IBM Rational XDE Model Import Feature - Installation and update instructions

For Rational Software Architect, Version 6.0.1 / Rational Software Modeler, Version 6.0.1

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Contents

1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install or update the IBM^® Rational XDE^™ Model Import feature by using IBM Rational^® Product Updater. You should use Rational Product Updater to install or update this feature directly from the IBM update server; however, you can also download a ZIP file that contains this feature and then use Rational Product Updater to perform local installations or updates. The following sections describe how to install or update this feature.

2.0 Installation and update prerequisites

Before you can install or update this feature you must install either IBM Rational Software Architect Refresh Pack 6.0.1 or IBM Rational Software Modeler Refresh Pack 6.0.1.

Installation instructions for Rational Software Architect Refresh Pack 6.0.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/install_instruction/601/install.html.

Installation instructions for Rational Software Modeler Refresh Pack 6.0.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsm/60/install_instruction/601/install.html.

If you disabled any product features by modifying the feature.xml files or through the Update Manager by clicking Help > Software Updates > Manage Configuration, you must enable them before you install this feature.

3.0 Installing the feature

If you have already installed a previous version of this feature, you do not have to install the feature again. Please see section 4.0 Updating the feature for instructions that describe how to update this feature.

Install the feature with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you install this feature.
• On Windows^® operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux^® operating systems, you must log in as root.

To install the feature directly from the IBM update server, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

   Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

2. Click Find Optional Features.

   If Rational Product Updater requires an update, you are prompted to install it before you can continue. Click OK. Rational Product Updater installs the update, restarts, and retrieves a list of available updates.

3. By default, all available features are selected. Ensure that you select IBM Rational XDE Model Import.

4. Click Install Features.

5. To accept the license agreement and continue the installation, click OK.

   Depending on the speed of your computer processor, the amount of RAM, and the speed of your Internet connection, the feature might take an extended period of time to download and install.

   After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed features on the Installed Products page.

6. Close Rational Product Updater.

4.0 Updating the feature

Update the feature with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you update this feature.
• On Windows operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux operating systems, you must log in as root.

To update the feature directly from the IBM update server, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:
   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

   Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

2. Click Find Updates.

   If Rational Product Updater requires an update, you are prompted to install it before you can continue. Click OK. Rational Product Updater installs the update, restarts, and retrieves a list of available updates.

3. By default, all available updates are selected. Ensure that you select IBM Rational XDE Model Import.

4. Click Install Updates.

5. To accept the license agreement and continue the installation, click OK.

   Depending on the speed of your computer processor, the amount of RAM, and the speed of your Internet connection, the feature might take an extended period of time to download and install.

   After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed features on the Installed Products page.

6. Close Rational Product Updater.

5.0 Downloading the feature for local installations or updates

You should install or update the feature directly from the IBM update server as described above; however, it is also available for download. You might want to download the feature in the following situations:

• You have a slow or unstable Internet connection and want to use a download manager that can resume the download.
• You have difficulty accessing the live IBM update servers from behind a firewall.
• You prefer to download the feature and install or update it later.

To download and install or update the feature for Rational Software Architect, complete the following steps:

1. Download the feature from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/zips/rsa60_xde_mi_ifeature601.zip.
2. Extract the feature to a temporary directory, such as C:\temp.
3. For installation and update instructions, navigate to C:\temp\rsa\ and open install_local_xde_601.html.

To download and install or update the feature for Rational Software Modeler, complete the following steps:

1. Download the feature from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rationalsdp/rsm/60/zips/rsm60_xde_mi_ifeature601.zip.
2. Extract the feature to a temporary directory, such as C:\temp.
3. For installation and update instructions, navigate to C:\temp\rsm\ and open install_local_xde_601.html.

6.0 Installing features from a command line

You can install features from a command line so that you do not have to monitor or input information during the installation.

For more information about installing features from a command line, see Running Rational Product Updater from a command line in the product updater help.

7.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server

You might want to create a local mirror of the update server in the following situations:

• You administer a set of product installations and want to control which updates are available to users.
• You administer a set of product installations that do not have direct access to the Internet.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Software Architect update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/local_mirror/601/local_mirror.html.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Software Modeler update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsm/60/local_mirror/601/local_mirror.html.

8.0 Uninstalling the feature

Uninstall the feature with the same user account that installed the product.

Restrictions:

• The product cannot be open when you uninstall this feature.
• On Windows operating systems, you must use an account with Administrator privileges. On Linux operating systems, you must log in as root.

To uninstall the feature, complete the following steps:

1. Start Rational Product Updater:

   • On Windows operating systems, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (GNOME desktop environment), open the main menu and click Programming > Rational Product Updater.
   • On SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (K Desktop Environment), open the main menu and click IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater.

   Note: On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, if you use a desktop environment other than the default, the product shortcuts might not appear in the default location.

2. Click the Rollbacks tab. An inventory of installed product updates and features is displayed on the Rollbacks page.

3. Select IBM Rational XDE Model Import.

   Dependencies between updates are enforced automatically. If you select to roll back an update on which other installed updates depend, the dependent updates are also selected to roll back.

4. Click Roll Back Updates.

5. Close Rational Product Updater.

9.0 Customer support

For product news, events, support, and other information, see the Rational Software Architect home page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/ or the Rational Software Modeler home page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/modeler/swmodeler/ .