IBM Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.0.1 - Installation instructions

For Rational Software Architect, Version 6.0

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Contents

1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install IBM^® Rational^® Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.0.1 by using the IBM Rational Product Updater. This fix pack is provided as an update. You should download this fix pack directly from the IBM update server. However, you can also download a ZIP file that contains this fix pack for local installations. The following sections describe how to install this fix pack.

2.0 Installation prerequisites

This fix pack is approximately 1.2 GB. To download and install the fix pack you will require approximately 2.4 GB of disk space.

Before you can install this fix pack, you must install IBM Rational Product Updater 6.0.0.4. In the Rational Product Updater, if you use the default update site preferences, IBM Rational Product Updater 6.0.0.4 is automatically installed when you search for updates or optional features. However, if you change the default update site preferences by clicking Preferences > Update Sites, you must restore the default settings before you can install the fix pack.

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

3.0 Installing the fix pack

Install the fix pack with the same user account that installed IBM Rational Software Architect.

Restrictions:

• Rational Software Architect cannot be open when you install this fix pack.
• On Windows^® operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux^® operating systems, you must use the root user account.

To install the fix pack, complete the following steps:

1. Start the Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

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 Find Updates.


If the Rational Product Updater requires an update, you are prompted to install it before you can continue. Click OK. The Rational Product Updater installs the update, restarts, and retrieves a list of available updates.


3. By default, all available updates are selected. Ensure that you select IBM Rational Software Architect 6.0.0.1.


Tip: To view the description for this update, click the update. The description is displayed in the Detailed information pane.


4. Click Install Updates.
5. To accept the license agreement and continue the installation, click OK.


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, the Rational Product Updater lists the installed updates on the Installed Products page.


6. Close the Rational Product Updater.

4.0 Downloading the fix pack for local installations

You should install the fix pack directly from the IBM update server; however, it is also available for download. You might want to download and install the fix pack in the following situations:

• You have a slow or unstable Internet connection and want to use a download manager that can resume the download.
• You have difficulty accessing the live IBM update servers from behind a firewall.
• You prefer to download the fix pack and install it later.

To download and install the fix pack, complete the following steps:

1. Download the fix pack from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/zips/rsa60_fixpack6001.zip.
2. Extract the fix pack to a temporary directory, such as C:\temp.
3. For installation instructions, navigate to C:\temp\rsa\ and open install_local_6001.html.

5.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server

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

• You administer a set of product installations that do not have direct access to the Internet.
• You administer a set of product installations that would benefit from a local mirror of the update server.

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/6.0.0.1/local_mirror.html.

6.0 Customer support

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