Installing IBM Rational Rhapsody v8.1.1

Install Rational® Rhapsody® Developer, IBM® Rational Rhapsody Architect for Software, Rational Rhapsody Architect for Systems Engineers, or Rational Rhapsody Designer for Systems Engineers on a Microsoft Windows system.

Install Cygwin

In order to generate code from Rational Rhapsody models, you must add a compiler before you install Rational Rhapsody, and you must identify the compiler when you install Rational Rhapsody. Among the compilers that can be used to build code for C and C++ Rational Rhapsody models are:
  • Microsoft Visual C++ V6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, 2010, 2008
  • Cygwin
Note: Install the Cygwin compiler before you install Rational Rhapsody. Then the installation wizard can detect and integrate with the compiler. The compiler and installation information for it are available from the Cygwin website. If you installed the Cygwin compiler after you installed Rational Rhapsody, open Cygwinmake.bat in <Rational Rhapsody installation path>\Share\etc and change the Path command to point to your Cygwin installation. For example: PATH=C:\cygwin\bin;%PATH%

Download and Install Cygwin

Cygwin will be used to compile the Rational Rhapsody models. Review the following document for integrating Cygwin with Rational Rhapsody:

Integrating Rational Rhapsody with the Cygwin compiler

  1. Download and install Cygwin from the following site: http://www.cygwin.com/
  2. Click the Install or update now icon.
    Cygwin Installation
  3. Choose default options until you get to the Cygwin Setup – Select Packages dialog.
    Package Selection
  4. You can also do a minimal install of just the gcc-4 and make as shown below.  And to work with the Zipit target, add Net > open ssh.
    Selecting package for minimal install
  5. Click Next and choose defaults for any remaining options.

Install IBM Rational Rhapsody

Download Rational Rhapsody v8.1.1 through your Passport Advantage® account: https://www.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/softwareandservices/passportadvantage

For more information on which edition of Rational Rhapsody is right for you, read the overview topic: Rational Rhapsody editions. Not all optional installed Add-Ons are available with every edition. The Architect editions have the most functionality in the Rational solution for systems and software engineering environment.

Follow the instructions outlined in the Rational Rhapsody install guide: Installing Rational Rhapsody

When doing the install, the Rational solution for systems and software engineering requires the following options:
  • Rational Rhapsody Gateway Add On - Requirements Traceability connects Rational Rhapsody to Rational DOORS®, IBM Rational RequisitePro®, and other requirements authoring tools provided by other vendors for requirements traceability throughout the lifetime of a project, and to navigate online between the design and the requirements. Basic export to Rational DOORS and Rational RequisitePro is included in base products. Advanced bidirectional Rational DOORS and Rational RequisitePro synchronization, impact analysis, coverage analysis, and integration with other authoring tools is included with the Rational Rhapsody Tools and Utilities Add On.
  • Rational Rhapsody XMI Toolkit - XML Metadata Interchange imports and exports model information to or from other tools and is part of the Rational Rhapsody Tools and Utilities Add On.
  • Rational Rhapsody TestConductor Add On provides model-driven testing to automate testing tasks; defines tests with code and graphically with sequence diagrams, state charts, activity diagrams, and flowcharts; and runs the tests interactively or in batch mode.

Configure Rational Rhapsody

Once you have installed Rational Rhapsody, you must also complete the following sections from the Rational Rhapsody integration topics:

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