The Rational® DOORS® client runs on Windows systems only. To install Rational DOORS, a Rational DOORS administrator first installs
the client that is to be used to administer the Rational DOORS system.
Then, the administrator installs the database server and sets up the
administrator and database manager accounts on the client. At that
point, team members who are not administrators can install the client
on their computers.
Before you begin
- Make sure that you meet the system, licensing, and other requirements.
To view a checklist of installation prerequisites, see Installation preparation for Rational DOORS.
- If you are installing on Windows Vista, Windows 2008, or Windows 7 systems, you must log in to the
administrator account or run as an administrator. To run as an administrator,
right-click the installer file and then click Run as Administrator.
- If you are installing the client and database server on the same
computer and are using the client to administer Rational DOORS,
install the client first. Then, install the database server.
- You must know the port number and server name that you intend
to use for the database server. You need this information when you
install the client. The port number must be higher than 1023; the
default is 36677.
Procedure
- Open the Rational DOORS client
installer, and follow the prompts to install a typical setup of the
software.
Tips: Keep in
mind the following information as you progress through the installer
program.
- If you are installing the Japanese version of the client, when
you are prompted to select a folder, you must accept the default folder.
- When you select a setup, be sure to select Typical.
- The database port is the port number that the Rational DOORS database
server is to use.
- The database host is the name of the Rational DOORS database
server computer.
- When you are prompted to enter license information, be sure to
enter it in the correct format:
- If you are using a license server, enter the location of the license
server in this format: port@host;
for example, 19353@licenseserver.
- If you are using a local license, type the path to the file; for
example, C:DOORS_License\license.dat.
- If you select Supply license information later,
you must enter license information when you start the client.
- Review the information, and then click Install.
When you are prompted, clickFinish.
- Optional: Increase the virtual address space. The Rational DOORS client
for Windows systems is now large
address aware, which means that it has more virtual address
space. The client can address up to 4 GB of memory on 64-bit versions
of Windows systems and up
to 3 GB of memory on 32-bit versions. On 64-bit versions of Windows systems, you do not need
to modify the operating system to benefit from the large address aware
capability. However, on 32-bit versions, you must increase the user
memory allocation.
- On 32-bit versions of Windows Vista
systems and later, increase the user memory allocation to greater
than 2 GB by using the bcdedit command and setting
the IncreaseUserVA parameter.
- Run the command prompt as an administrator:
Click Start,
and in the Search field, enter cmd.exe.
Right-click cmd.exe, and select Run
as administrator.
- At the command prompt, type bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVa
3072.
- Restart the computer.
- On 32-bit versions of Windows systems
that are earlier than Windows Vista,
increase the user memory allocation by editing the C:\boot.ini file.
- In that file, find the startup line that includes the /fastdetect switch.
- At the end of that line, type /3GB.
- Restart the computer.
The /3GB switch changes the way that
the 4 GB virtual address space is divided. Typically, the virtual
address space is divided as 2 GB of user mode virtual address space
and 2 GB of kernel mode (operating system) virtual address space.
When you use the /3GB switch, the space is divided
into 3 GB of user mode virtual address space and 1 GB of kernel mode
virtual address space.
What to do next
Install the Rational DOORS database server, and then
start the Rational DOORS client. When you start the
client for the first time, you must enter a new password for the administrator
user, and then create a database manager account.