Installation Guide for the Descriptor Systems Introduction to Object Orientation and UML Workshop -- Rational Software Modeler 6.0 Version

This document describes the setup for the Descriptor Systems Introduction to Object Orientation and UML Workshop - RSM 6 Version.

Important: Please print this document and as you install the software, mark up the document with the actual directory paths where you installed the software. Then leave a copy of the marked-up document for the instructor.

With the exception of the operating system, all of the required software is available at no charge for download (some packages may require you to register on a website).

If you have questions or difficulties with the installation, you can contact Joel Barnum at 319-362-3906 or email at ]]>.

A Pentium 2Ghz processor 2GB of free disk space for installation 1GB RAM minimum 1024x768 display, 65536 colors Optional Internet connection

Projection unit, 800x600 resolution minimum Internet connection strongly recommended

Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher Unzip utility such as 7-Zip from http://www.7-zip.org RSM 6.0 Trial Version OOAD Lab Software Archive

Descriptor Systems Courseware Viewer (screen-show software) Instructor Display Materials

The Rational Software Modeler version 6 (RSM6) is no longer available from IBM, so you will need to obtain the installation files in some other way. Once you have the installation files, copy the following to a temporary folder on your hard disk:

ESD Extractor (extractor.exe)
Core installation files (C81SFML.bin )

Install RSM 6 by running extractor.exe, which will verify the downloaded components and extract them. Accept the option to run the installation wizard.

Install using all of the defaults.

To test the RSM 6 installation, start RSM 6 from the Windows Start menu.

Download the OOAD Lab Software Archive from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/ooad/setup/rsm6.0/ooadclass.zip.

Unzip this archive to the root directory on drive C: -- you should end up with a subdirectory named c:\ooadclass.

Now you need to update environment variables. Go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - System and select the Environment tab. (In Windows 2000, press the Advanced Tab and then press the Environment button.) Put the following string at the beginning of the User PATH environment variable:

C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\SMTrial\6.0\eclipse\jre\bin;

Make sure the drive and directory match where you actually installed RSM6.

To test the Java environment variable setting, choose Start - Run, then enter cmd and press OK. In the new command prompt window, enter:


        java -fullversion

You should see a Java version number message.

If this fails, close the command window, re-check the PATH environment variable and test again.

Repeat the Student software setup on the instructor machine.

Download and install the Courseware Viewer program.

Download the Viewer installation program from: http://www.descriptor.com/viewer/binaries/setup.exe

Run the installation program, accepting all defaults.

Download the Instructor Display Materials from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/ooad/setup/intro-ooad-screenshow.zip.

Unzip the archive to the root directory on Drive C:. You should end up with a subdirectory named c:\ooadclass\courseware.

Test the Courseware Viewer by choosing Start - Descriptor Systems - Courseware Viewer. In the Viewer, choose File - Open and open:


        \ooadclass\courseware\intro-ooad.crs

You should see the screen show for the workshop.