IBM E02D1LL-E Installation Guide - Page 20

Creating a release area and site defaults file A release area is a network shared drive that contains installation files that you install by using the Setup wizard and that you configure for easy and consistent installation by users. These files include one or more site defaults files that contain default settings that apply to all users who perform a standard installation from the release area. There are two methods for creating site defaults files. Both methods create a disk image of product files in a shareable directory on the network. The first method creates a release area (Enterprise Deployment). The second method (Site Preparation wizard) does not create a release area. You can also use these methods to install the product on your computer after creating a site defaults file. v Run the Setup wizard on the IBM Rational Rose CD or click Setup.exe after you extract the files. For more information, see "Using the Setup Wizard to create a release area and site defaults file" on page 10. When you create a release area from CD, you might be required to replace the first CD after the second CD is finished copying. v Run the Site Preparation wizard multiple times to create multiple site defaults files. For more information, see "Running the Site Preparation Wizard to create multiple site defaults files" on page 13. If users click siteprep.exe without specifying a site defaults file and a sitedefs.dat file is not in the release area, the Site Preparation wizard creates a new site defaults file. Using the Setup Wizard to create a release area and site defaults file This section explains how you can use the Setup wizard to create a release area and populate it with site defaults files. You can use this release area to install Rational products on servers or client desktops. The default site defaults file is sitedefs.dat. If users can run the setup.exe command with no arguments, the Setup wizard uses the settings in sitedefs.dat. You can create multiple site defaults files that are specific to different products or teams and assign them meaningful names, such as developers_rose.dat or qualityengr_rose.dat. Users can install the product with the configurations you create by specifying the site defaults file with the setup.exe command, for example, setup.exe developers_rose.dat. Or you can prepare shortcuts for these files, such as developers_rose or developers_rose.lnk, which users can run from their desktops. When creating a site defaults file, do not add a file name extension, such as sitedefs.developers.dat. The maximum length of the path for the release area of a Rose Deployment installation is approximately 30-35 characters. This limit changes, depending on the product being installed and the length of the paths of the files that each product installs. You might also see different error messages when the root path exceeds the maximum length. If you plan to apply a fix pack to a release area, see "Applying a fix pack to a release area" on page 12. 1. Make the release area directory shareable. Even if the drive that contains the directory is already shareable, making the directory itself shareable makes it easier to find the product release area. a. In Windows Explorer, right-click the network release area and click Sharing 10 IBM Rational Rose: Installation Guide