You can fully install the Rational® Programming Patterns for System z® client from a disk,
an electronic image, or a repository.
Before you begin
Select the most appropriate installation method:
- An installation disk.
Insert the installation disk into your
DVD drive.
To start installing, open the Rational Programming Patterns for System z launchpad.
If
autorun is enabled on your system, the launchpad program automatically
opens. If autorun is not enabled, start the launchpad program by running
the launchpad.exe command from the root of the
disk:
- An electronic image on your workstation.
Download the installation
files from IBM® Passport Advantage®. Extract the
installation image from the compressed files you have downloaded
To
start installing, open the Rational Programming
Patterns for System z launchpad.
You
start the launchpad program by running the launchpad.exe command
from the root of the extracted directory
- An electronic image on a shared drive, if you are an administrator.
Download
the installation files from IBM Passport Advantage.
Extract the installation image from the compressed files you have
downloaded
To install interactively from the installation files
on the shared drive, run the launchpad.exe command
from the root of the extracted directory.
You can also install
in silent mode. For explanations, see the note in the Installation methods for Rational Programming Patterns for System z
- A repository on an HTTP Web server, if you are an administrator
For
explanations, see the Installation methods for Rational Programming Patterns for System z
Procedure
- If you install from the Rational Programming
Patterns for System z launchpad,
select Install Rational Programming Patterns for System
z to open Installation Manager.
The repository
location information is automatically configured. So you do not have
to set it manually in the Installation Manager preferences.
- The first page of the Install Packages wizard
displays the Rational Programming
Patterns for System z package
available for installation. Select it.
- You might be prompted to update IBM Installation Manager to a newer version if
one is available. If prompted, click Yes to
install the update, or click No if you want
to install the newer version later. If you click Yes,
Installation Manager updates itself and informs you that it must restart
to complete the update. Click OK to restart
Installation Manager
- On the Licenses page, read and accept
the license agreement for the selected package. The product will be
installed with a trial license which expires in 60 days. You will
need to activate the licensed version of the product in order to use
it after the expiration date.
- On the Location pages, the location
which already contains the Rational Developer
for System z V8.0.3 and Rational Team Concert™ V3.0.1
clients must be selected.
- On the Features pages, select the
languages you want to install for this package group. Select also
the functions you want to install.
- On the next page, select how you want to access the help.
You can opt for not installing the help locally and for accessing
it through the Web only. But you can also choose to download the help
from the Web or by using a local help system updater program. In that
case, you will access the help without any Internet connection.
You
can then select:
- Access help from the Web. No file is installed
locally. You will see the remote help only when you are connected
to the Internet.
- Download help and access content locally.
You download the help to your computer so that you can see these files
while disconnected from the Internet. The help is not automatically
downloaded when you install the product. After the installation, you
must connect to a web update site or run a local file updater program,
available with the product installation files.
- Access help from a server on your intranet.
This method assumes that your intranet administrator has set up a
link to a server behind your firewall where product help content is
installed. By selecting this option, you must enter the link to your
intranet server. Administrators must make scheduled updates to the
help content.
See subchapter 'Accessing the help'
in chapter 'Post-installation tasks' in this
guide.
One of these options must be selected upon installation
but it can be changed at any time.
- On the Summary page of Installation
Manager, click Install.
Results
When the installation is complete, an IBM Rational
Programming Patterns for System z start line is created
from .
You can then create a shortcut on your desktop to easily start Rational Programming Patterns
for System z.
If
you start Rational Programming
Patterns for System z directly
from its start line or its desktop shortcut, the 'Pattern
Driven Programming' perspective is automatically added
to your workspace and it becomes the default perspective. The PDP
editors also become the default editors.
What to do next
Important: To be able to import very large databases,
you must modify the memory parameter of the Software Delivery Platform.
Its maximum value varies according to the operating system and the
memory available. You must then find the maximum value for your configuration.
To do so, edit the eclipse.ini file located directly
under the root of your Software Delivery Platform. Start replacing -Xmx1024m with -Xmx1236m.
If this value is accepted, increase it progressively until you reach
the maximum value accepted by your configuration.