With multiple installations, you can use more than one release of Rational Synergy on the same platform. You can also run binary-incompatible versions on a network of Rational Synergy-supported computers. For example, you might have a network with both Linux and Oracle Solaris computers.
If you are installing onto a heterogeneous network, perform the following consistency checks:
Choose a computer for the primary installation. (Installations for all other platforms are considered secondary installations.) The file server computer is where the installed Rational Synergy files physically exist. To avoid problems writing these files to the installation directory as root, use the same computer for the primary installation computer and the file server. Perform the installation on that computer. Symbolically link /usr/local/ccm to the installation directory. This process makes it easy to upgrade to a new release by relinking ccm.