Installation road map

The installation road map provides detailed instructions for installing the 2.0 version of IBM® Rational® Requirements Composer Client and Server.

Procedure

To install Rational Requirements Composer version 2.0, complete the following steps:

  1. Review the hardware and software requirements.
  2. Set up ONE of the following database management systems:
    • Derby
      Note: You do not need to install or setup a Derby database because it is included with the Rational Requirements Composer 2.0 Server. However, a Derby database cannot support more than 10 users. If your requirement is for more than 10 users, install and setup one of the databases listed below.
    • DB2
    • Oracle
    • SQL Server
  3. Download and install Rational Requirements Composer 2.0 Server.
  4. Download and install Rational Requirements Composer 2.0 Client.
  5. Optional (ONLY if you want to use WebSphere Application Server): Configure Rational Requirements Composer 2.0 Server on WebSphere Application Server.
  6. Configure the server.
  7. Start either the Eclipse client or the Web client:
    1. To start the Eclipse client, click Start > All Programs > IBM Rational Requirements Composer Client > IBM Rational Requirements Composer 2.0 and create a repository connection to the server
    2. To start the Web client, see logging in to the Web client
  8. Optional: Create users and assign permissions and licenses.
  9. Optional: To integrate with other products, including Rational RequisitePro, Rational DOORS, and C/ALM integrations between Jazz servers, see Integrating.

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