirements management tool with traceability
between requirements and software artifacts when IBM Rational RequisitePro is installed. |
Yes |
Rational
Unified Process® (RUP®) Process Advisor and Process Browser |
Provides the Process Advisor, for context-sensitive guidance on developing
software and using the IBM Rational Software Development Platform, and the
Process Browser, for help related to your current tasks, artifacts, and tools. |
Yes |
Reusable Asset Specification (RAS) support |
Provides a standard way to package and extract
a set of related files for efficient sharing among team members. |
No |
Transformation authoring |
Provides tools to create custom transformations and customize existing
transformations. Transformations automate the task of generating model content
and implementation code. |
No |
API migration |
Provides assistance for the migration of user-written plug-ins and
pluglets from the extensibility APIs available in version 6 of the Rational UML
modeling products to the APIs available in version 7.0. |
No |
Pluglets |
Provides an environment for creating small Java applications
that can be used to extend the workbench. Pluglets are easier to develop and
test than full Eclipse plug-ins. They offer a good way to learn some of the
extensibility APIs. |
No |
Plug-in development environment (PDE) |
Provides tools for creating, developing, testing, debugging, and
deploying Eclipse plug-ins, which can be used to extend the Eclipse environment. |
No |
Eclipse Technology Extensibility |
Enables you to extend the functionality of the Eclipse workbench-based
environment. Extensibility is achieved through a combination of application
programming interfaces (APIs), extension points, and utilities. |
No |
Modeling extensibility |
Enables you to extend the modeling and development functionality
of the Eclipse workbench-based environment through a combination of application
programming interfaces (APIs), extension points, and utilities. |
No |
Upgrade and coexistence considerations
If you have a previous version of the product, or if you plan to
install multiple Rational Software Development Platform products
on the same workstation, review the information in this section.
Offering coexistence considerations
Some products are designed to coexist and share function when they are
installed in the same package group. A package group is a location where you
can install one or more software products or packages. When you install each
package, you select whether you want to install the package to an existing
package group, or whether you want to create a new one. IBM Installation
Manager will block products that are not designed to share or do not meet
version tolerance and other requirements. If you want to install more than
one product at a time, the products must be able to share a package group.
At the time of release, the following products will share function when
installed to a package group:
- Rational Application
Developer
- Rational Software
Architect
- Rational Functional
Tester
- Rational Performance
Tester
- Rational Software
Modeler
- Rational Systems
Developer
- Rational Tester
for SOA Quality
Any number of eligible products can be installed to a package group. When
a product is installed, its function is shared with all of the other products
in the package group. If you install a development product and a testing product
into one package group, when you start either of the products, you have both
the development and testing functionality available to you in your user interface.
If you add a product with modeling tools, all of the products in the package
group will have the development, testing, and modeling functionality available.
If you install a development product and later purchase a development product
with increased functionality and add that product to the same package group,
the additional function will be available in both products. If you uninstall
the product with the greater functionality, the original product remains.
Note that this is a change from the "upgrade" behavior of version 6 products
in the Rational Software
Development Platform group.
Note:
Each product installed into a unique location may
be associated with only one package group. A product must be installed into
multiple locations in order to be associated with multiple package groups. Rational Functional Tester and Rational Performance Tester can be
installed into only one location on a computer.
Upgrade considerations
You cannot change a previous version of Rational Software Modeler that
is already installed on your workstation to version 7.0. However, Rational Software Modeler version
7.0 can coexist with earlier versions.
If you have a previous version of Agent Controller, you should stop it,
uninstall it, and clean up any leftover files before installing this version
of Agent Controller. For more information, refer to Chapter 6, "Installing
Agent Controller".
Installation repositories
IBM Installation Manager retrieves
product packages from specified repository locations.
If the launchpad is used to start Installation Manager,
the repository information is passed to Installation Manager.
If the Installation Manager is
started directly, you must specify an installation repository that contains
the product packages that you want to install. See Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager.
Some organizations bundle and host their own product packages on their
intranet. For information about this type of installation scenario, see Installing
from a repository on an HTTP server.
Your system administrators will need to provide you with the correct URL.
By default, IBM Installation Manager uses
an embedded URL in each Rational software development product to connect
to a repository server over the Internet. Installation Manager then searches
for the product packages as well as new features.
Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager
When you start the installation of Rational Software Modeler from
the launchpad program, the location of the repository that contains the product
package you are installing is automatically defined in IBM Installation Manager when it starts.
However, if you start Installation Manager directly (for example, installing Rational Software Modeler from a repository
located on a Web server) then you must specify the repository preference (the
URL for the directory that contains the product package) in Installation Manager
before you can install the product package. Specify these repository locations
on the Repositories page of the Preferences window. By default, Installation
Manager uses an embedded URL in each Rational software development product
to connect to a repository server through the Internet and search for installable
packages and new features. Your organization may require you to redirect the
repository to use intranet sites.
Note:
Before starting the installation process, be sure to obtain
the installation package repository URL from your administrator.
To add, edit, or remove a repository location in Installation Manager:
- Start Installation Manager.
- On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File -> Preferences,
and then click Repositories. The Repositories
page opens, showing any available repositories, their locations, and whether
they are accessible.
- On the Repositories page, click Add
Repository.
- In the Add repository window, type the URL
of the repository location or browse to it and set a file path.
- Click OK. If you provided a HTTPS repository
location, then you will be prompted to enter a user ID and password. The new or changed repository location is listed. If the repository
is not accessible, a red x is displayed in the Accessible column.
- Click OK to exit.
Note:
For Installation Manager to search the default repository
locations for the installed packages, ensure the preference Search
service repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories
preference page is selected. This preference is selected by default.
Package groups and the shared resource directory
When you install the Rational Software Modeler package
using IBM Installation Manager, you
must choose a package group and a shared resource directory.
Package groups
During the installation process,
you must specify a package group for the Rational Software Modeler package.
A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with
other packages in the same group. When you install the Rational Software Modeler package
using Installation Manager,
you can create a new package group or install the packages into an existing
package group. (Some packages might not be able to share a package group,
in which case the option to use an existing package group will be disabled.)
Note
that when you install multiple packages at the same time, all the packages
are installed into the same package group.
A package group is assigned
a name automatically; however, you choose the installation directory for the
package group.
After you create the package group by successfully installing
a product package, you cannot change the installation directory. The installation
directory contains files and resources specific to the Rational Software Modeler product
package installed into that package group. Resources in the product package
that can potentially be used by other package groups are placed in the shared
resources directory.
Important:
(For Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 and later only) To enable users who do not have Administrator
privileges to work with Rational Software Modeler in
the Windows Vista operating system, do not choose a directory inside the Program
Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
Shared resources directory
The shared resources
directory is the directory where installation artifacts are located so
that they can be used by one or more product package groups.
Important:
- You can specify the shared resources directory once: the first time that
you install a package. For best results, use your largest drive for this.
You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all packages.
- (For Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 and later only) To enable users who do not have Administrator
privileges to work with Rational Software Modeler on
a Windows Vista system, do not choose a directory inside the Program Files
directory (C:\Program Files\).
Extending an existing Eclipse IDE
When you install the Rational Software Modeler product
package, you can choose to extend an Eclipse integrated development
environment (IDE) already installed on your computer by adding the functions
that the Rational Software Modeler package
contains.
The Rational Software Modeler package
that you install using IBM Installation Manager is
bundled with a version of the Eclipse IDE or workbench; this bundled workbench
is the base platform for providing the functionality in the Installation Manager package.
However, if you have an existing Eclipse IDE on your workstation, then you
have the option to extend it, that is, add to the IDE the additional
functionality provided in the Rational Software Modeler package.
To extend an existing Eclipse IDE: in the Location page of the Install
Packages wizard, select the Extend an existing Eclipse IDE option.
Important:
(For Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 and later only) To enable users who do not have Administrator
privileges to work with Rational Software Modeler in
the Windows Vista operating system, do not install Eclipse inside the Program
Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
You might extend your existing Eclipse IDE, for example, because you want
to gain the functionality provided in the Rational Software Modeler package,
but you also want to have the preferences and settings in your current IDE
when you work with the functionality from the Rational Software Modeler package.
You also might want to work with plug-ins that you have installed that already
extend the Eclipse IDE.
Your existing Eclipse IDE must be version 3.2.1 or the latest updates from
eclipse.org to be extended. Installation Manager checks that the Eclipse instance
you specify meets the requirements for the installation package.
Note:
You
might need to update your Eclipse version in order to install updates to Rational Software Modeler. Refer to
the update release documentation for information on changes to the prerequisite
Eclipse version.
Verifying and extracting electronic images
If you
download the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage, you must
extract the electronic image from the compressed files before you can install Rational Software Modeler.
If you select the Download Director option for downloading the
installation files, the Download Director applet automatically verifies the
completeness of each file that it processes.
Extract each compressed file to the same directory.
Do not include spaces in the
directory names, or you won't be able to run the launchpad.sh command to start
the launchpad from a command line.
Preinstallation tasks
Before you install the product, complete these steps:
- Confirm that your system meets the requirements
described in the section Installation requirements.
- Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges
for installing the product. See User privileges requirements.
- Read the section Planning to install and give particular
attention to the topic Upgrade and coexistence considerations.
-
-
If you want to enable the product to be
used by users other than root, then you must set to 0022, the umask variable before
you install the product. To set this variable, log in as root user, start
a terminal session, and type umask 0022.
Installation tasks
The following sections provide an overview of the installation scenarios
that are described in the section Installation scenarios.
You can access detailed instructions from links in the main steps.
Installing Rational Software Modeler from
CDs: task overview
In this installation scenario, you have the CDs that contain the
installation files, and typically you are installing Rational Software Modeler on
your own workstation.
The following are the general steps for installing from CDs:
- Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
- Insert the first installation CD into your CD drive.
-
Mount the CD drive.
- If autorun is enabled on your system, the Rational Software Modeler launchpad
program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled, start the launchpad
program. Refer to Starting the launchpad program for
details.
- Start the installation of Rational Software Modeler from
the launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
If IBM Installation Manager is not detected
on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation
wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete
the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for
details.
When the installation
of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your computer, Installation
Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation. For details, see Installing IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
interface.
- Configure your
license. By default, a trial license for Rational Software Modeler is
included. You must configure the license to ensure that you have continued
access to the product. Refer to Managing licenses for
details.
-
Increase the number of file handles on
your workstation. For details, see Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations.
- Install optional software that
is included with Rational Software Modeler.
Installing Rational Software Modeler from
an electronic image on your workstation: task overview
The following are the general steps for installing Rational Software Modeler from
an electronic installation image:
- Ensure that your workstation has sufficient space to store both
the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the
extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements.
- Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport
Advantage to a temporary directory.
- Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify
that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for
details.
- Continue with the steps in Installing from an electronic image below.
Installing from an electronic image
- Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
- Start the launchpad program. Refer to Starting the launchpad program for
details.
- Start the installation of Rational Software Modeler from
the Launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
If IBM Installation Manager is not detected
on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation
wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete
the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for
details.
When the installation
of Installation Manager completes, or if it is already on your system, Installation
Manager starts and automatically begins the Install Packages wizard.
Note:
If you exit Installation Manager
before completing the product installation, you must restart Installation
Manager from the launchpad. If you start the Installation Manager directly,
it is not preconfigured with the necessary installation repositories.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
interface.
- Configure your
license. By default, a trial license for Rational Software Modeler is
included. You must configure the license to ensure you have continued access
to the product. Refer to Managing licenses for details.
-
Increase the number of file handles on
your workstation. For details, see Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations.
- Install optional software that
is included with Rational Software Modeler.
Installing Rational Software Modeler from
an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview
In this scenario, you will place the electronic image on a shared
drive so that users in your enterprise can access the installation files for Rational Software Modeler from a single
location.
The following steps are performed by the person who places the installation
image on a shared drive.
- Ensure that your shared drive has sufficient disk space to store
both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the
extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements for
details.
- Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport
Advantage to a temporary directory on the shared drive.
- Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into an
accessible directory on the shared drive and verify the installation image
is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
To install Rational Software Modeler from
the installation files on the shared drive:
- Change to the disk1 directory on the shared drive containing the installation
image.
- Follow the steps in Installing from an electronic image.
Installing Rational Software Modeler from
a repository on an HTTP Web server: task overview
In this scenario, the product packages are retrieved by IBM Installation Manager from
an HTTP Web server.
These steps assume the repository containing the package for Rational Software Modeler has
been created on the HTTP Web server.
To install the Rational Software Modeler package
from a repository on an HTTP server:
- Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
- Install IBM Installation Manager.
Refer to Managing IBM Installation
Manager. In this scenario, for example, the Installation Manager installation
files are available from a shared drive.
- Start Installation Manager.
Refer to Starting Installation Manager on Windows for
details.
- Set the URL of the repository containing the package of Rational Software Modeler as
a repository preference in Installation Manager. See Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager.
- Start the Install Packages wizard in Installation Manager and follow
the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the
installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
interface.
- Configure your
license. By default, a trial license for Rational Software Modeler is
included. You must set the license to ensure you have continued access to
work with the product. Refer to Managing licenses for
details.
-
Increase the number of file handles on
your workstation. For details, see Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations.
- Install optional software included
with Rational Software Modeler.
Placing Rational Software Modeler on
an HTTP Web server: task overview
To prepare Rational Software Modeler for
installation from a repository located on an HTTP Web server:
- Ensure that your HTTP or HTTPS Web server has sufficient disk space
to store the product package. Refer to Hardware requirements.
- Ensure that your workstation has sufficient disk space to store
both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the
extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements
- Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport
Advantage to a temporary directory on your workstation.
- Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into another
temporary directory on your workstation and verify that the installation image
is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
- Install on your workstation the IBM Packaging Utility from the Auxiliary
CD (or electronic disk) appropriate for your platform.
- Using the Packaging Utility, copy the Rational Software Modeler product
package.
- Copy the output of the Packaging Utility to an HTTP or HTTPS Web
Server.
- Copy the installation files for IBM Installation Manager from the Auxiliary
CD's to a shared drive.
- Instruct users in your organization to install Installation Manager.
- Provide users the URL for the repository that contains the Rational Software Modeler product
package you created earlier.
Managing IBM Installation
Manager
This section deals with some common tasks relating to IBM Installation Manager.
For more information, see the Installation Manager online
help.
Installing Installation Manager on Windows
If you start the installation of your product from the launchpad
program, then the installation of IBM Installation Manager is
started automatically if it is not already installed on your workstation.
(For more information on this process, refer to Installing from the launchpad program.)
In other cases, you must manually start the installation of Installation Manager.
To
start the installation of Installation Manager manually:
- Run setup.exe from the InstallerImager_win32 folder
on the first installation disk.
- Click Next on the Welcome screen.
- Review the license agreement on the License Agreement page and
select I accept the terms in the license agreement to
accept. Click Next.
- Click the Change button on the Destination
Folder page to change the installation location if required. Click Next.
- Click Next on the Setup Type page.
- Click Install on the Ready to Install Program
page. The Completed page opens after the installation is complete.
- Click Finish.
Installing IBM Installation Manager
When you installed your prerequisite host software application,
you first installed IBM Installation Manager.
For instructions on installing Installation Manager,
refer to the Installation Guide for your host software application.
(For example, see the Installation Guide for Rational Application Developer.
Installing Installation Manager on Linux
IBM Installation Manager is installed
by the launchpad. For more information on this process, refer to Installing from the launchpad program.
To
install Installation Manager manually:
- Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
- Run setupLinux.bin from the InstallerImager_linux
folder on the first installation disk.
- Click Next on the Welcome screen.
- Review the license agreement on the License Agreement page and
select I accept the terms in the license agreement to
accept. Click Next.
- If necessary, edit the installation directory location. Click Next.
- Click Install on the information summary
page.
- Click Finish on the InstallShield Wizard
Completed page.
Starting Installation Manager on Windows
IBM Installation Manager should
be started from the launchpad program. Doing so starts Installation Manager with
a configured repository preference and selected Rational Software Modeler packages.
If you start Installation Manager directly,
then you must set a repository preference and choose product packages manually.
To
start Installation Manager manually:
- Open the Start menu from the Taskbar.
- Select All Programs -> IBM
Installation Manager -> IBM Installation Manager.
Starting Installation Manager on Linux
IBM Installation Manager should
be started from the launchpad program. Doing so starts the Installation Manager with
a configured repository preference and selected Rational Software Modeler packages.
If you start Installation Manager directly,
then you must set repository preference and choose product packages manually.
To
start Installation Manager manually:
- Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
- Run /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/launcher_shortcut.
Uninstalling Installation Manager on Windows
To uninstall Installation Manager manually:
- Run setup.exe from the InstallerImager_win32 folder
on the first installation disk.
- Click Next on the Welcome screen.
- Select the Remove button on the Program
Maintenance page. Click Next.
- Click Next on the Setup Type page.
- Click Remove on the Remove the Program page.
- Click Finish on the InstallShield Wizard
Completed page.
Note:
You can also uninstall Installation Manager by using the Control
Panel. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel, and then double-click Add
or Remove Programs. Select the entry for IBM Installation Manager and click Remove.
Uninstalling Installation Manager on Linux
IBM Installation Manager must
be uninstalled using the package management tool that is included with your Linux version.
To
uninstall Installation Manager manually on Linux:
- Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
- Change directory to the installation directory of Installation
Manager (by default, /opt/IBM/InstallationManager) and then
change to _uninst.
- Run .uninstaller.bin.
Silently installing and uninstalling Installation Manager
IBM Installation
Manager can be silently installed and uninstalled.
Silently installing Installation Manager on Windows
To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location
on Windows:
- Change directory to InstallerImage_win32 folder on the first installation
disk.
- Run setup.exe /S /v"/qn"
If you want to change the install location, you can add the INSTALLDIR
property inside the /v option. For example: setup.exe /S /v"/qn
INSTALLDIR=\"C:\InstallationManager\""
Silently installing Installation Manager on Linux
To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location
on Linux:
- Change directory to InstallerImage_linux folder on the first installation
disk.
- Run setupLinux.bin -silent -V licenseAccepted=true.
Use the option -V licenseAccepted=true to indicate
that you accept the license agreement on the use of Installation Manager.
If you want to change the install location, you can add the -P
installLocation="<new dir>" flag. For example: -PsetupLinux.bin
-silent -P installLocation="/opt/myIM" -V licenseAccepted=true.
Silently uninstalling Installation Manager from Windows
To silently uninstall Installation Manager on Windows:
Run the following command in the command prompt: msiexec
/x {DBD90D51-BD46-41AF-A1F5-B74CEA24365B}
Silently uninstalling Installation Manager from Linux
To silently uninstall Installation Manager on Linux:
- Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
- Change directory to the installation directory of Installation
Manager, and then change to the _uninst directory.
- Run the following command: ./uninstaller.bin -silent.
Installing from the launchpad program
The launchpad program provides you with a single location to view
release information and start the installation process.
Use the launchpad program to start the installation of Rational Software Modeler in
the following cases:
- Installing from the product CDs
- Installing from an electronic image on your local file system
- Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive
By starting the installation process from the launchpad program, IBM Installation Manager is automatically
installed if it is not already on your computer, and it starts preconfigured
with the location of the repository that contains the Rational Software Modeler package.
If you install and start Installation Manager directly,
then you must set repository preferences manually.
To
install from the launchpad:
- Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks,
if you have not done so already.
- Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program.
- Start the installation of Rational Software Modeler.
See Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install
Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
interface.
Starting the launchpad program
Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks, if you have not done so already.
If you are installing from a CD and autorun is enabled on your workstation,
then the Rational Software Modeler launchpad
starts automatically when you insert the first installation disc into your
CD drive. If you are installing from an electronic image, or if autorun is
not configured on your workstation, then you must start the launchpad program
manually.
To start the launchpad program:
- Insert the IBM Rational Software Modeler CD
into your CD drive.
Ensure that you have mounted
the CD drive.
- If autorun is enabled on your system, the IBM Rational Software Modeler launchpad
program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled on your system:
-
Run
launchpad.exe located in the root directory of the CD.
-
Run launchpad.sh located in the root directory
of the CD.
Starting an installation from the launchpad program
- Start the launchpad program.
- If you have not done
so already, read the release information by clicking Release notes.
- When you are ready to begin the installation, click Install IBM Rational Software Modeler.
- A message window opens to inform you whether the program IBM Installation Manager is
detected on your workstation.
- If IBM Installation Manager is not
detected on your system, then you are informed that you must install it before
you can continue.
- Click OK to install IBM Installation Manager.
The IBM Installation Manager installation
wizard starts.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation
of IBM Installation Manager. Refer
to Installing Installation Manager on Windows for
more information.
- When the installation of IBM Installation Manager completes
successfully, click Finish to close the wizard.
- Read the message that opens and click OK. Installation Manager starts
and automatically opens the Install Packages wizard.
- If IBM Installation Manager is detected
on your system, click OK. Installation Manager starts
and automatically opens the Install Packages wizard.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install
Packages wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
interface.
Installing IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
interface
The following steps describe installing the IBM Rational Software Modeler package
with the Installation Manager GUI.
Depending on the installation scenario that you are following, the Installation Manager Install
Packages wizard might start automatically. (For example, if you are installing
from CDs). In other scenarios, you will need to start the wizard.
- If the Installation Manager Install
Packages wizard did not start automatically, then start it:
- Start Installation Manager.
- From the Start page, click Install Packages.
Note:
If a new version of Installation Manager is
found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you
can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager
automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
When Installation Manager starts, it searches its defined repositories
for available packages.
- The Install page of Install Packages wizard lists all the packages
found in the repositories that Installation Manager searched.
If two versions of a package are discovered, only the most recent, or recommended,
version of the package is displayed.
- To display all versions of any package found by Installation Manager,
click Show all versions.
- To return to the display of only the recommended packages, click Show
only recommended.
- Click the IBM Rational Software Modeler package
to display its description in the Details pane.
- To search for updates to the IBM Rational Software Modeler package,
click Check for updates.
Note:
For Installation
Manager to search the predefined IBM update repository locations for the
installed packages, the preference Search the linked repositories
during installation and updates on the Repositories preference
page must be selected. This preference is selected by default. Internet access
is also required.
Installation Manager searches
for updates at the predefined IBM update repository for the product package.
It also searches any repository locations that you have set. A progress indicator
shows the search is taking place. You can install updates at the same time
that you install the base product package.
- If updates for the IBM Rational Software Modeler package
are found, then they will be displayed in the Installation Packages list
on the Install Packages page below their corresponding product. Only recommended
updates are displayed by default.
- To view all updates found for the available packages, click Show
all versions.
- To display a package description under Details,
click on the package name. If additional information about the package is
available, such as a readme file or release notes, a More info link
is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display
the additional information in a browser. To fully understand the package you
are installing, review all information beforehand
- Select the IBM Rational Software Modeler package
and any updates to the package that you want to install. Updates that have
dependencies are automatically selected and cleared together. Click Next to
continue.
Note:
If you install multiple packages at the same time,
then all the packages will be installed into the same package group.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreement for the selected
package. If you selected more than one package to install, there might be
a license agreement for each package. On the left side of the License page,
click each package version to display its license agreement. The package versions
that you selected to install (for example, the base package and an update)
are listed under the package name.
- If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements,
click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the Location page, type the path for the shared resources
directory in the Shared Resources Directory field;
or accept the default path. (If you are
installing on Linux, ensure that you do not include any spaces in the directory
path.) The shared resources directory contains resources that can be
shared by one or more package groups. Click Next to
continue.
Important:
(For Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 and later only) If you are performing an initial installation
and updating to version 7.0.0.2 at the same time on Windows Vista,
then to enable users who do not have Administrator privileges to work with Rational Software Modeler, do not
choose a directory inside the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
The
default path is:
-
C:\Program
Files\IBM\SDP70Shared
-
/opt/IBM/SDP70Shared
Important:
You can specify the shared resources directory
only the first time that you install a package. Use your largest disk for
this to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages.
You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all packages.
- On the Location page, either choose an existing package group to
install the IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client package into, or create a new one. A package group represents a directory
in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. To
create a new package group:
- Click Create a new package group.
- Type the path for the installation directory for the package
group. (If you are installing on Linux,
ensure that you do not include any spaces in the directory path.) The name for the package group is created automatically.
Important:
(For Rational Software Modeler Version
7.0.0.2 and later only) If you are performing an initial installation
and updating to version 7.0.0.2 at the same time on Windows Vista,
then to enable users who do not have Administrator privileges to work with Rational Software Modeler, do not
choose a directory inside the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
The
default path is:
-
C:\Program
Files\IBM\SDP70
-
/opt/IBM/SDP70
- Click Next to continue.
- On the next Location
page, you can choose to extend an existing Eclipse IDE already installed
on your system, adding the functionality in the packages that you are installing.
You must have Eclipse Version 3.2.1 with the latest updates from eclipse.org
to select this option.
- If you do not want to extend an existing Eclipse IDE, click Next to
continue.
- To extend an existing Eclipse IDE:
- Select Extend an existing Eclipse.
- In the Eclipse IDE field, type or navigate to the
location of the folder containing the eclipse executable file (eclipse.exe
or eclipse.bin). Installation Manager will
check if the Eclipse IDE version is valid for the package that you are installing.
The Eclipse IDE JVM field displays the Java Virtual
Machine (JVM) for the IDE that you specified.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the Features page under Languages, select the
languages for the package group. The corresponding national language translations
for the user interface and documentation for the IBM Rational Software Modeler package
will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages installed
under this package group.
- On the next Features page,
select the package features that you want to install.
- Optional: To see the dependency relationships between
features, select Show Dependencies.
- Optional: Click a feature to view its brief description
under Details.
- 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.
- When you are finished selecting features, click Next to
continue.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the IBM Rational Software Modeler 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.
- When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the
success of the process.
- 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.
- In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want IBM Rational Software Modeler to
start when you exit.
- Click Finish to launch the selected package.
The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page of Installation Manager.
Installing silently
You can install the Rational Software Modeler product
package by running Installation Manager in silent installation mode. When
you run Installation Manager in silent mode, the user interface is not available;
instead, Installation Manager uses a response file to input the commands that
are required to install the product package.
Running Installation Manager in silent mode is helpful
because it enables you to use a batch process to install, update, modify and
uninstall product packages through scripts.
Note:
For Rational Asset Manager, only the Eclipse
client can be installed silently.
Note that
you must install Installation Manager before you can silently install the Rational Software Modeler package.
Refer to Managing IBM Installation
Manager for details
on installing Installation Manager.
There
are two main tasks required for silent installation:
- Create the response file.
- Run Installation Manager in silent installation mode.
Creating a response file
You can create a response file by recording your actions as you
install a Rational Software Modeler product
package using Installation Manager. When you record a response file, all of
the selections that you make in the Installation Manager GUI are stored in
an XML file. When you run Installation Manager in silent mode, Installation
Manager uses the XML response file to locate the repository that contains
the package, select the features to install, and so on.
To record a response file for installation (or uninstallation):
- On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory
where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
-
cd
C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
-
cd opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse
- On a command line, type the following command to start the installation
manager, substituting your own file name and location for the response file
and (optionally) the log file:
-
launcher.bat
-record <response file path and name>.xml -log <log file path and name>.xml.
For example, launcher.bat -record c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\record_log.xml
-
launcher.sh -record <response
file name>.xml -log <log file path and name>.xml. For example,
launcher.sh -record /root/mylog/responsefile.xml -log /root/mylog/record_log.xml
Note:
Ensure the file paths you enter exist; Installation Manager will
not create directories for the response file and the log file.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to make your installation choices, stopping when you reach the Summary page.
For details, see Installing IBM Rational Software Modeler Eclipse
client using the IBM Installation Manager graphical
interface.
- Click Install, and then when the installation
process begins click Cancel.
- Click Finish, then close Installation Manager.
An XML response file is created and resides in the location specified
in the command.
Running Installation Manager in silent installation mode
You can run Installation Manager in silent installation mode from
a command line.
Refer to the Installation Manager online help for additional documentation
on how to run it in silent mode. (For example, silently installing from a
repository that requires authentication (user ID and password).
You
run Installation Manager in silent mode appending the -silent argument
to the Installation Manager start command launcher.bat (Windows) or launcher.sh (Linux).
-
launcher.bat
-silent [arguments]
-
launcher.sh -nosplash -silent
[arguments]
The following table describes the arguments used with the silent
installation command:
Argument |
Description |
-input |
Specifies an XML response file as the input to
Installation Manager. A response file contains commands that Installation
Manager runs. |
-log |
(Optional) Specifies a log file that records the result of the silent
installation. The log file is an XML file. |
To run Installation Manager in silent installation mode:
- On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory
where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
-
cd
C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
-
cd opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse
- Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations
for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
-
launcher.bat
-slient -input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and
name>. For example, launcher.bat -silent -input c:\mylog\responsefile.xml
-log c:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml
-
launcher.sh -nosplash -silent<response
file name> -log <log file path and name>. For example, launcher.sh
-nosplash -silent -input /root/mylog/responsefile.xml -log /root/mylog/silent_install_log.xml
Installation Manager runs in silent installation mode; it reads the
response file and writes a log file to the directory you specified. While
you must have a response file when running in silent installation mode, log
files are optional. The result of this execution should be a status of 0 on
success and non-zero number on failure.
Searching for and silently installing all available products
You can silently search for and install updates for all available
products.
To search for and silently install all available products:
- On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory
where you installed Installation Manager.
- Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations
for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
-
launcher.bat
-silent -installAll
-
launcher.sh -silent -installAll
All available products known to Installation Manager are installed.
Silently installing updates to all currently installed products
You can silently search for and install updates for all currently
installed products.
To search for and silently install updates for all available products:
- On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory
where you installed Installation Manager.
- Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations
for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
-
launcher.bat
-silent -updateAll
-
launcher.sh -silent -updateAll
All available product updates known to Installation Manager are installed.
Response file commands
If you want to use the silent installation capabilities of Installation
Manager, you need to create a response file that contains all of the commands
that Installation Manager must run. The recommended way to do this is to create
a response file by recording your actions as you install the IBM Rational Software Modeler package.
However, you can create or edit a response file manually.
There are two categories of commands for the response file:
- Preference commands are used to set preferences that are found
in Installation Manager under File -> Preferences, such as repository location information.
- Silent installation commands are used to emulate the Install Packages
wizard in Installation Manager.
Silent installation preference commands
While you typically specify preferences using the Preferences window,
you can also specify preferences (identified as keys) in a response file for
use during a silent installation.
Note:
You can specify more than one preference in a response file.
When
you define preferences in a response file, your XML code will look similar
to the following example:
<preference>
name = "the key of the preference"
value = "the value of the preference to be set"
</preference>
Use the following table to identify keys and their associated
values for silent installation preferences:
Key |
Value |
Notes |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.logLocation |
Specifies the location of Installation Manager log file. |
Important:
This key is optional and is designed for testing
and debugging. If you do not specify a location for the log file, both silent
installation and the UI version of Installation Manager will use the same
location. |
com.ibm.cic.license.policy.location |
Specifies a URL that defines where the remote license policy file
resides. |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyEnabled |
True or False |
False is the default value. |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyHost |
Host name or IP address |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyPort |
Port number |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyUseSocks |
True or False |
False is the default value. |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.SOCKS.proxyHost |
Host name or IP address |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.SOCKS.proxyPort |
Port number |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ftp.proxyEnabled |
True or False |
False is the default value. |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ftp.proxyHost |
Host name or IP address |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ftp.proxyPort |
Port number |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.eclipseCache |
c:\IBM\common (Windows)
/opt/IBM/common (Linux)
Note:
The
paths above are default values for this preference; typically, install packages
provide their own values for this preference. |
You cannot change this location if you have already installed a package. |
com.ibm.cic.agent.core.pref.offering.service.repositories. areUsed |
True or False |
Change this preference to 'False' to disable it. When 'True', all
linked repositories will be searched when products are installed or updated. |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences. preserveDownloadedArtifacts |
True or False |
Change this preference to 'False' to disable it. When true, the files
required to roll the package back to a previous version are stored on your
system. When false, these files are not stored. If you do not store these
files, you must connect to your original repository or media to roll back. |
Silent installation commands
You can use this reference table to learn more about response file
commands for use during a silent installation.
Response file commands |
Description |
Profile
<profile
id="the profile (package group) id"
installLocation="the install location of
the profile">
<data key="key1" value="value1"/>
<data key="key2" value="value2"/>
</profile> |
Use this command to create a package group (or installation location).
If the specified package group already exists, then the command has no effect.
Currently, when creating the profile, the silent installation will also create
two installation contexts; one for Eclipse and one for native.
A profile is an installation location.
You can use the <data> element
for setting profile properties.
The following list contains the keys
currently supported keys and related values:
- The eclipseLocation key specifies an existing Eclipse
location value, such as c:\myeclipse\eclipse.
- The cic.selector.nl key specifies the Natural Language
(NL) locale selections, such as zh, ja,
and en.
Note:
Separate multiple NL values with commas.
The following
list contains the currently supported language codes:
- English (en)
- French (fr)
- Italian (it)
- Simplified Chinese (zh)
- Russian (ru)
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) (zh_TW)
- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong) (zh_HK)
- German (de)
- Japanese (ja)
- Polish (pl)
- Spanish (es)
- Czech (cs)
- Hungarian (hu)
- Korean (ko)
- Portuguese (pt_BR)
|
Repositories
<server>
<repository location="http://example/
repository/">
<repository location="file:/C:/
repository/">
<!--add more repositories below-->
<...>
</server> |
Use this command to specify the repositories used during a silent
installation. Use a URL or UNC path to specify remote repositories; use directory
paths to specify local repositories. |
Install
<install>
<offering profile= "profile id"
features= "feature ids"
id= "offering id" version= "offering
version"></offering>
<!--add more offerings below>
<...>
</install> |
Use this command to specify the installation packages that will be
installed.
The profile ID must match an existing profile or a profile created
by the set profile command.
Feature IDs can be optionally specified
by a comma-delimited list, such as "feature1, feature2" and so on. If no feature
IDs are specified, all the default features in the specified offering will
be installed.
Note:
Required features will be included for installation,
even if they are not explicitly specified in the comma-delimited list. |
<install modify="true"> or <uninstall
modify="true"> (optional attribute)
<uninstall modify="true">
<offering profile="profileID"
id="Id" version="Version"
features="-"/>
</uninstall> |
Use the <install modify="true"> attribute
on install and uninstall commands to indicate that you want to modify an existing
install. If the attribute is not set to true, the value
defaults to false. If the intent of the modify operation
is only to install additional language packs, then a hyphen "-" should be
used in the offering feature id list to indicate no new features are being
added.
Important:
You must specify "modify=true" and
a hyphen "-" feature list as specified in the example;
otherwise, the install command will install the offering's default features
and the uninstall command will remove all the features. |
Uninstall
<uninstall>
<offering profile= "profile id"
features= "feature ids"
id= "offering id" version= "offering
version"></offering>
<!--add more offerings below>
<...>
</uninstall> |
Use this command to specify the packages that will be uninstalled.
The
profile ID must match an existing profile or a profile specified in a profile
command. Further, if there are no feature IDs specified, all the features
in the specified offering will be uninstalled; if there are no offering IDs
specified, all the installed offerings in the specified profile will be uninstalled. |
Rollback
<rollback>
<offering profile= "profile id"
id= "offering id"
version= "offering version">
</offering>
<!--add more offerings below
<...>
</rollback> |
Use this command to roll back to the specified offerings from the
version currently installed on the specified profile. You cannot specify
features in a roll back command. |
InstallAll
<installALL/>
Note:
This
command is equivalent to using
-silent -installAll . |
Use this command to silently search for and install all available
packages. |
UpdateAll
<updateALL/>
Note:
This
command is equivalent to using
-silent -updateAll . |
Use this command to silently search for and update all available
packages. |
License
<license policyFile="policy file
location"/>
For example:
<license policyFile="c:\mylicense.opt"/> |
Use this command to generate a response file containing a license
command by starting the license wizard after starting Installation Manager
in record mode.
During record mode, if you set flex options through the
license management wizard, the options you set will be recorded in a license
policy file named "license.opt" in the same directory as the generated response
file; the response file will contain a license command that references the
policy file. |
Wizard
<launcher -mode wizard -input
< response file > |
Use this command to start Installation Manager in UI mode. The UI
mode starts Installation Manager in either the install wizard or the uninstall
wizard. However, in this case, the response file can only contain preference
commands and install commands or preference command and uninstall commands;
you can not mix install and uninstall commands in the same response file when
you run Installation Manager in UI mode. |
Reference: Sample response file
You can use an XML-based response file to specify predefined information
such as silent installation preferences, repository locations, installation
profiles, and so on. Response files are beneficial for teams and companies
that want to install installation packages silently and to standardize the
locations and preferences for installation packages.
Sample response file |
<agent-input >
<!-- add preferences -->
<preference name="com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences. http.proxyEnabled"
value="c:/temp"/>
<!-- create the profile if it doesn't exist yet -->
<profile id="my_profile" installLocation="c:/temp/my_profile"></profile>
<server>
<repository location=
"http://a.site.com/local/products/sample/20060615_1542/repository/"></repository>
</server>
<install>
<offering profile= "my_profile" features= "core" id= "ies"
version= "3.2.0.20060615">
</offering>
</install>
</agent-input> |
Silent install log files
You can use silent install log files to examine the results of
a silent installation session.
The silent installation functionality creates an XML-based log
file that records the result of the silent install execution (as long as a
log file path is specified using -log <your log
file path>.xml). If your silent installation session
is successful, the log file will contain just the root element of <result> </result>.
However, if errors occur during the installation, the silent install log file
will contain error elements with messages such as:
<result>
<error> Cannot find profile: profile id</error>
<error> some other errors</error>
</result> |
For detailed analysis, you can look at the logs
generated in the Installation Manager data area.
By using a preference command, you can optionally set the data area to your
preferred location, as shown in the response file topic.
IBM Packaging
Utility
Use IBM Packaging
Utility software to copy product packages to a repository that can be placed
on a Web server available over HTTP or HTTPS.
Packaging Utility software is located on the Auxiliary CD for
each platform (Windows and Linux) that is included with Rational Software Modeler. If you
want to place a repository that contains a Rational Software Modeler package
on a Web server that will be available over HTTP or HTTPS, you must use Packaging
Utility to copy the product package of Rational Software Modeler into
the repository.
Use this utility to perform the following tasks:
- Generate a new repository for product packages.
- Copy product packages to a new repository. You can copy multiple product
packages into a single repository, thereby creating a common location for
your organization from which product packages can be installed using IBM Installation
Manager.
- Delete product packages from a repository.
Refer to the online help for Packaging Utility for full instructions using
the tool.
Installing Packaging Utility
IBM Packaging
Utility must be installed from the Auxiliary CD before it can be used to copy
the Rational Software Modeler product
package.
Use the following steps to install IBM Packaging Utility software from the
Auxiliary CD:
- Navigate the to the Auxiliary CD for the appropriate platform.
- Extract the Packaging utility installation files from the compressed
file (pu.disk_platform.zip) in the PackagingUtility directory.
- Locate the Packaging Utility installation files.
-
Change
to the PackagingUtility directory on the Auxiliary CD for Windows. (If you
downloaded an electronic image, change to the AuxCD-Windows\PackagingUtility
directory.)
-
Change to the PackagingUtility directory
on the Auxiliary CD for Linux. (If you downloaded an electronic image, change
to the AuxCD-Linux/PackagingUtility directory.)
- Extract the Packaging Utility installation files into a single
directory. Ensure that you preserve the directory structure of the compressed
files.
-
Extract
the contents of the pu.disk_win32.zip file.
-
Extract the contents of the pu.disk_linux.zip
file.
- Change to the directory where you extracted the Packaging Utility
installation files and start the installation program.
-
Run
install_win32.exe.
-
Run install_linux.bin.
- If IBM Installation Manager is not detected
on your workstation, you are prompted to install it and then the installation
wizard starts. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete
the installation of Installation Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for
details.
- When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if
it is already on your computer, Installation Manager starts and automatically
begins the Install Packages wizard.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation.
Copying product packages to an HTTP server using Packaging Utility
To
create a repository on a HTTP or HTTPS server, you must use Packaging Utility
to copy the product package for Rational Software Modeler.
Note that this method
does not copy the optional software that is included with the Rational Software Modeler installation
image. Only the Rational Software Modeler files
that are installed using IBM Installation Manager are copied.
Note
also that Packaging Utility can be used to combine multiple product packages
into a single repository location. Refer to the Packaging Utility online help
for more information.
To copy product packages with Packaging Utility:
- If you are copying from a CD image, perform these tasks:
- Insert the first installation CD into your CD drive.
-
Mount the CD drive.
- If autorun is enabled on your system, the Rational Software Modeler launchpad
program automatically opens. Close the launchpad program.
- Start Packaging Utility.
- On the main page of the utility, click Copy product
package. The Prerequisite page opens, and presents
two options:
- I will be downloading product packages from IBM Web
- I will be obtaining the product packages from other sources
- Click I will be downloading product packages from IBM
Web.
Note:
You can use the I will be obtaining
the product packages from other sources option if you have already
defined an accessible repository.
- Click Next to advance to the Source page.
If there are no product packages to select, you must open a repository that
contains product packages.
- To open a repository, click the Open repository button. The Open Repository window opens.
Note:
A
repository can be a path to a directory in the file system, a disk drive containing
the first CD of the product, or a URL to a directory on a server.
- To define a repository location, click the Repository Location Browse button,
and then navigate to and select the Repository location - either the common
root directory that contains the electronic disk images or the drive
containing the first product installation CD. For example, if the Rational Software Modeler files (disk1,
disk2, and so on) reside in C:\My product\unzip, you
should define this location as a repository.
- Click OK to define the repository location
and to close the Browse to a repository directory window.
- On the Destination page, click the Browse button
and select an existing repository directory, or create a new folder to store
the products.
- After you specify a repository for the selected product packages
and any fixes, click OK to close the Browse
to a directory window. The file path that you
just defined is listed in the Directory field on the Destination page.
- Click Next to advance to the Summary page. The Summary page displays the selected product
packages that will be copied into the destination repository. This page also
lists the amount of storage space that the copy requires, as well as the amount
of available space on the drive.
- Click Copy to copy the selected product
packages to the destination repository. A status bar opens at the
bottom of the wizard indicating how much time is remaining in the copy process. After the copy process is finished, a Complete page
opens and displays all of the product packages that were copied successfully.
- Click Done to return to the Packaging Utility
main page.
Now that you have used Packaging Utility to copy the Rational Software Modeler installation
files into a repository, you can place the repository on a Web server and
make the directories and files available over HTTP. (The repository can also
be placed on a UNC drive.)
Managing licenses
Licensing for your installed IBM software and customized packages is
administered using the Manage Licenses wizard. The Manage Licenses wizard
displays license information for each of your installed packages.
Trial licenses that came with the 7.0 and later versions of some
Rational products expire 30 or 60 days after installation. You need to activate
your product in order to use it after the expiration date.
Using the Manage
Licenses wizard, you can upgrade trial versions of an offering to a licensed
version by importing a product activation kit. You can also enable Floating
license enforcement for offerings with trial or permanent licenses to use
floating license keys from a license server.
For more
information on managing licenses for your Rational product, see:
Licenses
As a purchaser of IBM Rational software products, you can choose from
three types of product licenses: an Authorized User license, an Authorized
User Fixed Term License (FTL) and a Floating license. The best choice for
your organization depends upon how many people use the product, how often
they require access, and how you prefer to purchase your software.
Authorized User License
An IBM Rational Authorized User license permits
a single, specific individual to use a Rational software product. Purchasers
must obtain an Authorized User license for each individual user who accesses
the product in any manner. An Authorized User license cannot be reassigned
unless the purchaser replaces the original assignee on a long-term or permanent
basis.
For example, if you purchase one Authorized User license, you
can assign that license to one specific individual, who can then use the Rational software
product. The Authorized User license does not entitle a second person to use
that product at any time, even if the licensed individual is not actively
using it.
Authorized User Fixed Term License
An IBM Rational Authorized
User Fixed Term License (FTL) permits a single, specific individual to use
a Rational software
product for a specific length of time (the term). Purchasers must obtain an
Authorized User FTL for each individual user who accesses the product in any
manner. An Authorized User FTL cannot be reassigned unless the purchaser replaces
the original assignee on a long-term or permanent basis.
Note:
When
you purchase an Authorized User FTL under the Passport Advantage Express
program, IBM will
automatically extend the license term for an additional year at the prevailing
price unless you notify IBM before the license expires that you do not want an
extension. The subsequent FTL term starts when the initial FTL term expires.
The price for this subsequent term is currently 80% of the initial FTL price
but is subject to change.
If you notify IBM that you do not want to extend the license
term, then you must stop using the product when the license expires.
Floating license
An IBM Rational Floating license is a license
for a single software product that can be shared among multiple team members;
however, the total number of concurrent users cannot exceed the number of
floating licenses you purchase. For example, if you purchase one floating
license for a Rational software
product, then any user in your organization may use the product at any given
time. Another person who wants to access the product must wait until the current
user logs off.
To use floating licenses, you must obtain floating
license keys and install them on a Rational License Server. The server
responds to end-user requests for access to the license keys; it will grant
access to the number of concurrent users that matches the number of licenses
the organization purchased.
License enablement
If you are installing a Rational software product for the first
time or want to extend a license to continue using the product, you have options
on how to enable licensing for your product.
Licenses for Rational Software Development Platform offerings
are enabled in two ways:
- Importing a product activation kit
- Enabling Rational Common
Licensing to obtain access to floating license keys
Note:
Trial licenses that came with the 7.0 and later versions of some Rational
products expire 30 or 60 days after installation. You need to activate your
product in order to use it after the expiration date. See this
support article on product activation for a flow chart
of the activation process.
Activation kits
Product activation kits contain
the permanent license key for your trial Rational product. You purchase the
activation kit, download the activation kit .zip file to your local machine,
and then import the activation kit .jar file to enable the license for your
product. You use IBM Installation Manager to import the activation kit
to your product.
Floating license enforcement
Optionally, you can
obtain floating license keys, install IBM Rational License Server, and enable
Floating license enforcement for your product. Floating license enforcement
provides the following benefits:
- License compliance enforcement across the organization
- Fewer license purchases
- Serve license keys for IBM Rational Team Unifying and Software Development Platform desktop
products from the same license server
Note:
Some 7.0 and later versions of Rational products require an upgraded
version of the Rational License Server. See this
support article for license upgrade information.
For
more information on obtaining activation kits and Floating licenses, see Purchasing licenses.
You can review license information for your installed packages,
including license types and expiration dates, from IBM Installation Manager.
To view license information:
- Start IBM Installation Manager.
- On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
The package vendor, current license types, and expiration dates are
displayed for each installed package.
Importing a product activation kit
To install your permanent license key, you must import the activation
kit from the download location or the product media by using IBM Installation
Manager.
If you have not purchased an activation kit, you must do this first.
If you have purchased a product or a product activation kit, insert the appropriate
CD or download the activation kit from IBM Passport Advantage to an accessible
workstation. The activation kit is packaged as a .zip file containing a Java archive
(.jar) file. The .jar file contains the permanent license key and must be
imported to activate your product.
To import an activation kit .jar file and enable the new license
key:
- Start IBM Installation Manager.
- On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
- Select a package and click the Import Activation Kit button.
- Click Next. Details for
the selected package are shown, including the current license kind and the
product version range of the license.
- Browse to the path on the media CD or download location for the
activation kit; then select the appropriate Java archive
(JAR) file and click Open.
- Click Next. The Summary
page displays the target install directory for the activation kit, the product
the new license applies to, and version information.
- Click Finish.
The product activation kit with its permanent license key is imported
to the product. The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the import is
successful.
Enabling floating licenses
If your team environment supports Floating license enforcement,
you can enable Floating licenses for your product and configure a connection
to obtain access to floating license keys.
Before enabling Floating license enforcement, you must obtain the
license server connection information from your administrator. For details
on license server, license key, and Rational Common Licensing administration,
see the IBM Rational License Management Guide.
You can find
the most recent version of the License Management Guide online
at http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/v7/rcl/7001/docs/install_instruction/license_admin.pdf.
To enable floating licenses as the license type for specified packages
and configure license server connections:
- In the IBM Installation Manager for the Rational Software Development Platform,
click File -> Open -> Manage Licenses.
- Select a version of a package and then select the Configure
Floating license support button.
- Click Next.
- Click the Enable Floating license enforcement button.
- Configure one or more license server connections.
- Click an empty field in the Servers table
or click the Add button.
- If your administrator provided you with information for a redundant
server environment, click the Redundant Server button. Fields for the primary, secondary, and tertiary server names and
ports appear.
- Enter the host name of the license server in the Name field.
- (Optional) Enter a value in the Port field
for environments where a firewall is used. Do not assign a value to this port
unless your administrator instructs you to do so.
- For redundant server environments, enter the names and ports
(if required) for the secondary and tertiary servers.
- (Optional) You can click the Test Connection button
to confirm that the connection information is correct and that the server
is available.
- Click OK.
- Click Next.
- (Optional) Configure the license usage order for your shell shared
or custom packages. The order of licenses in the list determines the order
in which your package attempts to obtain access to license keys for a given
licensed package.
- Click Finish.
The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the floating licenses
configuration is successful.
Now, when you next open the enabled product, a connection is created
to the license server to obtain a license key from the pool of available floating
license keys.
Purchasing licenses
You can purchase new licenses if your current product license is
about to expire or if you want to acquire additional product licenses for
team members.
To purchase licenses and enable your product, complete the following
steps:
- Determine the type of license you want to purchase.
- Go to ibm.com® or contact your IBM sales representative to purchase the
product license. For details, visit the IBM Web page on How to buy software.
- Depending on the type of license you purchase, use the Proof of
Entitlement you receive and do one of the following to enable your product:
- If you purchase Authorized User licenses for your product, go to Passport Advantage and follow the
instructions there for downloading your product activation kit .zip file.
Once you have downloaded the activation kit, you must import the product activation
.jar file using Installation Manager.
- If you purchase Floating licenses for your product, click the link
to the IBM Rational Licensing and Download site, login
(IBM registration
is required), and then select the link to connect to the IBM Rational License
Key Center. There you can use your Proof of Entitlement to obtain floating
license keys for your license server.
Optionally, you can also go to Passport
Advantage to download the activation kit for your product. After importing
the activation kit, you have the option of switching from a floating to a
permanent license type if you use your PC offline for long periods.
When you want to import the activation kit or enable floating license
support for your product, use the Manage Licenses wizard in IBM Installation
Manager.
Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations
Important: For best results, before you work with your Rational product,
increase the number of file handles available for Rational Software Modeler,
because it uses more than the default limit of 1024 file handles per process.
(A system administrator might need to make this change.)
Exercise caution
when using the following these steps to increase your file descriptors on Linux.
Failure to follow the instructions correctly might result in a computer that
will not start correctly. For best results, have your system administrator
perform this procedure.
To increase your file descriptors:
- Log in as root. If you do not have root access you will need to
obtain it before continuing.
- Change to the etc directory
- Use the vi editor to edit the initscript file in the etc directory.
If this file does not exist, type vi initscript to create
it.
Important: If you decide to increase the number
of file handles, do not leave an empty initscript file on your computer.
If you do so, your machine will not start up the next time that you turn it
on or restart.
- On the first line, type ulimit -n 4096 (the key
here is that the number is significantly larger than 1024, the default on
most Linux computers). Caution: do
not set this too high, because it can seriously impact system-wide performance.
- On the second line, type eval exec "$4".
- Save and close the file after making sure you have done steps 4
and 5.
Note:
Ensure you have followed the steps correctly, as
not doing this correctly will result in a machine that does not boot.
- Optional: Restrict your users or groups by modifying
the limits.conf file in the etc/security directory. Both SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) Version 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4.0 have this file by default.
If you do not have this file, you might consider a smaller number in step
4 above (for example, 2048). You need to do this so that most users have
a reasonably low limit on the number of allowable open files per process.
If you used a relatively low number in step 4, it is less important to do
this. However, if you choose to set a high number in step 4, refraining from
establishing limits in the limits.conf file can seriously impact computer
performance.
The following is a sample limits.conf file would
look that restricts all users and then sets different limits for others afterwards.
This sample assumes you set descriptors to 8192 in step 4 earlier.
* soft nofile 1024
* hard nofile 2048
root soft nofile 4096
root hard nofile 8192
user1 soft nofile 2048
user1 hard nofile 2048
Note that the * in the example
above sets the limits for all users first. These limits are lower than the
limits that follow. The root user has a higher number of allowable descriptors
open, while user1 is in between the two. Make sure you read and understand
the documentation contained within the limits.conf file before making your
modifications.
For more information on the ulimit command, refer to the man page
for ulimit.
You can start Rational Software Modeler from
the desktop environment or a command-line interface.
Click Start -> Programs -> <package group name> -> IBM Rational Software Modeler -> IBM Rational Software Modeler. For example, click Start -> Programs -> IBM
Software Development Platform -> IBM Rational Software Modeler -> IBM Rational Software Modeler
To start Rational Software Modeler from
a command-line:
-
<product
installation directory>\eclipse.exe -product com.ibm.rational.rsm.product.ide
-
<product
installation directory>/eclipse -product com.ibm.rational.rsm.product.ide
Modifying installations
The Modify Packages wizard in the IBM Installation Manager enables you to
change the language and feature selections of an installed product package.
By default, Internet access is required unless the repository preferences
points to a local update site. See the Installation Manager help for more
information.
Note:
Close all programs that were installed using Installation
Manager before modifying.
To
modify an installed product package:
- From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click the Modify
Packages icon.
- In the Modify Packages wizard, select the installation location
for the Rational Software Modeler product
package and click Next.
- On the Modify page, under Languages, select the languages for the
package group, then click Next. The corresponding
national language translations for the user interface and documentation for
the packages will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages
installed under this package group.
- On the Features
page, select the package features that you want to install or remove.
- To learn more about a feature, click the feature and review
the brief description under Details.
- If you want to see the dependency relationships between features,
select Show Dependencies. When you click a feature,
any features that depend on it and any features that are its dependents are
shown in the Dependencies window. As you select or exclude 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.
- When you are finished
selecting features, click Next.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before modifying the installation
package, and then click Modify.
- Optional: When the modification process completes,
click View Log File to see the complete log.
Updating Rational Software Modeler
You can install updates for packages that were installed with IBM Installation
Manager.
By default, Internet access is required unless your repository preferences
points to your local update site.
Each installed package has the location
embedded for its default IBM update repository. For Installation Manager to
search the IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, the
preference Search service repositories during installation
and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected.
This preference is selected by default.
See the Installation Manager help
for more information.
Note:
Close all programs that were installed using Installation
Manager before updating.
To find and install product package updates:
- From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click Update
Packages.
- If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted
to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to
proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops,
restarts, and resumes.
- In the Update Packages wizard, select the location of the package
group where the Rational Software Modeler product
package you want to update is installed or select the Update All check
box, and then click Next. Installation
Manager searches for updates in its repositories and the predefined update
sites for Rational Software Modeler.
A progress indicator shows the search is taking place.
- If updates for a package are found, then they are displayed in
the Updates list on the Update Packages page below
their corresponding package. Only recommended updates are displayed by default.
Click Show all to display all updates found for the
available packages.
- To learn more about an update, click the update and review its
description under Details.
- If additional information about the update is available, a More
info link will be included at the end of the description text.
Click the link to display the information in a browser. Review this information
before installing the update.
- Select the updates that you want to install or click Select
Recommended to restore the default selections. Updates that have
a dependency relationship are automatically selected and cleared together.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected
updates. On the left side of the License page, the
list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click each item
to display the license agreement text.
- If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I
accept the terms of the license agreements.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the
updates.
- If you want to change the choices you made on previous pages,
click Back, and make your changes.
- When you are satisfied, click Update to
download and install the updates. A progress indicator shows the percentage
of the installation completed.
Note:
During the update process, Installation Manager might prompt
you for the location of the repository for the base version of the package.
If you installed the product from CDs or other media, they must be available
when you use the update feature.
- Optional: When the update process completes, a message
that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the
page. Click View log file to open the log file for
the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window
to continue.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
Uninstalling Rational Software Modeler
The Uninstall Packages option in the Installation Manager enables
you to uninstall packages from a single installation location. You can also
uninstall all the installed packages from every installation location.
To uninstall the packages, you must log in to the system using the
same user account that you used to install the product packages.
Note:
If
you are uninstalling Rational Software Modeler server,
Installation Manager will only remove the files that it installed. If you
installed the Rational Software Modeler server
manually on an application server, then you must uninstall it manually.
To uninstall the packages:
- Close the programs that you installed using Installation Manager.
- On the Start page click Uninstall Packages.
- In the Uninstall Packages page, select the Rational Software Modeler product
package that you want to uninstall. Click Next.
- In the Summary page, review the list of packages that will be uninstalled
and then click Uninstall. The Complete
page is displayed after the uninstallation finishes.
- Click Finish to exit the wizard.
Installing optional software
The following optional software is included on the Rational Software Modeler installation
image:
- IBM Rational ClearCase LT
Version 7.0
Installing ClearCase LT
Rational ClearCase LT
is a configuration management tool for small project teams. ClearCase LT
is part of the IBM Rational ClearCase product
family that can scale from small project workgroups to the distributed, global
enterprise.
Your installation media includes Rational ClearCase LT Version 7.0.0.0 It is
installed separately from Rational Software Modeler.
If
you already have ClearCase LT installed on your workstation, then
you might be able to upgrade it to the current version. Refer to the installation
documentation for ClearCase LT for information on upgrading from
previous versions.
To
enable Rational Software Modeler to
work with ClearCase LT,
you must install the Rational ClearCase SCM Adapter feature. By
default, this feature is selected when you install Rational Software Modeler;
however, if you did not include it, you can install it later using the Modify
Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager. For details, refer to Modifying installations.
You
must enable the Rational ClearCase SCM
adapter before you can work with it. Refer to the online help for details
on enabling and working with the adapter.
Locating the ClearCase LT installation instructions and release
notes
For complete instructions on installing Rational ClearCase LT, refer to the installation
documentation provided with the ClearCase LT installation media. It
is also strongly recommended that you read the ClearCase LT release notes before
you install the product.
Some documentation is in Acrobat PDF files. To open the files, you
require the Adobe Reader software, which you can download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
The
installation instructions and release notes can be viewed from the ClearCase LT
installation launchpad. Refer to Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT.
- To open the installation instructions:
-
From
the first ClearCase LT
installation CD (or disk directory for an electronic image), open doc\books\install.pdf. IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase
MultiSite®, and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide, Version
7.0 (Windows) opens.
-
Go to http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=pub1gi11636600 for instructions to download IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase
MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation Guide, 7.0, Linux and UNIX®.
-
IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase
MultiSite, and ClearCase LT Installation and Upgrade Guide, Version
7.0 (Linux)
opens.
Getting documentation from the IBM Publications Center
You can also download the installation instructions and release
notes for Rational ClearCase LT
from the IBM Publications
Center.
- Go to http:http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order.
- Select your country/region on the Welcome page of the Publications
Center.
- Click Search for Publications.
- Enter either the document title or publication number in the appropriate
search field.
- To search for a document by its title, enter the title in the Search
on field.
- To search for a document by its publication (Material ID) number,
enter the number in the Publication number field.
Table 1. ClearCase publication numbers
Document |
Publication number |
IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT
Installation and Upgrade Guide (Windows) |
GI11-6365-00 |
IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase MultiSite, and ClearCase LT
Installation and Upgrade Guide (UNIX) |
GI11-6366-00 |
IBM Rational ClearCase LT Release Notes® |
GI11-6369-00 |
Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT
The installation instructions in this section are to help you start
the installation process for Rational ClearCase LT. You must refer to the
complete installation instructions found in the Rational ClearCase LT Installation Guide when
installing the product. Before installing, it is strongly recommended that
you read the release notes.
Starting an installation of Rational ClearCase LT on Windows
- Start the Rational ClearCase LT launchpad program using
one of the following methods:
- From the Rational Software Modeler launchpad
program (see Starting the launchpad program),
click Rational ClearCase LT.
- Insert the first CD of Rational ClearCase LT. The launchpad program
should start automatically. If it does not run, run setup.exe from
the root of the first CD or disk image.
- Read the release information if you have not done so.
- Click Install IBM Rational ClearCase LT. The Rational ClearCase LT Setup Wizard opens.
Follow the instructions in the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.
Configuring Rational ClearCase LT licensing
When you have Rational Software Modeler installed
on the same computer as Rational ClearCase LT, you do not need to configure Rational ClearCase LT
licensing. However, if you install Rational ClearCase LT withoutRational Software Modeler,
then you will need to configure ClearCase LT Licensing.
See the ClearCase LT Installation Guide for details
about configuring licensing
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