As well as installing the Rational DOORS client on the local machine, you use this installer to install a number of Rational DOORS integrations. You also use the Rational DOORS client installer to install the Rational DOORS Web Access interoperation server.
When you run the installer, you are given the option of running a Typical setup type or a Custom setup type. See the table for information about the different setup types.
You can only install the Rational DOORS client on Windows unless you want to install the Rational DOORS Web Access interoperation server. You can install the Rational DOORS Web Access interoperation server on Linux and Solaris.
You can install Rational DOORS on Citrix. Citrix allows you to install Rational DOORS on a central location and then run the Rational DOORS client as a remote desktop from a number of locations.
When the times for network echo requests and replies (using the ping network utility) from the Rational DOORS database server to the Rational DOORS client are greater than 50 milliseconds, the Citrix environment can provide improved performance.
When you run the installer, you are given the option of running a Typical setup type or a Custom setup type. See the table for information about the different setup types.
You can install the Rational DOORS database server on Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
Installs the Rational DOORS example database on a local machine. You can only install the Rational DOORS example database on Windows.
Type of installation | Installer | Setup type |
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Rational DOORS client The client can either access a database on the local machine, or on a networked machine. The Rational DOORS Help System is installed as part of the client installation. |
Rational DOORS client installer | Typical |
Rational DOORS for ClearCase® Interface Rational DOORS for ClearCase Interface allows you to transfer data between Rational DOORS and ClearCase, so you can synchronize configuration management regimes and establish traceability between information managed in Rational DOORS and versions managed by ClearCase. When you install Rational DOORS for ClearCase Interface, the Rational DOORS client is also installed. |
Rational DOORS client installer | Custom |
Rational DOORS for Rational Rose® Interface Rational DOORS for Rational Rose Interface allows you to transfer data between Rational DOORS and Rational Rose, so you can add traceability to your software design process. When you install Rational DOORS for Rational Rose Interface, the Rational DOORS client is also installed. |
Rational DOORS client installer | Custom |
Rational DOORS interoperation server The Rational DOORS interoperation server is one of the components that you need to run Rational DOORS Web Access. When you have installed the Rational DOORS client, you run it with the -interop command-line parameter, and your system recognizes it as a Rational DOORS interoperation server. |
Rational DOORS client installer | Typical |
Rational DOORS database server You install the Rational DOORS database server on a local machine, and then set up the Rational DOORS client to access it from a local or remote machine. |
Rational DOORS server installer | Typical |
Rational DOORS Example Data Users can familiarize themselves with Rational DOORS without accessing production data or installing a local Rational DOORS database server. |
Rational DOORS Example Data | N/A |