Rational Programming Patterns

Installing the client part from a zipped file

Ideally, this update should be installed directly from the IBM® update server. However, you may also download a zipped file containing the update and perform local installations.

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Procedure

  1. Download the Rational® Programming Patterns for System z® client .zip file from the support web site.
  2. Extract the contents of this file to a folder on your system.
  3. Start IBM Installation Manager from the Windows® Start menu. By default this is under Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.
  4. From the menu bar, select File > Preferences. This is where you will tell the IBM Installation Manager the location of the installation files you just extracted.
  5. Click Add Repository in the Preferences dialog

    Installation Manager Preferences

  6. In the Add Repository dialog, browse to the directory where you extracted the update installation files. Inside that directory you will see a repository.config file. Select it and click OK.

    Add a repository

  7. Click Test Connection on the repository to ensure that it can be found.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Now that the local repository has been set, follow the instructions outlined in the section Installing the client part from the IBM update server.

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