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Abstract
Use IBM's Passport Advantage website to download InfoSphere Data Architect Version 8.5 to use for Windows and Linux platforms.
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IBM InfoSphere Data Architect is a collaborative data-modeling and information-integration tool for discovering, modeling, relating, and standardizing diverse data assets. It helps you create new data models from scratch or by unifying disparate data sources in your organization. You can share models across a team, print them, publish them on the web, and translate them to physical implementations, which you can test and deploy.
For more information, see the InfoSphere Data Architect product page.
Space requirements
2 GB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts
2 GB to unpack the parts
2 GB to install the product
Total: 6 GB
Downloading and assembling the product
- Download the parts that you need. The parts for each platform are described in the tabbed section of this document.
- Unpack each of the parts into temporary directories on your system.
- Follow the instructions in the Installation Guide to install the product.
Updating from Version 8.1
You can update the product from Version 8.1 by following these steps:
- Download the parts that you need. The parts for each platform are described in the tabbed section of this document.
- Unpack each of the parts into temporary directories on your system.
- Open IBM Installation Manager, then click File > Preferences. The Preferences window opens. Add the repository to the list of repositories, then click OK.
- Click the Update button and complete the pages of the Update wizard to update to InfoSphere Data Architect Version 8.5.
Supported platforms
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows
To find out which specific versions of Microsoft Windows are supported, refer to the system requirements technote.
Downloadable parts
There are 3 downloadable parts for Windows in the IBM InfoSphere Data Architect Version 8.5 Multilingual eAssembly. Refer to the tables below for details about what each part contains.
Required parts
To install IBM InfoSphere Data Architect Version 8.5 on the Windows platform, you must download the following parts:
| Part number | File name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CIE8NML | CIE8NML.zip | IBM InfoSphere Data Architect V8.5.0.0 for Windows |
| CIE8RML | CIE8RML.zip | IBM InfoSphere Data Architect V8.5.0.0 License Activation Kit, Multiplatform, Multilingual |
| CID32ML | CID32ML.zip | IBM InfoSphere Data Architect V8.5.0.0 Multiplatform Quick Start Guide |
Supported platforms
- Linux on xSeries
Linux on xSeries
Linux on xSeries includes Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux. To find out which specific versions are supported, refer to the system requirements technote.
Downloadable parts
There are 3 downloadable parts for Linux in the IBM InfoSphere Data Architect Version 8.5 Multilingual eAssembly. Refer to the tables below for details about what each part contains.
Required parts
To install IBM InfoSphere Data Architect Version 8.5 on the Linux for xSeries platform, you must download the following parts:
| Part number | File name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CIE8PML | CI2FXML.zip | IBM InfoSphere Data Architect V8.5.0.0 for Linux with 32-bit IBM Installation Manager |
| CIE8QML | CI2FXML.zip | IBM InfoSphere Data Architect V8.5.0.0 for Linux with 64-bit IBM Installation Manager |
| CIE8RML | CIE8RML.zip | IBM InfoSphere Data Architect V8.5.0.0 License Activation Kit, Multiplatform, Multilingual |
| CID32ML | CID32ML.zip | IBM InfoSphere Data Architect V8.5.0.0 Multiplatform Quick Start Guide |
Installation Instructions
To review how to install the product, read the Installing IBM InfoSphere Data Architect series of topics in the InfoSphere Data Architect version 8.5 information center.
Download Package
Use Passport Advantage to download the required files that are listed in the Required parts section of this document.