Rational Programming Patterns for System z

Installing the Rational Programming Patterns for System z client

You can fully install the Rational® Programming Patterns for System z® client from a disk, an electronic image, or a repository.

Before you begin

Select the most appropriate installation method:
  • An installation disk.

    Insert the installation disk into your DVD drive.

    To start installing, open the Rational Programming Patterns for System z launchpad.

    If autorun is enabled on your system, the launchpad program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled, start the launchpad program by running the launchpad.exe command from the root of the disk:

  • An electronic image on your workstation.

    Download the installation files from IBM® Passport Advantage®. Extract the installation image from the compressed files you have downloaded

    To start installing, open the Rational Programming Patterns for System z launchpad.

    You start the launchpad program by running the launchpad.exe command from the root of the extracted directory

  • An electronic image on a shared drive, if you are an administrator.

    Download the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage. Extract the installation image from the compressed files you have downloaded

    To install interactively from the installation files on the shared drive, run the launchpad.exe command from the root of the extracted directory.

    You can also install in silent mode. For explanations, see the note in the Installation methods for Rational Programming Patterns for System z

  • A repository on an HTTP Web server, if you are an administrator

    For explanations, see the Installation methods for Rational Programming Patterns for System z

Procedure

  1. If you install from the Rational Programming Patterns for System z launchpad, select Install Rational Programming Patterns for System z to open Installation Manager.

    The repository location information is automatically configured. So you do not have to set it manually in the Installation Manager preferences.

  2. The first page of the Install Packages wizard displays the Rational Programming Patterns for System z package available for installation. Select it.
  3. You might be prompted to update IBM Installation Manager to a newer version if one is available. If prompted, click Yes to install the update, or click No if you want to install the newer version later. If you click Yes, Installation Manager updates itself and informs you that it must restart to complete the update. Click OK to restart Installation Manager
  4. On the Licenses page, read and accept the license agreement for the selected package. The product will be installed with a trial license which expires in 60 days. You will need to activate the licensed version of the product in order to use it after the expiration date.
  5. On the Location pages, the location which already contains the Rational Developer for System z V8.0.3 and Rational Team Concert™ V3.0.1 clients must be selected.
  6. On the Features pages, select the languages you want to install for this package group. Select also the functions you want to install.
  7. On the next page, select how you want to access the help.

    You can opt for not installing the help locally and for accessing it through the Web only. But you can also choose to download the help from the Web or by using a local help system updater program. In that case, you will access the help without any Internet connection.

    You can then select:
    • Access help from the Web. No file is installed locally. You will see the remote help only when you are connected to the Internet.
    • Download help and access content locally. You download the help to your computer so that you can see these files while disconnected from the Internet. The help is not automatically downloaded when you install the product. After the installation, you must connect to a web update site or run a local file updater program, available with the product installation files.
    • Access help from a server on your intranet. This method assumes that your intranet administrator has set up a link to a server behind your firewall where product help content is installed. By selecting this option, you must enter the link to your intranet server. Administrators must make scheduled updates to the help content.

    See subchapter 'Accessing the help' in chapter 'Post-installation tasks' in this guide.

    One of these options must be selected upon installation but it can be changed at any time.

  8. On the Summary page of Installation Manager, click Install.

Results

When the installation is complete, an IBM Rational Programming Patterns for System z start line is created from Start > All Programs > IBM Software Delivery Platform. You can then create a shortcut on your desktop to easily start Rational Programming Patterns for System z.

If you start Rational Programming Patterns for System z directly from its start line or its desktop shortcut, the 'Pattern Driven Programming' perspective is automatically added to your workspace and it becomes the default perspective. The PDP editors also become the default editors.

What to do next

Important: To be able to import very large databases, you must modify the memory parameter of the Software Delivery Platform. Its maximum value varies according to the operating system and the memory available. You must then find the maximum value for your configuration. To do so, edit the eclipse.ini file located directly under the root of your Software Delivery Platform. Start replacing -Xmx1024m with -Xmx1236m. If this value is accepted, increase it progressively until you reach the maximum value accepted by your configuration.

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