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Rational Software Architect Fix Pack 3 (8.5.5.3) for 8.5.5

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Abstract

IBM Rational Software Architect 8.5.5.3 has been made generally available and contains fixes to version 8.5.5 including all predecessor fix packs.

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Table of Contents
Sections Description

The Change history section provides an overview on what is new in this release with a description of any new functions or enhancements when applicable.

The How critical is this fix section provides information related to the impact of this release to allow you to assess how your environment may be affected.

The Prerequisites section provides important information to review prior to the installation of this release.

The Download package section provides the direct link to obtain the download package for installation in your environment.

The Installation instructions section provides the installation instructions necessary to apply this release into your environment.

The Known side effects section contains a link to the known problems (open defects) identified at the time of this release.

Supporting Documentation
Document Description

Click to review the detailed system requirements information for a complete list of hardware requirements, supported operating systems, prerequisites and optional supported software, with component-level details and operating system restrictions.

IBM Knowledge Center provides an entry point to product documentation. You can view, browse, and search online information related to the product.

Click to review a complete list of the defects (APARs) resolved in this release including a list of resolved defects for the entire version family.

Information about the supplemental software included with the product.

Find technical developer content and resources for Rational Software Architect.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites include:

Disk space requirements

You need the following disk space to store and extract the electronic parts, and install Rational Software Architect 8.5.5.3:

Platforms

Disk space required for compressed filesDisk space required for extracted filesDisk space required for installation
Windows, Linux4.0 GB5.0 GB10 GB

Extracting the compressed files

Extract all compressed files into the same directory.

Important:

If you use FLEXlm floating or token licenses for your product and chargeable components, you must upgrade your license key server to Rational License Key Server 8.1.2, or later, before installing the product.

Rational License Key Server 8.1.2, or later, can be used with earlier versions of the product.

For information on how to upgrade Rational License Key Server from 7.1.x (or earlier) to 8.1.2 (or later), review the Migrate from Rational Licensing Server v7.1.x or earlier to Rational Common Licensing topic in the IBM Knowledge Center.

Installation Instructions

Review the Installing page in the IBM Knowledge Center.

Click the corresponding tab for your instructions:

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Important: By default, you do not need to download the compressed files that contain the fix pack; the fix pack is downloaded and installed by IBM Installation Manager directly from the IBM update repository.

For instructions on installing this fix pack using Installation Manager, see the Installation instructions.

To download and install the fix pack from the compressed files:

  1. Download the fix pack files listed in the Download table below.
  2. Extract the compressed files in an appropriate directory. For example, extract the contents to C:\temp\update.
  3. Add the fix pack's repository location in IBM Installation Manager:
    1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
    2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File > Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens.
    3. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
    4. In the Add repository window, browse to or enter the file path to the diskTag.inf file, which is located in the disk1 sub-directory in the directory where you extracted the compressed files and then click OK. For example, enter C:\temp\update\disk1\diskTag.inf.
    5. Click OK to close the Preference page.
  4. Install the fix pack as described in the Installation instructions.


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Fix pack installation scenarios

There are two scenarios for installing the fix pack:

  • If IBM Rational Software Architect 8.5.5 is already installed on your computer, you can install this update by using the Update Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager. For details, see Installing the fix pack as an update.
  • If you have not already installed product, you can install this update during the initial installation process by clicking Check for updates on the Install page of the Installing Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager.

For information on how to install the product, review the Installing and upgrading Rational Software Architect and supporting software topic in the knowledge center.


Installing the fix pack as an update

If IBM Rational Software Architect 8.5.5 is already installed on your system, refer to the following sections for details on installing the fix pack as an update:


Restrictions for installing the fix pack as an update:

  • Rational Software Architect 8.5.5 must be installed.
  • The product cannot be open when you install this fix pack. Also, ensure that all browsers and other applications opened by Rational Software Architect are closed.
  • When installing the fix pack, use the same user account, or an ID with similar privileges, that you used to install Rational Software Architect 8.5.5.
  • If you installed the product from disks or downloaded installation files, they must be available when you use the update feature.


(Optional) Changing the repository search preferences

When Rational Software Architect is installed, the location of its update repository is automatically embedded in IBM Installation Manager. For Installation Manager to search the default update repository, the preference Search the linked repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default.

To install the fix pack from a different repository location (for example, if you downloaded the installation files, or if the fix pack is available on a shared drive or HTTP or HTTPS server), you must add the repository location in Installation Manager.

To add a repository location:

  1. Start Installation Manager.
  2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File > Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens.
  3. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
  4. In the Add repository window, enter the URL of the repository location or browse to it and enter a file path, and then click OK.
  5. Click OK to close the Preference page.


Steps for installing the fix pack as an update

To find and install the fix pack for Rational Software Architect 8.5.5 as an update:

  1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click Update.
  3. If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
  4. In the Update packages wizard, select the Installed Location for Rational Software Architect and click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in the Rational Software Architect repository on the web, as well as any repository locations that you entered. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place.
  5. By default, recommended updates are displayed and selected on the Update Package page. Ensure that you select Version 8.5.5.3 for Rational Software Architect, and then click Next.
  6. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected updates. On the left side of the License page, the list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click each item to display the license agreement text. If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements and Click Next.
  7. On the Features page, select the features that you want to update and complete the following steps:
    1. learn more about a feature, click the feature and review the brief description under Details.
    2. If you want to see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies. When you click a feature, any features that depend on it and any features that are its dependents are shown in the Dependencies window. As you select or exclude 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.
    3. Click Next
  8. On the Summary page, review information displayed, and then click Update. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
  9. When the update process completes, a message that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the page. Click View log file to open the log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.


Uninstalling the fix pack

You can revert to the previous version by using the rollback feature of Installation Manager. For instructions on uninstalling the product, see the Uninstalling product packages topic in the product knowledge center.

The rollback feature uninstalls the updated resources and reinstalls the resources from the previous version. You can only roll back one version level at a time.

When you roll back to an earlier version of a package, it will be restored with same features that were associated with that version; any features that you added after updating to this fix pack for version 8.5.5 will be removed, and any features that you removed will be restored.

During the rollback process, Installation Manager must access files from the earlier version of the package. By default, these files are stored on your system when you install a package.

  • If you changed the default setting or deleted the files by using the Remove Stored Files option on the Roll Back preferences page (File > Preferences > Rollback Files), Installation Manager will require access to your installation repository or media.
  • If you installed the product from a repository, you must have listed in your Preferences (File > Preferences > Repositories) the repository from which you installed the previous version of the product.
  • If you installed the product from disks or downloaded installation files, they must be available when you use the rollback feature.

Before you roll back this fix pack for Rational Software Architect 8.5.5, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in with a user account that has the same privileges as the account that was used to install the packages to be uninstalled.
  2. Close Rational Software Architect and any other applications that you installed by using Installation Manager.
  3. If any applications started by Rational Software Architect are still open or running, such as a browser or WebSphere Application Server, close them.

To roll back an updated package, complete the following steps:

  1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  2. On the Start page, click Roll Back.
  3. In the Rollback wizard, from the Package Group Name list, select the package group that contains the packages that you want to roll back and click Next.
  4. Select the version of the package that you want to roll back to and click Next.
  5. Read the summary information and click Roll Back.

For additional instructions on uninstalling Rational Software Architect, review the product documentation at IBM Knowledge Center or the IBM Installation Manager product documentation at IBM Knowledge Center.


Download Package

The following sections provide detailed information related to this release.

Click the FC link below to obtain the release from Fix Central.


How critical is this fix?

Impact Assessment
Impact Description

This is a maintenance release. It contains fixes for client-reported and internally found defects.

Test Results

Definitions

Regression: An error in the Maintenance Delivery Vehicle (MDV) that produces incorrect or unexpected behavior causing a supported feature to stop functioning as designed.
This includes:

  • Coding errors that cause a regression
  • Documentation or packaging problems that cause a regression
  • Errors reported in a new function delivered in a MDV that cause a regression

Incomplete: An error in the MDV has not regressed, but does not work as designed.
This includes:

  • Fixed APARs which did not solve the original problem but did not break anything new
  • APARs reporting documentation errors, such as readme errors, that cause problems applying an MDV but do not lead to a regression


Notes:
  • Regression and incomplete APARs are considered fix-in-error or MDV-in-error
  • Definitions above apply only to valid APARs that result in product fixes (APARs returned as working-as-designed are not assessed for being fix-in-error)
  • Issues in major releases due to new functionality do not apply in this definition

There are no known regressions to report.

Problems Solved

Defects resolved

Click the Fix List link in the table of contents above to review a list of the problems solved in this release.

Known Side Effects

Review the following list of known issues and open defects:

There are no known issues report.

Open defects

Review the following list of open defects for Rational Software Architect on the IBM Support Portal.

Review technote 1461170: Open APARs for Rational products available on the Web for information on how to configure your MyNotifications subscription account and subscribe to the APARs you are interested in following.

Change History

What's new

Review the New features and enhancements document for a complete description of the new features and enhancements in the version 8.5.x releases.

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 September 2020

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