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Chapter 1. Planning the installation This chapter provides a high-level guide to planning the installation of IBM Rational Rose. Both administrators and users of the product should read this chapter before beginning the installation. Preliminary installation information For the most current information related to Rational Rose installation procedures, product features, and known issues, see the IBM Rational Rose Release Notes at the IBM Publications Center, as follows: 1. Search http://www.ibm.com for IBM Publications Center. 2. At the IBM Publications Center, select a country. 3. Click Search for Publications. 4. Enter the publication number (GI11-6303-00) in the Publication number field. You can also access the release notes during the installation from the Launchpad and once installation is complete from within the product (click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > IBM Rational Rose > Rose Release Notes). Note: The most up to date Release Note information will be available at the IBM Publications Center (as indicated above). Preparing to install IBM Rational Rose General guidelines Pre-installation guidelines: v Shut down all other Windows programs before running the Setup program. v If you are removing IBM Rational Rose from a network environment, be sure that no one is using the application or any of its associated files. You cannot remove files that are in use. v Turn off all virus protection software. These programs often run in the background and interfere with the installation and file decompression process. v Turn off any user interface managers or desktop environments that run on top of Microsoft Windows. v Change to a standard VGA video driver while IBM Rational Setup is running, or disable video features such as virtual screens or screen switching. v Change to a standard mouse driver, or disable special mouse features that perform tasks such as leaving pointer trails or changing pointer sizes. v To ensure that your system meets the minimum installation requirements, see Server, system and software Requirements in the IBM Rational Rose Release Notes. v If you are upgrading Rose and you have other IBM Rational products installed on your system, see Version Compatibility Guidelines. v Get a license key to run Rose on your desktop. See Configuring Rational Common Licensing under the Configuring licensing section for more information. v Make sure you have administrator privileges on your desktop. See the Administrator privileges subsection under Chapter 2. Configuring the installation for more information. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1993, 2006 1

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Chapter
1.
Planning
the
installation
This
chapter
provides
a
high-level
guide
to
planning
the
installation
of
IBM
Rational
Rose.
Both
administrators
and
users
of
the
product
should
read
this
chapter
before
beginning
the
installation.
Preliminary
installation
information
For
the
most
current
information
related
to
Rational
Rose
installation
procedures,
product
features,
and
known
issues,
see
the
IBM
Rational
Rose
Release
Notes
at
the
IBM
Publications
Center,
as
follows:
1.
Search
for
IBM
Publications
Center.
2.
At
the
IBM
Publications
Center,
select
a
country.
3.
Click
Search
for
Publications.
4.
Enter
the
publication
number
(GI11-6303-00)
in
the
Publication
number
field.
You
can
also
access
the
release
notes
during
the
installation
from
the
Launchpad
and
once
installation
is
complete
from
within
the
product
(click
Start
>
Programs
>
IBM
Rational
>
IBM
Rational
Rose
>
Rose
Release
Notes
).
Note:
The
most
up
to
date
Release
Note
information
will
be
available
at
the
IBM
Publications
Center
(as
indicated
above).
Preparing
to
install
IBM
Rational
Rose
General
guidelines
Pre-installation
guidelines:
v
Shut
down
all
other
Windows
programs
before
running
the
Setup
program.
v
If
you
are
removing
IBM
Rational
Rose
from
a
network
environment,
be
sure
that
no
one
is
using
the
application
or
any
of
its
associated
files.
You
cannot
remove
files
that
are
in
use.
v
Turn
off
all
virus
protection
software.
These
programs
often
run
in
the
background
and
interfere
with
the
installation
and
file
decompression
process.
v
Turn
off
any
user
interface
managers
or
desktop
environments
that
run
on
top
of
Microsoft
Windows.
v
Change
to
a
standard
VGA
video
driver
while
IBM
Rational
Setup
is
running,
or
disable
video
features
such
as
virtual
screens
or
screen
switching.
v
Change
to
a
standard
mouse
driver,
or
disable
special
mouse
features
that
perform
tasks
such
as
leaving
pointer
trails
or
changing
pointer
sizes.
v
To
ensure
that
your
system
meets
the
minimum
installation
requirements,
see
Server,
system
and
software
Requirements
in
the
IBM
Rational
Rose
Release
Notes
.
v
If
you
are
upgrading
Rose
and
you
have
other
IBM
Rational
products
installed
on
your
system,
see
Version
Compatibility
Guidelines.
v
Get
a
license
key
to
run
Rose
on
your
desktop.
See
Configuring
Rational
Common
Licensing
under
the
Configuring
licensing
section
for
more
information.
v
Make
sure
you
have
administrator
privileges
on
your
desktop.
See
the
Administrator
privileges
subsection
under
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
installation
for
more
information.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
1993,
2006
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