Installing and Configuring the RTC2AD Tool

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Note: Make sure that you have the latest version of the RTC2AD tool. The latest version of the RTC2AD tool is compatible with all supported versions of IBM® Application Discovery for IBM Z®.

Follow these steps to install and configure the RTC2AD tool:

Procedure

  1. Extract the latest version of RTC2AD tool into any appropriate empty folder.
    This image shows the extracted package.
  2. Make copies of the sample configuration files, rename them if you want and save them. It is convenient if they are all saved in the same folder.
  3. Edit the main configuration file, originally named config.txt in the distribution. For more information, see Configuration File Keyword Refence or refer to the comments in the main configuration file.
  4. Edit all the other configuration files as necessary. In most cases, the sample files need some small adjustments. For more information, see Configuration File Keyword Refence or refer to the comments in the main configuration file.
  5. Copy both JAR files in the jars folder to an appropriate location. Ensure that RTC2AD_CLASSPATH in the main config file points to this folder.