Installing and starting the Rational DOORS client

The Rational® DOORS® client runs on Windows systems only. After you have read the prerequisites for Rational DOORS, install the Rational DOORS client.

Before you begin

Follow the steps in Preparing to install.

Procedure

  1. Open the Rational DOORS client installer, and click Next.
  2. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next.
  3. If the database server is not already installed, you are prompted to enter the folder where you want to install Rational DOORS. If the database server is installed, the client files are installed where the database server is installed.
    Important: If you are installing the Japanese version of the client, you must accept the default location.
  4. Click Typical, and then click Next.
  5. In the Database Port field, enter the port number that the Rational DOORS database server is using. In the Database Host field, enter the name of the Rational DOORS database server computer. Then, click Next.
  6. Either enter the license information or select Supply license information later, and then click Next.
    Important: If you are installing as a user who is not an administrator, you cannot supply license information later.
    • If you are using a license server, enter the location of the license server in this format: port@host. For example: 19353@licenseserver.
    • If you are using a local license, type the path to the file; for example, C:DOORS_License\license.dat.
    • If you select Supply license information later, you must enter license information when you start the client.
  7. Review the information that is displayed. If the information is correct, click Install.
  8. When all of the files are installed, click Finish to complete the installation.
  9. Optional: Increase the virtual address space. The Rational DOORS client for Windows systems is now large address aware, which means that it has more virtual address space. Because it is large address aware, the client can address up to 4 GB of memory on 64-bit versions of Windows systems and up to 3 GB of memory on 32-bit versions. On 64-bit versions of Windows systems, no modifications to the operating system are required to benefit from the large address aware capability. However, on 32-bit versions, you must increase the user memory allocation.
    • On 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and later versions of Windows systems, increase the user memory allocation to greater than 2 GB by using the bcdedit command and setting the IncreaseUserVA parameter:
      1. Run the command prompt as an administrator:

        Click Start, and in the Search field, enter cmd.exe. Right-click cmd.exe, and select Run as administrator.

      2. At the command prompt, type bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVa 3072.
      3. Restart the computer.
    • On 32-bit versions of Windows systems that are earlier than Windows Vista, increase the user memory allocation by editing the C:\boot.ini file. In that file, type /3GB to the end of the startup line that includes the /fastdetect switch. Restart the computer.

      The /3GB switch changes the way that the 4 GB virtual address space is divided. Typically, the virtual address space is divided as 2 GB of user mode virtual address space and 2 GB of kernel mode (operating system) virtual address space. When you use the /3GB switch, the space is divided into 3 GB of user mode virtual address space and 1 GB of kernel mode virtual address space.

What to do next

Start Rational DOORS. When you start the product for the first time, you must enter a new password for the administrator user, and then create a database manager account.
  1. Click Start > All Programs > IBM Rational > IBM Rational DOORS 9.5.
  2. Click OK.
  3. In the New password and Confirm new password fields, enter the password for the administrator. The password must be at least 6 characters long.
  4. Click OK, and then close the Welcome screen.
  5. Create a database manager account:
    1. Click Tools > Manage Users.
    2. On the Users tab, click New.
    3. Type a user name.
    4. For the user type, select Database Manager.
    5. Click OK, and then click OK again.
  6. Exit Rational DOORS. Do not remain logged on as the administrator user.

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