Installing Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition

This topic provides the instructions for installing Rational® Software Architect RealTime Edition.

Before you begin

Before you can install and use Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition, Version 7.5.2, you must install a Gnu-based C++ compiler such as Cygwin. For more information, see C++ compiler requirements

You must start your installation from the Setup disk, either by running the launchpad program or by running the userinst. program. In the instructions that follow, it is assumed that you started your installation from the Setup disk.

If you want Installation Manager to search for the latest available version of the packages you are installing, ensure that you are connected to the Internet.

About this task

To install IBM® Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Depending on your user ID, complete one of the following steps:
    • If you are installing as an Admin:
      1. Start the launchpad.
      2. Click Install IBM Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition.
    • If you are installing as a non-Admin: Start the installation from the Setup disk by running the userinst program.
  2. Install or upgrade to IBM Installation Manager, Version 1.2, or later, if that version is not already installed on your computer:
    1. On the first page of the Install Packages wizard, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions to install the latest available version. If a newer version is available, it is automatically selected for installation. Click Next.
    2. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for IBM Installation Manager. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms in the license agreements and then click Next.
    3. If Installation Manager is not already installed: On the location page, in the Installation Manager Directory field, type the path type the path for the directory where you want to install Installation Manager or accept the default path and then click Next.
    4. On the Summary page, review your choices before starting the installation process. If you want to change your selections, click Back to return to the previous pages. When you are satisfied with your selections, click Install.
    5. When the installation process completes, click Restart Installation Manager. Installation Manager closes and restarts.
  3. In the IBM Installation Manager window, click Install. The Install Packages wizard opens.
  4. Ensure that IBM Rational Software Architect RealTime Edition is selected.
  5. You can install updates at the same time that you install the base product package. To search for updates to the packages, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions. Installation Manager searches for updates at the predefined IBM update repository for the product package. It also searches any repository locations that you have set.
  6. To learn more about the packages that you can install, click the package name. A description of the package is displayed in the Details pane. If additional information about the package is available, a More info link is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the additional information in a browser.
  7. Click Next.
  8. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected packages. On the left-hand side of the License page, click each package version to display its license agreement.
    1. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
    2. Click Next to continue.
  9. On the Location page, type the path for the shared resources directory in the Shared Resources Directory field, or accept the default path. If you are installing on Linux, ensure that you do not include any spaces in the directory path. The shared resources directory contains resources that can be shared by one or more package groups.
    Important: You can specify the shared resources directory only at the time that install Installation Manager. Use your largest disk for this to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all packages.
  10. Click Next to continue.
  11. On the Location page, create a package group to install the product package into, or select a package group. A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. To create a new package group:
    1. Click Create a new package group.
    2. Type the path for the installation directory for the package group. (If you are installing on Linux, ensure that you do not include any spaces in the directory path.) The name for the package group is created automatically.
    After you select a package group, click Next.
  12. On the next Location page, you can choose to extend an Eclipse IDE already installed on your system and add to it the functionality in the packages that you are installing.
    • If you do not want to extend an Eclipse IDE, click Next to continue.
    • To extend an existing Eclipse IDE:
      1. Select Extend an existing Eclipse.
      2. In the Eclipse IDE field, type or navigate to the location of the folder that contains the eclipse executable file (eclipse.exe or eclipse.bin). Installation manager will check if the Eclipse IDE version is valid for the package that you are installing. The Eclipse IDE JVM field displays the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for the IDE that you specified.
      3. Click Next to continue.
  13. On the Features page under Languages, select the languages for the package group. The corresponding national language translations for the user interface and documentation for the product package will be installed.
  14. On the next Features page, select the package features that you want to install.
    1. Optional: To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.
    2. Optional: Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
    3. Select or clear features in the packages. Installation Manager will automatically enforce any dependencies with other features and display updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
    4. When you are finished selecting features, click Next to continue.
  15. On the help system configuration page, select one of the following options and then click Next:
    • Access help from the Web
    • Download help and access content locally
    • Access help from a server on your intranet
  16. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the product package. If you want to change the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
  17. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
    2. In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want the product to start when you exit.
    3. Click Finish to launch the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page of Installation Manager.
  18. Close Installation Manager.

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