IBM Rational Rose Model Import Feature 6.0.1.5 - Installation instructions

For Rational Software Architect, Version 6.0.1.1, with Interim Fix 003, Rational Software Modeler, Version 6.0.1.1, with Interim Fix 003, or Rational Systems Developer, Version 6.0.1.1, with Interim Fix 003

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Contents

1.0 Overview
2.0 Installation and update prerequisites
3.0 Installing the feature
4.0 Updating the feature
5.0 Downloading the feature for local installations or updates
6.0 Installing features from a command line
7.0 Creating a local mirror of the update server
8.0 Uninstalling the feature
9.0 Customer support

1.0 Overview

This document describes how to install or update the IBM® Rational Rose® 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 the file with the extension .zip 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

To install this feature directly from the IBM update server, you will require 10 MB of disk space. To download, extract, and install the interim fix, you will require 20 MB of disk space.

Before you can install or update this feature you must install Interim Fix 001, 002 and 003 for IBM Rational Software Architect 6.0.1.1, Interim Fix 001, 002 and 003 for IBM Rational Software Modeler 6.0.1.1, or Interim Fix 001, 002 and 003 for IBM Rational Systems Developer 6.0.1.1.

If you are installing from the IBM update server, or if you are installing from local update site with Interim Fix 001, 002, and 003 on it, you can install all Interim Fix's at the same time.

Installation instructions for Interim Fix 001for Rational Software Architect 6.0.1.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/install_instruction/6011_interim_fix003/install.html.

Installation instructions for Interim Fix 001 Rational Software Modeler 6.0.1.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsm/60/install_instruction/6011_interim_fix003/install.html.

Installation instructions for Interim Fix 001 Rational Systems Developer 6.0.1.1 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsd/60/install_instruction/6011_interim_fix003/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:

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

  1. Start 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 Rose Model Import.

  4. Click Install Features.

  5. In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement and, if you accept the terms and conditions, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click OK.
  6. After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed features on the Installed Products page.

  7. Close Rational Product Updater.

4.0 Updating the feature

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

Restrictions:

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

  1. Start 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 Rose Model Import.

  4. Click Install Updates.

  5. In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement and, if you accept the terms and conditions, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click OK.

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

  7. 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:

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/rsa601103_RMI6015.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_rmi_6015.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/rsm601103_RMI6015zip.
  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_rmi_6015.html.

To download and install or update the feature for Rational Systems Developer, complete the following steps:

  1. Download the feature from ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/rationalsdp/rsd/60/zips/rsd601103_RMI6015.zip.
  2. Extract the feature to a temporary directory, such as C:\temp.
  3. For installation and update instructions, navigate to C:\temp\rsd\ and open install_local_rmi_6015.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:

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/6011/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/6011/local_mirror.html.

For instructions on how to create a local mirror of the Rational Systems Developer update server, visit www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsd/60/local_mirror/6011/local_mirror.html.

8.0 Uninstalling the feature

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

Restrictions:

To uninstall the feature, complete the following steps:

  1. Start 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

When you contact customer support, the support representative will require the versions of the installed products or interim features on your system.

To determine the versions in Rational Software Architect or Rational Software Modeler, complete the following steps:
  1. Start IBM Rational Product Updater:
  2. Click the Installed Products tab.

For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the product support page for Rational Software Architect at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/support/index.html. For product news, events, and other information, visit the product home page for Rational Software Architect at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/architect/swarchitect/.

For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the product support page for Rational Software Modeler at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/modeler/swmodeler/support/index.html. For product news, events, and other information, visit the product home page for Rational Software Modeler at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/modeler/swmodeler/.

To determine the versions in Rational Systems Developer, complete the following steps:

  1. Start IBM RSD Product Updater:
  2. Click the Installed Products tab.

For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the product support page for Rational Systems Developer at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/systemsdeveloper/support/index.html. For product news, events, and other information, visit the product home page for Rational Systems Developer at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/developer/systemsdeveloper/.