Planning the installation
Read all the topics in this section before you begin to
install or update any of the product features. Effective planning
and an understanding of the key aspects of the installation process
helps ensure a successful installation.
- Installation roadmap
The installation roadmap lists the high-level steps for installing your product. - Installation Manager overview
IBM Installation Manager is a program for installing, updating, and modifying packages. It helps you manage the IBM applications, or packages, that it installs on your computer. Installation Manager also helps you keep track of what you have installed, determine what is available for you to install, and organize installation directories. - Installation requirements
Installation requires the correct hardware, operating system, software, and other factors. - Installation considerations
Part of planning entails making decisions about things such as installation locations, working with other applications, extending Eclipse, or configuring help content. This section provides information that helps you with these decisions. - Planning what features to install
You can customize your software product by selecting which features to install. - Planning to install optional software
IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software includes additional optional software that can support and enhance your work. - Installation terminology
Understanding these terms and conventions can help you take full advantage of the installation information and your product. - Installation default values and conventions
The installation documentation uses conventions such as Shared resources directory that infer specific directory locations. This topic describes the conventions in use for Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software and the associated default value.
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