Installing IBM Rational ClearCase Remote Client for Eclipse

Using the Eclipse software updates facility, you can install Rational® ClearCase® Remote Client for Eclipse, which provides access to Rational ClearCase functionality from within the Rational Software Development Platform.
Server Prerequisites:

For information on how to connect the client with Rational ClearCase, refer to the help topics that are installed with this feature.

If you are installing on Linux®, you must install as root.

To install IBM® Rational ClearCase Remote Client for Eclipse:

  1. Select Help > Software updates > Find and Install.
  2. Select Search for New features and click Next.
  3. Click New Remote Site. Enter the following information and click OK.
    Field Value
    Name ccrc
    URL http://ccwebserver/ccrc/update

    ccwebserver is the domain name of the ClearCase Web Server on your network. By using the client that comes with the server, you ensure that the client and server are compatible.

  4. Select the ccrc branch and click Next.
  5. Select Rational ClearCase Remote Client for Eclipse and click Next.
  6. Choose whether to accept the license and click Next.
  7. On the Install Location page, select Rational ClearCase Remote Client for Eclipse from the Features to install list, and select the top level eclipse directory in the Available sites list and click Finish.
  8. In the Jar Verification window, click Install.
  9. After installation, restart the workbench when prompted.
  10. After the workbench restarts, enable the ClearCase features in a perspective:
    1. Click Window > Customize Perspective. The Customize Perspective window opens.
    2. Click the Command tab.
    3. In the Available command groups list, select ClearCase - Advanced and ClearCase Main Menu, then click OK.
    The ClearCase menu actions are available in the main menu bar.
  11. Click Help > Help Contents , then click Rational ClearCase Remote Client in the Contents pane to see help topics that explain how to use the Rational ClearCase Remote Client.

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