With the package updating function of IBM® Installation Manager, you can identify and
install the updates for the Rational® products
that are installed on your workstation. You must install with the
same Windows account that
originally installed the IBM Rational Programming Patterns
product.
Before you begin
By default, an Internet access is required to install updates
unless your repository preferences point to a local or network update
repository to which your system has access.
Each installed package
integrates the URL of its IBM update
repository by default. To make IBM Installation
Manager search for the packages installed in the IBM update repositories, the option Search
service repositories during installation and updates must
be selected in the repositories preferences page. It is selected by
default.
Note: Close all the programs that were installed with
Installation Manager before updating.
Procedure
- On the Start page of Installation
Manager, click Update. The update wizard opens
up.
- If a new release or an update of IBM Installation Manager is found, you must continue
with the installation of the new release or update. Follow the instructions
in the wizard to complete the installation or update of Installation
Manager
- On the Update packages page, select
the package group that contains the version of the Rational Programming Patterns to be updated.
Click Next.
IBM Installation Manager searches for updates
in its repositories and the predefined update sites for Rational Programming Patterns. A progress
indicator is then displayed.
- If updates are found, they are displayed in the Updates list
on the Update Packages page below their corresponding
package. Only the 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 more information about the update is available, a More
info link is 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 IBM Rational Programming Patterns and
its new version. Select any other required or optional updates from
the list. You cannot select any of the updates that are already installed.
Note: You can click Select Recommended to
restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship
are automatically selected and cleared together
- Click Next.
- Read the license agreements for the selected updates. If
you agree to their terms, click I accept the terms of the
license agreements. Click Next.
Rational Programming
Patterns will be installed with a trial license that expires in 60
days. You will need to activate the licensed version of the product
to use it after the expiration date.
- Select the features to be updated.
Select the feature PacDesign
(only for an installation on top of RSA) if you want to
migrate the instances of the PacDesign Batch Flow Charts and Screen
Navigation Charts to Rational Software
Architect. If Rational Software
Architect is not installed, the references of the selected features
cannot be resolved and an error is displayed.
Click Next.
- Review your selections on the Summary page.
- 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.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
Results
Verify that the IBM Installation
Manager page that displays the installation results shows: The
packages are installed. There must not be any error or
warning icon. Moreover the list of the installed packages must contain
all the packages of the products that were selected for the installation.