Installing Rational Asset Manager Eclipse client by using Installation Manager

Install the IBM® Rational® Asset Manager Eclipse client package by using the IBM Installation Manager GUI.

Before you begin

If you do not have access to a graphical user interface, you can run Installation Manager in console mode or use response scripts over the command line.

Procedure

  1. Start the Rational Asset Manager launchpad program (see Installing from the launchpad program) and select IBM Rational Asset Manager. If Installation Manager is not installed, install it by following the steps in the installation wizard. The installation wizard opens.
  2. The Installation page of the installation wizard lists all the packages that Installation Manager found in the repositories.
  3. To search for updates to the Rational Asset Manager package, click Check for updates.
  4. Select the Rational Asset Manager client and any updates to the package to install. Updates that have dependencies are automatically selected and cleared together. To continue, click Next.
    Note: If you install packages at the same time, all of the packages install into the same package group.
  5. On the Licenses page, read the license agreement for the selected package. If you selected more than one package to install, there might be a license agreement for each package. To display the license agreement for a package, on the left side of the License page, click each package version. The package versions that you selected to install are listed under the package name.
    1. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
    2. To continue, click Next.
  6. If you install the first package on this computer, then on the Location page, either type the path for the shared resources directory in the Shared Resources Directory field or accept the default path. The shared resources directory contains resources that package groups can share. To continue, click Next.
    Default paths:
    • For Windows. C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP70Shared
    • For Linux. /opt/IBM/SDP70Shared
    Important: You can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that you install a package. To ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages, use your largest disk for this directory. You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all of the packages.
  7. On the Location page, either choose an existing package group to install the Rational Asset Manager Eclipse client package into, or create a new one. A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources. To create a package group:
    1. Click Create a new package group.
    2. Type the path for the installation directory for the package group. The name for the package group is created automatically.
      Default paths:
      • For Windows. C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP70
      • For Linux. /opt/IBM/SDP70
    3. To continue, Click Next.
  8. If an Eclipse IDE is installed on your system, you can extend its functionality to the packages that you are installing.
    • If you do not want to extend an existing Eclipse IDE, click Next to continue.
    • To extend an existing Eclipse IDE:
      Note: With this method, you cannot extend Eclipse 3.5; Installation Manager can extend Eclipse 3.3.2. To use the software manager in Eclipse to install Rational Asset Manager, see Installing Rational Asset Manager Eclipse client by using Eclipse update manager.
      1. On the next Location page, 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 checks 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. To continue, click Next.
  9. 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 Rational Asset Manager package are installed. Your choices apply to all of the packages that are installed under this package group.
  10. On the next Features page, click Next. You cannot clear the IBM Rational Asset Manager client feature.
  11. On the next Features page, select a method for delivering the help content. Select one of the available options, and then click Next:
    • Access help from the web: Connect directly to the public information center for your help content.
    • Download help and access the content locally: Download the help using the Local Help Updater.
    • Access help from a server on your intranet: Download the help using the Local Help Updater and allow users to connect to the intranet server for the help contents. Enter details for the Host, Port, and Path.
    Note: This selection is not applied to the Rational Asset Manager server installation.
  12. Before you install the Rational Asset Manager package, review your choices on the Summary page. To change your choices, click Back and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. An indicator shows the progress of the installation.
  13. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Click Finish. The installation wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page of Installation Manager.

What to do next

Review the Options for accessing help content and configure the help content based on the selection you made during the client installation.
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