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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.
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.
This update supersedes update 6.0.1.5.0.1. Before you can install or update this feature, you must install IBM Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.1.2, IBM Rational Software Modeler Fix Pack 6.0.1.2, or IBM Rational Systems Developer Fix Pack 6.0.1.2.
Installation instructions for Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 6.0.1.2 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsa/60/install_instruction/6012/install.html.
Installation instructions for Rational Software Modeler Fix Pack 6.0.1.2 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsm/60/install_instruction/6012/install.html.
Installation instructions for Rational Systems Developer Fix Pack 6.0.1.2 are available at www3.software.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/rsd/60/install_instruction/6012/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.
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:
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.
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.
By default, all available features are selected. Ensure that you select IBM Rational Rose Model Import.
Click Install Features.
After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed features on the Installed Products page.
Close Rational Product Updater.
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:
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.
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.
By default, all available updates are selected. Ensure that you select IBM Rational Rose Model Import.
Click Install Updates.
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.
After the installation is complete, Rational Product Updater lists the installed features on the Installed Products page.
Close Rational Product Updater.
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:
To download and install or update the feature for Rational Software Modeler, complete the following steps:
To download and install or update the feature for Rational Systems Developer, complete the following steps:
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.
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/6012/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/6012/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/6012/local_mirror.html.
Uninstall the feature with the same user account that installed the product.
Restrictions:
To uninstall the feature, complete the following steps:
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.
Click the Rollbacks tab. An inventory of installed product updates and features is displayed on the Rollbacks page.
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.
Click Roll Back Updates.
Close Rational Product Updater.
IBM Rational Software Support provides you with technical assistance.
When you contact Rational Software 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: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:
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/.
Before you contact IBM Rational Software Support, gather the background information that you will need to describe your problem. When describing a problem to an IBM software support specialist, be as specific as possible and include all relevant background information so that the specialist can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:
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