IBM Rational Method Composer,
Version 7.2
Installation guide
Version 7.2
Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information
in Notices.
First Edition (September 2007)
This edition applies to version 7.2 of IBM Rational Method Composer (5724-G52) and to
all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new
editions.
Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2000, 2007. All rights reserved.
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Overview
This installation guide provides instructions for installing and
uninstalling Rational Method Composer and IBM Tivoli Unified Process.
You can find the most recent version of this document online at the IBM
Publications center, including updated translation versions.
Note:
IBM Installation
Manager
IBM(R) Installation
Manager is a program that helps you install the Rational Method Composer product
packages on your workstation. It also helps you update, modify, and uninstall
this and other packages that you install. A package can be a product, a group
of components, or a single component that is designed to be installed by Installation
Manager.
Regardless of which installation scenario you follow to install Rational
Method Composer on your workstation, use Installation Manager to install your Rational(R) package.
IBM Installation
Manager offers a number of time-saving features. It keeps track of what you
are about to install, software components that you have already installed,
and components that are available for you to install. It searches for updates
so you know that you are installing the latest version of a Rational product
package. Installation Manager also provides tools for managing licenses for
the product packages that it installs. It provides tools for updating and
modifying packages. You can also use it to uninstall product
packages.
IBM Installation
Manager comprises five wizards that make it easy to maintain your product
packages through their lifecycles:
- The Install Packages wizard walks you through the
installation process. You can install a product package by simply accepting
the defaults, or you can modify the default settings to create a custom installation.
Before you install a product package, you are provided with a complete summary
of the selections that you have made throughout the wizard. With the wizard
you can install one or more product packages at the same time.
- The Update Packages wizard searches for available
updates to product packages that you have installed. An update might be a
released fix, a new feature, or a new version of the Rational product. Details of the contents
of the update are provided in the wizard. You can choose whether to apply
an update.
- With the Modify Packages wizard, you can modify specific
elements of a package that you have already installed. During your initial
installation of the product package, you select the features you want to install.
If you find later that you require other features, you can use the Modify
Packages wizard to add them to your product package installation. You can
also remove features, and add or remove languages.
- The Manage Licenses wizard helps you to set up the
licenses for your packages. Use this wizard to change your trial license to
a full license, to set up your servers for floating licenses, and to select
which type of license to use for each package.
- The Uninstall Packages wizard helps you to remove
a product package from your computer. You can uninstall more than one package
at a time.
Installation requirements
This section details hardware, software, and user privilege requirements
that must be met in order to install and run your software.
Hardware requirements
Before you can install the product, verify that your system meets
the minimum hardware requirements.
Hardware |
Requirements |
Processor |
Intel(TM) Pentium(R) III 800 MHz or higher processor. |
Memory |
768 MB RAM minimum. More memory is recommended as it improves responsiveness.
1
GB RAM is required to install the BIRT reporting feature |
Disk space |
- 900 MB to install IBM Rational Method Composer
- 1800 MB required in the TEMP directory during installation
More disk space may be required if you install more than one localized
library. |
Display |
1024 x 768 display minimum using 256 Colors (or higher for best results)
is required.
A resolution of 1280 x 1024 is recommended. For Linux systems,
a resolution of 1280 x 1024 is required to view a full page on a
typical screen display. High-color or true-color is recommended. |
Other hardware |
Microsoft(R) mouse or compatible pointing device |
Software requirements
Before you can install the product, verify that your system meets
the software requirements.
Operating system
The following operating systems
are supported for this product:
- Microsoft Windows(R) XP
Professional with Service Pack 1 or 2
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional with Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Server with Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux(R) Workstation Version 4.0 (update 4 or 5)
- Red Hat Desktop Version 4.0 (running in 32-bit mode) (update 4 or 5)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) Version 9 (all service packs; running in 32-bit mode)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Version 10 and Service Pack 1
The listed operating systems support all supported languages.
Browsers
The following browsers are supported:
- Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2
- Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1
- Internet Explorer 7.0
- Mozilla 1.7.12 or later
- Firefox 1.5.0.6 or later
- Firefox 2.0.0.4 or later
BIRT reporting
The following software is required
if you are using BIRT reporting:
- Microsoft Word 2003 or 2007
- Adobe Reader 6 or later
User privileges requirements
You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements before
you can install Rational Method Composer.
- Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
Planning to install
Read all the topics in this section before you begin to install
any of the product features. Effective planning and an understanding of the
key aspects of the installation process can help ensure a successful installation.
If you are upgrading from a previous release of Rational Method
Composer, see Upgrading Rational Method Composer for important
information before you install Rational Method Composer 7.2.
Installation scenarios
There are a number of scenarios that you can follow when installing
Rational Method Composer.
The following are some of the factors that might determine your installation
scenario:
- The location for your installation (for example, you can install the product
onto your own workstation, or make the installation files available to your
enterprise}.
- The type of installation (for example, you can use the Installation Manager
GUI, or install silently).
These are the typical installation scenarios you might follow:
- Installing from a DVD.
- Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation.
- Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.
Note that in the latter three scenarios you can choose to run the Installation
Manager program in silent mode to install. For details on running Installation
Manager in silent mode, see Installing silently.
Note also that you can install updates at the same time that you install
the base product package.
Installing from DVDs
In this installation scenario,
you have the DVDs that contain the product package files, and typically you
are installing Rational Method Composer on your own workstation.
Installing from a downloaded electronic image on your workstation
In
this scenario, you have downloaded the installation files from IBM Passport
Advantage(R) and you will install for an overview of the steps.
Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive
In
this scenario, you will place the electronic image on a shared drive so that
users in your enterprise can access the installation files for from a single
location.
Installation repositories
IBM Install
Manager retrieves product packages from specified repository locations.
If the launchpad is used to start Rational Method Composer, the repository
information is passed to Install Manager.
By default, IBM Install
Manager uses an embedded URL in each Rational software development product
to connect to a repository server over the Internet. Installation Manager
then searches for the product packages as well as new features.
Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager
When you start the installation of Rational Method Composer from
the launchpad program, the location of the repository that contains the product
package you are installing is automatically defined in IBM Installation Manager when it starts.
However, if you start Installation Manager directly (for example, installing
Rational Method Composer from a repository located on a Web server)
then you must specify the repository preference (the URL for the directory
that contains the product package) in Installation Manager before you can
install the product package. Specify these repository locations on the Repositories
page of the Preferences window. By default, Installation Manager uses an embedded
URL in each Rational software
development product to connect to a repository server through the Internet
and search for installable packages and new features. Your organization may
require you to redirect the repository to use intranet sites.
Note:
Before starting the installation process, be sure to obtain
the installation package repository URL from your administrator.
To add, edit, or remove a repository location in Installation Manager:
- Start Installation Manager.
- On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File -> Preferences,
and then click Repositories. The Repositories
page opens, showing any available repositories, their locations, and whether
they are accessible.
- On the Repositories page, click Add
Repository.
- In the Add repository window, type the URL
of the repository location or browse to it and set a file path.
- Click OK. If you provided a HTTPS repository
location, then you will be prompted to enter a user ID and password. The new or changed repository location is listed. If the repository
is not accessible, a red x is displayed in the Accessible column.
- Click OK to exit.
Note:
For Installation Manager to search the default repository
locations for the installed packages, ensure the preference Search
the linked repositories during installation and updates on the
Repositories preference page is selected. This preference is selected by default.
Verifying and extracting electronic images
You can compare the published MD5 values with the checksum of
the downloaded files to check if the downloaded file is corrupt or incomplete.
Extract each compressed file to the same directory.
Preinstallation tasks
Before you install the product, complete these steps:
- Confirm that your system meets the requirements described in the
section Installation requirements.
- Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges
for installing the product. See User privileges requirements.
- Read the section Planning to install.
Installation tasks
The following sections provide an overview of the installation scenarios
that are described in the section Installation scenarios.
You can access detailed instructions from links in the main steps.
Installing Rational Method Composer from DVD: task overview
In this installation scenario, you have the DVDs that contain the
installation files, and typically you are installing Rational Method Composer
on your own workstation.
The following are the general steps for installing from DVD:
- Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
- Insert the DVD into your DVD drive.
- For Linux: Mount the DVD drive.
- If autorun is enabled on your system, the launchpad program automatically
opens. If autorun is not enabled, start the launchpad program. Refer
to Starting the launchpad program for
details.
- Start the installation of Rational Method Composer from the launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation.
Installing Rational Method Composer from an electronic image on your
workstation: task overview
The following are the general steps for installing Rational Method
Composer from an electronic installation image:
- Ensure that your workstation has sufficient space to store both
the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the
extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements.
- Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport
Advantage to a temporary directory.
- Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify
that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for
details.
- Continue with the steps in Installing from an electronic image below.
Installing from an electronic image
- Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
- Start the launchpad program. Refer to Starting the launchpad program for
details.
- Start the installation of Rational Method Composer from the Launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation.
Installing Rational Method Composer from an electronic image on a shared
drive: task overview
In this scenario, you will place the electronic image on a shared
drive so that users in your enterprise can access the installation files for
Rational Method Composer from a single location.
The following steps are performed by the person who places the installation
image on a shared drive.
- Ensure that your shared drive has sufficient disk space to store
both the files you must download from IBM Passport Advantage and the
extracted installation image. Refer to Hardware requirements for
details.
- Download all required parts for the product image from IBM Passport
Advantage to a temporary directory on the shared drive.
- Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into an
accessible directory on the shared drive and verify the installation image
is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
To install Rational Method Composer from the installation files on
the shared drive:
- Change to the disk1 directory on the shared drive containing the installation
image.
- Follow the steps in Installing from an electronic image.
Managing licenses
Licensing for IBM Rational Method Composer is administered using
the Manage Licenses wizard.
The trial license that comes with IBM Rational Method Composer
expires 30 days after installation. You need to activate IBM Rational Method
Composer in order to use it after the expiration date. Using the Manage Licenses
wizard, you can upgrade a trial version of IBM Rational Method Composer to
a licensed version by importing a product activation kit.
For
more information on managing licenses for your Rational product, see the Rational
licensing support page at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/support/licensing/.
Installing Tivoli Unified Process
IBM Tivoli(R) Unified Process (ITUP) is not installed as part of the Rational
Method Composer installation. You need to manually copy the ITUP files in
your required language onto your machine.
Installing ITUP Libraries
Follow these steps to install ITUP libraries.
- Create a folder to hold the desired library.
- Copy the desired library file from the CD-ROM or CD image. For
example, to install the French library, unzip the file ITUP_content_fr.zip
from the content folder on the CD-ROM into the folder you created.
- Start IBM Rational(R) Method Composer and open the ITUP library.
Installing ITUP published sites
Follow these instructions to install published sites for IBM Tivioli
Unified Process.
- Create a folder to hold the desired published site.
- Copy the desired published site file from the CD-ROM. For
example, to install the French published site unzip the file ITUP_published_fr.zip
from the published folder on the CD-ROM into the new folder you created.
- To view the published site, open index.htm in the new folder using
your web browser.
Managing IBM Installation Manager
This section deals with some common tasks relating to IBM Installation
Manager. For more information, see the Installation Manager online help.
Installing Installation Manager on Windows
If you start the installation of your product from the launchpad
program, then the installation of IBM Installation Manager is started automatically
if it is not already installed on your workstation. (For more information
on this process, refer to Installing from the launchpad program.)
In other cases, you must manually start the installation of Installation Manager.
To
start the installation of Installation Manager manually:
- Run install.exe from the InstallerImager_win32
folder on the first installation disk.
- Click Next on the Welcome screen.
- Review the license agreement on the License Agreement page and
select I accept the terms in the license agreement to
accept. Click Next.
- Click the Change button on the Destination
Folder page to change the installation location if required. Click Next.
- Click Next on the Setup Type page.
- Click Install on the Ready to Install Program
page. The Completed page opens after the installation is complete.
- Click Finish.
Starting Installation Manager on Windows
IBM Installation
Manager should be started from the launchpad program. Doing so starts Installation
Manager with a configured repository preference and selected Rational Method
Composer packages. If you start Installation Manager directly, then you must
set a repository preference and choose product packages manually.
To start
Installation Manager manually:
- Open the Start menu from the Taskbar.
- Select All Programs -> IBM
Installation Manager -> IBM Installation Manager.
Uninstalling Installation Manager on Windows
To uninstall Installation Manager manually:
- Run installlc.exe from the InstallerImager_win32
folder on the first installation disk.
- Click Next on the Welcome screen.
- Select the Remove button on the Program
Maintenance page. Click Next.
- Click Next on the Setup Type page.
- Click Remove on the Remove the Program page.
- Click Finish on the InstallShield Wizard
Completed page.
Note:
You can also uninstall Installation Manager by using the Control
Panel. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel, and then double-click Add
or Remove Programs. Select the entry for IBM Installation Manager
and click Remove.
Silently installing and uninstalling Installation Manager
IBM Installation
Manager can be silently installed and uninstalled.
Silently installing Installation Manager on Windows
To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location
on Windows:
- Change directory to InstallerImage_win32 folder on the first installation
disk.
- Run setup.exe /S /v"/qn"
If you want to change the install location, you can add the INSTALLDIR
property inside the /v option. For example: setup.exe /S /v"/qn
INSTALLDIR=\"C:\InstallationManager\""
Silently uninstalling Installation Manager from Windows
To silently uninstall Installation Manager on Windows:
- From a command line, go to the uninstall directory for the Installation
Manager. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\IBM\Installation Manager\uninstall.
- Enter the following command: uninstallc.exe --launcher.ini
silent-uninstall.ini
Installing from the launchpad program
The launchpad program provides you with a single location to view
release information and start the installation process.
Use the launchpad program to start the installation in the following
cases:
- Installing from the product DVDs.
- Installing from an electronic image on your workstation.
- Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.
By starting the installation process from the launchpad program, IBM Installation
Manager is automatically installed if it is not already on your computer,
and it starts preconfigured with the location of the repository that contains
the Rational Method Composer package. If you install and start Installation
Manager directly, then you must set repository preferences manually.
To
install from the launchpad:
- Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks,
if you have not done so already.
- Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program.
- Start the installation of Rational Method Composer. See Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation.
Starting the launchpad program
Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Preinstallation tasks,
if you have not done so already.
If you are installing from a DVD and autorun is enabled on your workstation,
then the launchpad starts automatically when you insert the first installation
disc into your DVD drive. If you are installing from an electronic image,
or if autorun is not configured on your workstation, then you must start the
launchpad program manually.
To start the launchpad program:
- Insert the Rational Method Composer DVD into your DVD drive. For Linux: Ensure that you have mounted the DVD drive.
- If autorun is enabled on your system, the launchpad program automatically
opens. If autorun is not enabled on your system:
- For Windows: Run launchpad.exe located in the root
directory of the DVD.
- For Linux: Run launchpad.sh located in the root directory
of the DVD.
Starting an installation from the launchpad program
- Start the launchpad program.
- If you have not done so already, read
the release information by clicking Release notes.
- When you are ready to begin the installation, click Install
Rational Method Composer.
- A message window opens to inform you whether the program IBM Installation
Manager is detected on your workstation.
- If IBM Installation
Manager is not detected on your system, then you are informed that you must
install it before you can continue.
- Click OK to install IBM Installation Manager. The installation
wizard starts.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation.
Refer to Installing Installation Manager on Windows for
more information.
- When the installation of completes successfully, click Finish to
close the wizard.
- Read the message that opens and click OK.
- If IBM Installation
Manager is detected on your system, click OK and it starts and automatically
opens the Install Packages wizard.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation.
Installing Rational Method Composer using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface
The following steps describe installing the Rational Method Composer
package with the Installation Manager GUI.
Depending on the installation scenario that you are following, the
Install Packages wizard might start automatically. In other scenarios, you
will need to start the wizard.
- If the Install Packages wizard did not start automatically, then
start it:
- Start the Installation Manager.
- From the Start page, click Install Packages.
Note:
If a new version is found, you are prompted to confirm that you
want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to
proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops,
restarts, and resumes.
When Installation Manager
starts, it searches its defined repositories for available packages.
- The Install page of Install Packages wizard lists all the packages
found in the repositories that are searched. If two versions of a package
are discovered, only the most recent, or recommended, version of the package
is displayed.
- To display all versions of any package found, click Show
all versions.
- To return to the display of only the recommended packages, click Show
only recommended.
- Click the Rational Method Composer package to display its description
in the Details pane.
- To search for updates to the package, click Check for
updates.
Note:
For Installation Manager to search
the predefined IBM update repository locations for the installed packages,
the preference Search the linked repositories during installation
and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected.
This preference is selected by default. Internet access is also required.
Installation Manager searches for updates at the predefined IBM
update repository for the product package. It also searches any repository
locations that you have set. A progress indicator shows the search is taking
place. You can install updates at the same time that you install the base
product package.
- If updates for the package are found, then they will be displayed
in the Installation Packages list on the Install Packages
page below their corresponding product. Only recommended updates are displayed
by default.
- To view all updates found for the available packages, click Show
all versions.
- To display a package description under Details,
click on the package name. If additional information about the package is
available, such as a readme file or release notes, a More info link
is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display
the additional information in a browser. To fully understand the package you
are installing, review all information beforehand.
- Select the package and any updates to the package that you want
to install. Updates that have dependencies are automatically selected and
cleared together. Click Next to continue.
Note:
If
you install multiple packages at the same time, then all the packages will
be installed into the same package group.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreement for the selected
package. If you selected more than one package to install, there might be
a license agreement for each package. On the left side of the License page,
click each package version to display its license agreement. The package versions
that you selected to install (for example, the base package and an update)
are listed under the package name.
- If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements,
click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the Location page, type the path for the shared resources
directory in the Shared Resources Directory field;
or accept the default path. The shared resources directory contains resources
that can be shared by one or more package groups. Click Next to
continue.
Important:
You can specify the shared resources
directory only the first time that you install a package. Use your largest
disk for this to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future
packages. You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all
packages.
- On the Location page, either choose an existing package group to
install the package into, or create a new one. A package group represents
a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same
group. To create a new package group:
- Click Create a new package group.
- Type the path for the installation directory for the package
group. The name for the package group is created automatically.
For Windows other than Vista, the default path is: C:\Program Files\IBM\RMC72.
For Windows Vista the default path is: C:\Program Files_IBM\RMC72. For Linux
the default path is: /opt/IBM/RMC72.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the Features page under Languages, select the
languages for the package group. The corresponding national language translations
for the user interface and documentation for the package will be installed
as well as the English and native library 7.2. Note that your
choices apply to all packages installed under this package group. The RUP
library and published sites are installed for the selected languages.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the
package. If you want to change the choices that you made on previous pages,
click Back and make your changes. When you are satisfied
with your installation choices, click Install to install
the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of
the installation completed.
- When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the
success of the process.
- Click View log file to open the installation
log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation
Log window to continue.
- In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want to start
when you exit.
- Click Finish to launch the selected package.
The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page.
Installing silently
Running Installation Manager in silent mode is helpful
because it enables you to use a batch process to install, update, modify and
uninstall product packages through scripts.
Note that you must install
Installation Manager before you can silently install the Rational Method Composer
package. Refer to Managing IBM Installation Manager for
details on installing Installation Manager or Silently
installing and uninstalling Installation Manager.
There are two main tasks required for silent installation:
- Create the response file.
- Run Installation Manager in silent installation mode.
Creating a response file
You can create a response file by recording your actions as you
install a product
package using Installation Manager, or the Installation Manager installer.
When you record a response file, all of the selections that you make in the
Installation Manager GUI are stored in an XML file. When you run Installation
Manager in silent mode, Installation Manager uses the XML response file to
locate the repository that contains the package, select the features to install,
and so on.
To record a response file for installation (or uninstallation):
- On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory
where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
- For Windows: cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation
Manager\eclipse
- For other platforms: cd /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse
- On a command line, type the following command to start the Installation
Manager, substituting your own file name and location for the response file
and (optionally) the log file:
If you are recording without installing or uninstalling, continue
through the wizard, then close the Installation Manager to create the file.
Note:
Ensure
the file paths you enter exist; Installation Manager will not create directories
for the response file and the log file.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to make your installation choices, stopping when you reach the Summary page.
For details, see Installing Rational Method Composer using the IBM Installation Manager graphical interface.
- Click Install, and then when the installation
process begins click Cancel.
- Click Finish, then close Installation Manager.
An XML response file is created and resides in the location specified
in the command.
Recording a response file with the Installation Manager installer
You can use the Installation Manager installer to record the installation
of Installation Manager and other products.
To record the installation of Installation Manager, follow these
steps:
- Unzip the Installation Manager, then go to the eclipse directory.
- To start recording, enter install -record <response
file path and name> -skipInstall <agentDataLocation> -vmargs -Dcom.ibm.cic.agent.hidden=false
Recording a product install with the installer
To start recording a product install with the installer:
- Go to the eclipse directory
- Open the install.ini file by removing the following lines: -input,
@osgi.install.area/install.xml
- Enter the following command: install -record <response
file path and name> -skipInstall <agentDataLocation>, for example:
install -record
Installing and running Installation Manager in silent mode
Use the Installation Manager launcher to install Installation Manager,
then use Installation Manager to install product packages in silent installation
mode from a command line.
Refer to the Installation Manager Web site for additional documentation on how to run
it in silent mode. For example, silently installing from a repository that
requires authentication (user ID and password).
The following table
describes the arguments used with the silent installation command:
Argument |
Description |
-vm |
Specifies the Java launcher. In silent mode, always use java.exe |
-nosplash |
Specifies that the splash screen should be suppressed. |
--launcher.suppressErrors |
Specifies that the JVM error dialog should be suppressed. |
-silent |
Specifies that the Installation Manager installer or Installation
Manager should be run in silent mode. |
-input |
Specifies an XML response file as the input to
Installation Manager installer or the Installation Manager. A response file
contains commands that installer or Installation Manager runs. |
-log |
(Optional) Specifies a log file that records the result of the silent
installation. The log file is an XML file. |
Both the Installation Manager installer and the Installation
Manager have an initialization or .ini file silent-install.ini that
includes default values for the arguments in the table.
The Installation
Manager installer is used to install the Installation Manager. Follow these
steps to install the Installation Manager silently.
To install Installation
Manager silently, unzip the installer and switch to the eclipse subdirectory,
then use the following commands:
- For Windows: installc --launcher.ini
silent-install.ini -log <log file path and name> . For example:
installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -log c:\mylogfile.xml
- For other platforms: install --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
-log <log file path and name>. For example, install --launcher.ini
silent-install.ini -log /root/mylogs/mylogfile.xml
After Installation Manager is installed, you can use it to install
other products. You can also use the Installation Manager installer to install
the products.
To run Installation Manager in silent mode run the following
command from the eclipse subdirectory:
- For Windows: IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini
silent-install.ini -input <response file path and name> -log <log file
path and name>. For example: IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
-input c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml
- For other platforms: IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
-input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>.
For example: IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input /root/mylog/responsefile.xml
-log /root/mylog/silent_install_log.xml
If you want to silently install products using the Installation
Manager installer, from the eclipse directory, enter the following command:
- For Windows: installc.exe --launcher.ini
silent-install.ini -input <response file path and name> -log <log file
path and name>. For example: installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
-input c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml
- For other platforms: install.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
-input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>.
For example: IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -input /root/mylog/responsefile.xml
-log /root/mylog/silent_install_log.xml
When the Installation Manager installer, or Installation Manager runs
in silent installation mode; it reads the response file and writes a log file
to the directory you specified. While you must have a response file when running
in silent installation mode, log files are optional. The result of this execution
should be a status of 0 on success and non-zero number on failure.
Searching for and silently installing all available products
You can silently search for and install updates for all available
products.
To search for and silently install all available products:
- On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory
where you installed Installation Manager.
- Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations
for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
- For Windows: IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini
silent-install.ini -installAll -log <log file path and name>
- For other platforms: IBMIM --launcher.ini silent-install.ini
-installAll -log <log file path and name>
All available products known to Installation Manager are installed.
Silently installing updates to all currently installed products
You can silently search for and install updates for all currently
installed products.
To search for and silently install updates for all available products:
- On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory
where you installed Installation Manager.
- Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations
for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
- For Windows: IBMIMc.exe --launcher.ini
silent-install.ini -updateAll -log <log file path and name>
- For other platforms: IBMIM --launcher.ini
silent-install.ini - -updateAll -log <log file path and name>
All available product updates known to Installation Manager are installed.
Response file commands
If you want to use the silent installation capabilities of Installation
Manager, you need to create a response file that contains all of the commands
that Installation Manager must run. The recommended way to do this is to create
a response file by recording your actions as you install the
package. However, you can create or edit a response file manually.
There are two categories of commands for the response file:
- Preference commands are used to set preferences that are found
in Installation Manager under File -> Preferences, such as repository location information.
- Silent installation commands are used to emulate the Install Packages
wizard in Installation Manager.
Silent installation preference commands
While you typically specify preferences using the Preferences window,
you can also specify preferences (identified as keys) in a response file for
use during a silent installation.
Note:
You can specify more than one preference in a response file.
When
you define preferences in a response file, your XML code will look similar
to the following example:
<preference>
name = "the key of the preference"
value = "the value of the preference to be set"
</preferences>
Use the following table to identify keys and their
associated values for silent installation preferences:
Key |
Value |
Notes |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.logLocation |
Specifies the location of Installation Manager log file. |
Important: This key is optional and is designed for testing
and debugging. If you do not specify a location for the log file, both silent
installation and the GUI version of Installation Manager will use the same
location. |
com.ibm.cic.license.policy.location |
Specifies a URL that defines where the remote license policy file
resides. |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyEnabled |
True or False |
False is the default value. |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyHost |
Host name or IP address |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyPort |
Port number |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.proxyUseSocks |
True or False |
False is the default value. |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.SOCKS.proxyHost |
Host name or IP address |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.SOCKS.proxyPort |
Port number |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ftp.proxyEnabled |
True or False |
False is the default value. |
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ftp.proxyHost |
Host name or IP address |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ftp.proxyPort |
Port number |
|
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.eclipseCache |
Common component directory |
|
Silent installation commands
You can use this reference table to learn more about response file
commands for use during a silent installation.
Response file commands |
Description |
Profile
<profile
id="the profile (package group) id"
installLocation="the install location of
the profile">
<data key="key1" value="value1"/>
<data key="key2" value="value2"/>
</profile> |
Use this command to create a package group (or installation location).
If the specified package group already exists, then the command has no effect.
Currently, when creating the profile, the silent installation will also create
two installation contexts; one for Eclipse and one for native.
A profile is an installation location.
You can use the <data> element
for setting profile properties.
The following list contains the keys
currently supported keys and related values:
- The eclipseLocation key specifies an existing Eclipse
location value, such as c:\myeclipse\eclipse.
- The cic.selector.nl key specifies the Natural Language
(NL) locale selections, such as zh, ja,
and en.
Note:
Separate multiple NL values with commas.
The following
list contains the currently supported language codes:
- English (en)
- French (fr)
- Italian (it)
- Simplified Chinese (zh)
- Russian (ru)
- Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) (zh_TW)
- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong) (zh_HK)
- German (de)
- Japanese (ja)
- Polish (pl)
- Spanish (es)
- Czech (cs)
- Hungarian (hu)
- Korean (ko)
- Portuguese (pt_BR)
|
Repositories
<server>
<repository location="http://example/
repository/">
<repository location="file:/C:/
repository/">
<!--add more repositories below-->
<...>
</server> |
Use this command to specify the repositories used during a silent
installation. Use a URL or UNC path to specify remote repositories; use directory
paths to specify local repositories. |
Install
<install>
<offering profile= "profile id"
features= "feature ids"
id= "offering id" version= "offering
version"></offering>
<!--add more offerings below>
<...>
</install> |
Use this command to specify the installation packages that will be
installed.
The profile ID must match an existing profile or a profile created
by the set profile command.
Feature IDs can be optionally specified
by a comma-delimited list, such as "feature1, feature2" and so on. If no feature
IDs are specified, all the default features in the specified offering will
be installed.
The version number is not required. If no version is specified,
the Installation Manager will install the most recent product with the specified
id and any updates and fixes.
Note:
Required features will be included
for installation, even if they are not explicitly specified in the comma-delimited
list. |
<install modify="true"> or <uninstall
modify="true"> (optional attribute)
<uninstall modify="true">
<offering profile="profileID"
id="Id" version="Version"
features="-"/>
</uninstall> |
Use the <install modify="true"> attribute
on install and uninstall commands to indicate that you want to modify an existing
install. If the attribute is not set to true, the value
defaults to false. If the intent of the modify operation
is only to install additional language packs, then a hyphen "-" should be
used in the offering feature id list to indicate no new features are being
added.
Important:
You must specify "modify=true" and
a hyphen "-" feature list as specified in the example;
otherwise, the install command will install the offering's default features
and the uninstall command will remove all the features. |
Uninstall
<uninstall>
<offering profile= "profile id"
features= "feature ids"
id= "offering id" version= "offering
version"></offering>
<!--add more offerings below>
<...>
</uninstall> |
Use this command to specify the packages that will be uninstalled.
The
profile ID must match an existing profile or a profile specified in a profile
command. Further, if there are no feature IDs specified, all the features
in the specified offering will be uninstalled; if there are no offering IDs
specified, all the installed offerings in the specified profile will be uninstalled. |
Rollback
<rollback>
<offering profile= "profile id"
id= "offering id"
version= "offering version">
</offering>
<!--add more offerings below
<...>
</rollback> |
Use this command to roll back to the specified offerings from the
version currently installed on the specified profile. You cannot specify
features in a roll back command. |
InstallAll
<installALL/>
Note:
This
command is equivalent to using
-silent -installAll . |
Use this command to silently search for and install all available
packages. |
UpdateAll
<updateALL/>
Note:
This
command is equivalent to using
-silent -updateAll . |
Use this command to silently search for and update all available
packages. |
License
<license policyFile="policy file
location"/>
For example:
<license policyFile="c:\mylicense.opt"/> |
Use this command to generate a response file containing a license
command by starting the license wizard after starting Installation Manager
in record mode.
During record mode, if you set flex options through the
license management wizard, the options you set will be recorded in a license
policy file named "license.opt" in the same directory as the generated response
file; the response file will contain a license command that references the
policy file. |
Wizard
<launcher -mode wizard -input
< response file > |
Use this command to start Installation Manager in UI mode. The UI
mode starts Installation Manager in either the install wizard or the uninstall
wizard. However, in this case, the response file can only contain preference
commands and install commands or preference command and uninstall commands;
you can not mix install and uninstall commands in the same response file when
you run Installation Manager in UI mode. |
Reference: Sample response file
You can use an XML-based response file to specify predefined information
such as silent installation preferences, repository locations, installation
profiles, and so on. Response files are beneficial for teams and companies
that want to install installation packages silently and to standardize the
locations and preferences for installation packages.
Sample response file |
<agent-input >
<!-- add preferences -->
<preference name="com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences. http.proxyEnabled"
value="c:/temp"/>
<!-- create the profile if it doesn't exist yet -->
<profile id="my_profile" installLocation="c:/temp/my_profile"></profile>
<server>
<repository location=
"http://a.site.com/local/products/sample/20060615_1542/repository/"></repository>
/server>
<install>
<offering profile= "my_profile" features= "core" id= "ies"
version= "3.2.0.20060615">
</offering>
/install>
</agent-input> |
Silent install log files
You can use silent install log files to examine the results of
a silent installation session.
The silent installation functionality creates an XML-based log
file that records the result of the silent install execution (as long as a
log file path is specified using -log <your log
file path>.xml). If your silent installation session
is successful, the log file will contain just the root element of <result> </result>.
However, if errors occur during the installation, the silent install log file
will contain error elements with messages such as:
<result>
<error> Cannot find profile: profile id</error>
<error> some other errors</error>
</result> |
For detailed analysis, you can look at the logs
generated in the Installation Manager data area.
By using a preference command, you can optionally set the data area to your
preferred location, as shown in the response file topic.
Uninstalling Rational Method Composer
The Uninstall Packages option in the Installation Manager enables
you to uninstall packages from a single installation location. You can also
uninstall all the installed packages from every installation location.
To uninstall the packages, you must log in to the system using the
same user account that you used to install the product packages.
To uninstall the packages:
- Close the programs that you installed using Installation Manager.
- On the Start page click Uninstall Packages.
- In the Uninstall Packages page, select the Rational Method Composer
product package that you want to uninstall. Click Next.
- In the Summary page, review the list of packages that will be uninstalled
and then click Uninstall. The Complete
page is displayed after the uninstallation finishes.
- Click Finish to exit the wizard.
IBM Packaging
Utility
Use IBM Packaging
Utility software to copy product packages to a repository that can be placed
on a Web server available over HTTP or HTTPS.
Packaging Utility software is located on the Rational Method Composer installation
DVD that is included with . If you
want to place a repository that contains a package
on a Web server that will be available over HTTP or HTTPS, you must use Packaging
Utility to copy the product package of into
the repository.
Use this utility to perform the following tasks:
- Generate a new repository for product packages.
- Copy product packages to a new repository. You can copy multiple product
packages into a single repository, thereby creating a common location for
your organization from which product packages can be installed using IBM Installation
Manager.
- Delete product packages from a repository.
Refer to the online help for Packaging Utility for full instructions for
using the tool.
Installing Packaging Utility
IBM Packaging
Utility must be installed from the Rational Method Composer installation DVD
before it can be used to copy the product
package.
Use the following steps to install IBM Packaging Utility software:
- Navigate the to the Rational Method Composer DVD.
- Locate the Packaging Utility installation files.
- Change to the PackagingUtility directory on the Rational Method
Composer DVD, or, if you downloaded an electronic image, go to the location
to which you extracted it.
- Extract the Packaging Utility installation files into a single
directory. Ensure that you preserve the directory structure of the compressed
files.
- For Windows: Extract the contents of the pu.disk_win32.zip
file.
- For Linux: Extract the contents of the pu.disk_linux.zip
file.
- Change to the directory where you extracted the Packaging Utility
installation files and start the installation program.
- For Windows: Run install_win32.exe.
- For Linux: Run install_linux.bin.
- If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation,
you are prompted to install it and then the installation wizard starts. Follow
the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of Installation
Manager. See Installing Installation Manager on Windows for
details.
- When the installation of Installation Manager completes, or if
it is already on your computer, Installation Manager starts and automatically
begins the Install Packages wizard.
- Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard
to complete the installation.
Copying product packages to an HTTP server using Packaging Utility
To
create a repository on a HTTP or HTTPS server, you must use Packaging Utility
to copy the product package for Rational
Method Composer.
Note also that Packaging Utility can be used to
combine multiple product packages into a single repository location. Refer
to the Packaging Utility online help for more information.
To copy product
packages with Packaging Utility:
- Start Packaging Utility.
- On the main page of the utility, click Copy product
package. The Prerequisite page opens, and presents
two options:
- I will be downloading product packages from IBM Web
- I will be obtaining the product packages from other sources
- Click I will be downloading product packages from IBM
Web.
Note:
You can use the I will be obtaining
the product packages from other sources option if you have already
defined an accessible repository.
- Click Next to advance to the Source page.
If there are no product packages to select, you must open a repository that
contains product packages.
- To open a repository, click the Open repository button. The Open Repository window opens.
Note:
A
repository can be a path to a directory in the file system, a disk drive containing
the first CD or DVD of the product, or a URL to a directory on a server.
- To define a repository location, click the Repository Location Browse button,
and then navigate to and select the Repository location - either the common
root directory that contains the electronic disk images or the drive
containing the first product installation CD or DVD. For example,
if the files
(disk1, disk2, and so on) reside in C:\My product\unzip,
you should define this location as a repository.
- Click OK to define the repository location
and to close the Browse to a repository directory window.
- On the Destination page, click the Browse button
and select an existing repository directory, or create a new folder to store
the products.
- After you specify a repository for the selected product packages
and any fixes, click OK to close the Browse
to a directory window. The file path that you
just defined is listed in the Directory field on the Destination page.
- Click Next to advance to the Summary page. The Summary page displays the selected product
packages that will be copied into the destination repository. This page also
lists the amount of storage space that the copy requires, as well as the amount
of available space on the drive.
- Click Copy to copy the selected product
packages to the destination repository. A status bar opens at the
bottom of the wizard indicating how much time is remaining in the copy process. After the copy process is finished, a Complete page
opens and displays all of the product packages that were copied successfully.
- Click Done to return to the Packaging Utility
main page.
Now that you have used Packaging Utility to copy the installation
files into a repository, you can place the repository on a Web server and
make the directories and files available over HTTP. (The repository can also
be placed on a UNC drive.)
Managing licenses
Licensing for IBM Rational Method Composer is administered using
the Manage Licenses wizard.
The trial license that comes with IBM Rational Method Composer
expires 30 days after installation. You need to activate IBM Rational Method
Composer in order to use it after the expiration date. Using the Manage Licenses
wizard, you can upgrade a trial version of IBM Rational Method Composer to
a licensed version by importing a product activation kit.
For
more information on managing licenses for your Rational product, see the Rational
licensing support page at http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/support/licensing/.
Licenses
Rational Method Composer uses Authorized User licenses.
Authorized User License
An IBM Rational Authorized User license permits
a single, specific individual to use a Rational software product. Purchasers
must obtain an Authorized User license for each individual user who accesses
the product in any manner. An Authorized User license cannot be reassigned
unless the purchaser replaces the original assignee on a long-term or permanent
basis.
For example, if you purchase one Authorized User license, you
can assign that license to one specific individual, who can then use the Rational software
product. The Authorized User license does not entitle a second person to use
that product at any time, even if the licensed individual is not actively
using it.
Activation kits
Product activation kits contain
the permanent license key for your trial Rational product. You purchase the
activation kit, download the activation kit .zip file to your local machine,
and then import the activation kit .jar file to enable the license for your
product. You use IBM Installation Manager to import the activation kit to
your product.
License enablement
If you are installing a Rational software product for the first
time or want to extend a license to continue using the product, you have options
on how to enable licensing for your product.
Licenses for Rational Software Development Platform offerings
are enabled in two ways:
- Importing a product activation kit
- Enabling Rational Common
Licensing to obtain access to floating license keys
Note:
Trial licenses that came with the 7.0 and later versions of some Rational
products expire 30 or 60 days after installation. You need to activate your
product in order to use it after the expiration date. See this
support article on product activation for a flow chart
of the activation process.
Activation kits
Product activation kits contain
the permanent license key for your trial Rational product. You purchase the
activation kit, download the activation kit .zip file to your local machine,
and then import the activation kit .jar file to enable the license for your
product. You use IBM Installation Manager to import the activation kit
to your product.
Floating license enforcement
Optionally, you can
obtain floating license keys, install IBM Rational License Server, and enable
Floating license enforcement for your product. Floating license enforcement
provides the following benefits:
- License compliance enforcement across the organization
- Fewer license purchases
- Serve license keys for IBM Rational Team Unifying and Software Development Platform desktop
products from the same license server
Note:
Some 7.0 and later versions of Rational products require an upgraded
version of the Rational License Server. See this
support article for license upgrade information.
For
more information on obtaining activation kits and Floating licenses, see Purchasing licenses.
You can review license information for your installed packages,
including license types and expiration dates, from IBM Installation Manager.
To view license information:
- Start IBM Installation Manager.
- On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
The package vendor, current license types, and expiration dates are
displayed for each installed package.
Importing a product activation kit
To install your permanent license key, you must import the activation
kit from the download location or the product media by using IBM Installation
Manager.
If you have not purchased an activation kit, you must do this first.
If you have purchased a product or a product activation kit, insert the appropriate
CD or download the activation kit from IBM Passport Advantage to an accessible
workstation. The activation kit is packaged as a .zip file containing a Java(TM) archive
(.jar) file. The .jar file contains the permanent license key and must be
imported to activate your product.
To import an activation kit .jar file and enable the new license
key:
- Start IBM Installation Manager.
- On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
- Select a package and click the Import Activation Kit button.
- Click Next. Details for
the selected package are shown, including the current license kind and the
product version range of the license.
- Browse to the path on the media CD or download location for the
activation kit; then select the appropriate Java archive
(JAR) file and click Open.
- Click Next. The Summary
page displays the target install directory for the activation kit, the product
the new license applies to, and version information.
- Click Finish.
The product activation kit with its permanent license key is imported
to the product. The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the import is
successful.
Purchasing licenses
You can purchase new licenses if your current product license is
about to expire or if you want to acquire additional product licenses for
team members.
To purchase licenses and enable your product, complete the following
steps:
- Determine the type of license you want to purchase.
- Go to ibm.com(R) or contact your IBM sales representative to purchase the
product license. For details, visit the IBM Web page on How to buy software.
- Depending on the type of license you purchase, use the Proof of
Entitlement you receive and do one of the following to enable your product:
- If you purchase Authorized User licenses for your product, go to Passport Advantage and follow the
instructions there for downloading your product activation kit .zip file.
Once you have downloaded the activation kit, you must import the product activation
.jar file using Installation Manager.
When you want to import the activation kit for IBM Rational Method
Composer, use the Manage Licenses wizard in IBM Installation
Manager.
Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations
Important: For best results, before you work with your Rational product,
increase the number of file handles available for ,
because it uses more than the default limit of 1024 file handles per process.
(A system administrator might need to make this change.)
Exercise caution
when using the following these steps to increase your file descriptors on Linux.
Failure to follow the instructions correctly might result in a computer that
will not start correctly. For best results, have your system administrator
perform this procedure.
To increase your file descriptors:
- Log in as root. If you do not have root access you will need to
obtain it before continuing.
- Change to the etc directory
- Use the vi editor to edit the initscript file in the etc directory.
If this file does not exist, type vi initscript to create
it.
Important: If you decide to increase the number
of file handles, do not leave an empty initscript file on your computer.
If you do so, your machine will not start up the next time that you turn it
on or restart.
- On the first line, type ulimit -n 4096 (the key
here is that the number is significantly larger than 1024, the default on
most Linux computers). Caution: do
not set this too high, because it can seriously impact system-wide performance.
- On the second line, type eval exec "$4".
- Save and close the file after making sure you have done steps 4
and 5.
Note:
Ensure you have followed the steps correctly, as
not doing this correctly will result in a machine that does not boot.
- Optional: Restrict your users or groups by modifying
the limits.conf file in the etc/security directory. Both SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) Version 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 4.0 have this file by default.
If you do not have this file, you might consider a smaller number in step
4 above (for example, 2048). You need to do this so that most users have
a reasonably low limit on the number of allowable open files per process.
If you used a relatively low number in step 4, it is less important to do
this. However, if you choose to set a high number in step 4, refraining from
establishing limits in the limits.conf file can seriously impact computer
performance.
The following is a sample limits.conf file would
look that restricts all users and then sets different limits for others afterwards.
This sample assumes you set descriptors to 8192 in step 4 earlier.
* soft nofile 1024
* hard nofile 2048
root soft nofile 4096
root hard nofile 8192
user1 soft nofile 2048
user1 hard nofile 2048
Note that the * in the example
above sets the limits for all users first. These limits are lower than the
limits that follow. The root user has a higher number of allowable descriptors
open, while user1 is in between the two. Make sure you read and understand
the documentation contained within the limits.conf file before making your
modifications.
For more information on the ulimit command, refer to the man page
for ulimit.
Upgrading Rational Method Composer
Rational Method Composer 7.2 introduces an updated library structure. There
are two cases in which you must manually update Rational Method Composer libraries
as part of upgrading to Rational Method Composer 7.2.
The first is if you are upgrading from Rational Method Composer 7.0, 7.0.1,
7.1, or 7.1.1 and have created your own method library or made changes to
the Rational library with Rational Method Composer version 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1
or 7.1.1. You will need to manually update your library or libraries. After
a library is updated, you can no longer use it with an earlier version of
Rational Method Composer.
This section also explains how you can update your existing library with
the updated Rational Method Composer method plug-ins included
with this release.
During installation, new versions of the method plug-ins are copied into
a directory called exported_libraries\library.72.
The second case is if you are upgrading a library from 7.1.0 or 7.1.1 to
7.2 and the library is under configuration management control. When you open
a library created in an earlier release of Rational Method Composer and that
library is not under source control, the Rational Method Composer upgrade
tool will ask you whether to automatically upgrade the library. If you accept,
the upgrade is taken care of for you automatically and you do not need to
follow the procedures described here.
Note:
When you upgrade from an earlier
release of Rational Method Composer, you must halt any current instance of
Rational Method Composer that is running before installing Rational Method
Composer 7.2.
To update an existing Rational Method Composer library
Follow this procedure to update an existing Rational Method Composer
library.
- Before starting IBM Rational Method Composer, make a copy of your
existing library. (see Uninstalling IBM Rational Method Composer for detailed
instructions).
- Start Rational Method Composer and open your existing library.
You will be warned that the library needs to be upgraded and asked if you
want to proceed. Click Yes.
- You will be asked if you want to backup your library before proceeding.
If you did not backup your library in step 1, do it now by clicking Yes.
If you are sure you have a backup, click Skip.
- Your library has now been updated.
To update a customized library
If you have added your own content to your library and you want to
update it with the latest content from Rational, do the following:
- Start IBM Rational Method Composer and open your existing library.
- Select File->Import. This starts the Import
wizard.
- Select Library Configuration and click Next.
- Browse to the following location: /exported_libraries/library_72.
Click OK and then Next.
- If any of the original plug-ins in your library are locked, you
will be given a warning and asked to continue. Click OK.
- You will see a report of the versions of plug-ins and content packages
that are in the import and corresponding items in the library. To proceed
with the import click Finish.
- If you do not have a backup copy of your current library it is
advisable to make a backup copy before importing the plug-ins. Click OK when
asked to make a backup copy of your library.
- The plug-ins are imported into your library and replace the earlier
versions.
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