Interactive installation guide for Design Management Server

Select options that best describe your installation environment

Select one or more products to install:
  • Design Management Server
  • Design Management Server allows you to search repository models, perform reviews, create comments, add drawings to comments, and add links to other resources such as requirements, test plans, and work items.
  • Components related to IBM® Rational® Software Architect
    • Install this import engine to import Rational Software Architect models to the Design Management Server.
    • Install this client extension to Rational Software Architect to access the Design Management Server directly from Rational Software Architect.
  • Components related to IBM Rational Rhapsody
    • Install this extension to use the Design Management Server with models created in Rational Rhapsody.
    • Install this import engine to import Rational Rhapsody models to the Design Management Server.
Select your installation topologies:
  • Integration with Rational Software Architect
  • Integration with Rational Rhapsody
Select the operating system for Design Management Server:
Select your application server:
Select your database server:

To Install Design Management Server and related products:

Installation overview

Verify the system requirements

For a list of minimum hardware requirements, see System requirements.

Check the installation prerequisites

See Installation prerequisites.

Get the product installation media

See Downloading the product.

Validate the installation topology for Rational Software Architect integration

The evaluation topology is useful for small deployments, such as evaluations, demonstrations, or training deployments. For more information, see Evaluation topology example.

The departmental topology is useful for small team and single server deployments. For more information, see Departmental topology example.

The distributed topology is useful for production or medium-sized teams and multiple server deployments. For more information, see Distributed topology example.

Validate the installation topology for Rational Rhapsody integration

The evaluation topology is useful for small deployments, such as evaluations, demonstrations, or training deployments. For more information, see Evaluation topology example.

The departmental topology is useful for small team and single server deployments. For more information, see Departmental topology example.

The distributed topology is useful for production or medium-sized teams and multiple server deployments. For more information, see Distributed topology example.

Setting up a DB2 database

See Setting up a DB2 database.

Setting up an SQL Server database

See Setting up an SQL Server database.

Setting up an Oracle database

See Setting up an Oracle database.

Install using Launch pad or Installation Manager

See Installing the applications

Deploying the Design Management Server on WebSphere® Application Server

See Deploying the Design Management Server on WebSphere® Application Server.

Installing the server

See Installing the server.

Installing the sample project

See Installing the sample project .

Installing the Rational Software Architect import engine

See Installing the Rational Software Architect import engine.

Installing the Rational Software Architect Extension

See Installing the Rational Software Architect Extension.

Installing the Rational Rhapsody import engine

See Installing the Rational Rhapsody import engine.