Alternate Installation when SSL is enabled

Use an alternate installation method when SSL is enabled on the Build Forge system.

Before you begin

The current versions of Eclipse and Rational Application Developer are not enabled for SSL. Therefore the Eclipse and Rational Application Developer plug-ins cannot be installed from the Build Forge system when the Build Forge system has SSL enabled. As a workaround, make the plug-in installation files available on a non-secure web server or distribute them to users manually.
To package the files:
  1. Create a directory named prism.
  2. In prism, create a directory named eclipse.
  3. In eclipse, create a directory named updateSite.
Copy the following files from <bfinstall>/webroot/public/prism/eclipse/updateSite to the updateSite directory you created:

About this task

After you have made the prism directory available, users perform these steps from within their IDE:

Procedure

  1. Select Help > Software Updates > Find and Install.
  2. Click the Search for new features to install radio button, and then click Next. The system displays the Update Sites to Visit dialog.
  3. Create a new site. Choose one of the following procedures.
    • Getting the files from a remote server:
      1. Click the New Remote Site button. The system displays the New Remote Site dialog.
      2. Enter "Build Forge Update Site" in the name field.
      3. Enter the location of the files:
        http://host/path/prism/eclipse/updateSite/site.xml

        The host is the host name or IP address of the web server.

        The path is the path from the server root to where you placed the files.

      4. Click OK.
    • Getting the files from the local host:
      1. Click the New Local Site button. The system displays the New Local Site dialog.
      2. Enter "Build Forge Update Site" in the name field.
      3. Enter the location of the files:
        file://path/prism/eclipse/updateSite/site.xml

        The path specifies the location of the files.

      4. Click OK.
  4. In the Update sites to visit dialog, select the Build Forge Update Site check box, and then click Finish.
  5. The system displays a list of available plug-ins in the Search Results dialog. Select all the offered plug-ins, and then click Next.
    Note: The Reflector plug-in requires the Frequency plug-in. It will not run if installed alone.
  6. Read the license agreements, select I accept the terms in the license agreements, and then click Next.
  7. Select the location where you want to install the features. To add a new location, click New Location, and then browse to the location you want.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. If a Feature Verification dialog is shown, click Install. The dialog appears because the plug-ins are unsigned features. The dialog is shown once for each feature installed unless you selected Install All.
  10. You are asked to restart Eclipse to make the changes take effect. Click Yes.

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