Several installation methods are available.
With this method, you download the installation files from IBM® Passport Advantage® and you install Rational® Programming Patterns on your own workstation.
With this method, you place the electronic image on a shared drive so that users in your company can access the Rational Programming Patterns installation files from a single location. It is also useful when you must install in silent mode on several user systems.
With this method, you place the files of the IBM Rational Programming Patterns package, and possibly the associated products, on an HTTP or HTTPS web server with the IBM Packaging Utility. When they install, users indicate the URL of the web server that contains these package files to access them. The directory of the HTTP or HTTPS web server that contains the packages is named a repository.
For more information, see Appendix: IBM Packaging Utility.
With this method, you download a free trial version of IBM Rational Programming Patterns with all its features for a period of 60 days. This version is available from DeveloperWorks at the following address: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rppz/.