J2EE Connector Tools Feature - Local installation instructions

For IBM Rational Application Developer Versions 6.0.1 and 6.0.1.1 or IBM Rational Software Architect Versions 6.0.1 and 6.0.1.1

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Contents

1.0 Overview
2.0 Installation and update prerequisites
3.0 Installing the feature
4.0 Updating the feature
5.0 Installing features from a command line
6.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server
7.0 Uninstalling the feature
8.0 Customer support

1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install or update a downloaded version of the J2EE Connector Tools Feature for IBM® Rational® Application Developer or IBM Rational Software Architect. This document also links to instructions that describe how to create a local mirror of your product update server.

2.0 Installation and update prerequisites

To download, extract, and install or update the feature from a ZIP file, you will require 120 MB of disk space.

Before you can install this feature you must install one of the following updates:

It is recommended that you install Rational Application Developer Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 or Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 if you have not already installed either Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 or Refresh Pack 6.0.1.

Installation instructions for Rational Application Developer Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rad/60/install_instruction/6011/install.html.

Installation instructions for Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.1.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/install_instruction/6011/install.html.

Important: If you want to update Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect to version 6.0.1 from a downloaded ZIP of the update and you have the J2EE Connector Tools Feature version 6.0.0.1 or earlier already installed on your system, then you must take the following steps:

  1. Uninstall the J2EE Connector Tools Feature version 6.0.0.1 or earlier.
  2. Install the Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect 6.0.1 update.
  3. Install the J2EE Connector Tools Feature version 6.0.1.2.

Note that these steps are not necessary if you are updating both Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect and the J2EE Connector Tools Feature directly from the IBM update site or from a local mirror of the update site, or if you are updating Rational Application Developer or Rational Software Architect to version 6.0.1.1.

If you disabled any product features by modifying the feature.xml files or through the Update Manager by clicking Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration, you must enable them before you install this feature.

3.0 Installing the feature

If you have already installed a previous version of this feature, you do not have to install the feature again. Please see section 4.0 Updating the feature for instructions that describe how to update this feature.

Install the feature with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

To install the feature, complete the following steps:

  1. Start Rational Product Updater:

    2. Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

  2. Click Preferences > Update Sites.
  3. Navigate to temp_dir\rad\policy_601_J2C6012.xml or temp_dir\rsa\policy_601_J2C6012.xml, where temp_dir is the location of the extracted feature.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click Find Optional Features if an earlier version of the J2EE Connector Tools feature is not already installed.
  6. Select J2EE Connector Tools.
  7. Click Install Features.
  8. To accept the license agreement and continue the installation, click OK.


    9. Depending on the speed of your computer processor and the amount of RAM in your computer, the feature might take an extended period of time to install.

    After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed features on the Installed Products page.

  9. Close Rational Product Updater.

4.0 Updating the feature

Update the feature with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

To update the feature, complete the following steps:

  1. Start Rational Product Updater:

    2. Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

  2. Click Preferences > Update Sites.
  3. Navigate to temp_dir\rad\policy_601_J2C6012.xml or temp_dir\rsa\policy_601_J2C6012.xml, where temp_dir is the location of the extracted feature.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click Find Updates if an earlier version of the J2EE Connector Tools feature is already installed.
  6. By default, all available updates are selected. Ensure that you select J2EE Connector Tools.
  7. Click Install Updates.
  8. To accept the license agreement and continue the installation, click OK.


    9. Depending on the speed of your computer processor, the amount of RAM, and the speed of your Internet connection, the update might take an extended period of time to download and install.

    After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed features on the Installed Products page.

  9. Close Rational Product Updater.

5.0 Installing features from a command line

You can install features from a command line so that you do not have to monitor or input information during the installation.

For more information about installing features from a command line, see Running Rational Product Updater from a command line in the product updater help.

6.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server

You might want to create a local mirror of the update server in the following situations:

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Application Developer update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rad/60/local_mirror/6011/local_mirror.html.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Software Architect update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/local_mirror/6011/local_mirror.html.

7.0 Uninstalling the feature

Uninstall the feature with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

To uninstall the feature, complete the following steps:

  1. Start Rational Product Updater:

    2. Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

  2. Click the Rollbacks tab. An inventory of installed product updates and features is displayed on the Rollbacks page.
  3. Select J2EE Connector Tools.


    4. Dependencies between updates are enforced automatically. If you select to roll back an update on which other installed updates depend, the dependent updates are also selected to roll back.

  4. Click Roll Back Updates.
  5. Close Rational Product Updater.

8.0 Customer support

For product news, events, support, and other information, see the Rational Application Developer home page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/application/ or the Rational Software Architect home page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/.