This document describes the setup for the Installation Guide for Descriptor Systems Spring/Hibernate Programming IBM Rational Application Developer 7 course.
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 will require you to register on a website).
If you have questions or difficulties with the installation, you can contact Joel Barnum at jbarnum@descriptor.com. or 319-362-3906.
Instructor machine hardware is the same as students, plus any additional requirements listed below.
Instructor machine software is the same as students, plus any additional requirements listed below.
Create a folder in the root directory of drive C: named java. You will install the required software into this directory.
Ensure that RAD7 is installed on the student machine. Note that RAD7 is no longer available from IBM.
Test the RAD installation by starting RAD from the Windows Start menu.
Download the Spring Framework. Go to http://www.springsource.com/download/community
Click on Spring Framework - Latest GA release: 2.5.6.SEC01. Then downloaded file should be named spring-framework-2.5.5-with-dependencies.zip.
Install the Spring Framework by unzipping the spring-framework-2.5.5-with-dependencies.zip archive to the c:\java folder. You should end up with a subdirectory named C:\java\spring-framework-2.5.6.SEC01.
Download the Spring Web Services Framework. Go to http://www.springsource.com/download/community
Click on Spring Web Services - Latest GA release: 1.5.8. The downloaded file should be named spring-ws-1.5.8-with-dependencies.zip.
Install the Spring Framework by unzipping the spring-ws-1.5.8-with-dependencies.zip archive to the c:\java folder. You should end up with a subdirectory named C:\java\spring-ws-1.5.8.
Download the Hibernate Core, Annotations and Entity Manager archives. Go to https://www.hibernate.org/, then click the Download link on the left side of the page. Download the following ZIP files:
Unzip each of the Hibernate ZIP files to the c:\java folder. You should end up with subdirectories named:
Download the slf4j distribution. Go to http://www.slf4j.org/download.html. Download slf4j-1.5.8.zip.
Unzip slf4j-1.5.8.zip to the c:\java directory. You should end up with a subdirectory named C:\java\slf4j-1.5.8.
Download the JUnit 4.4 JAR. Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/junit/files/junit/. Click the 4.4 icon, then download junit4.4.jar to the c:\java folder.
Download the Student Labs Archive from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/spring-hibernate/setup/rad7/springclass.zip
Unzip springclass.zip to the root directory of drive C. You should end up with a subdirectory named c:\springclass.
Repeat the Student setup instructions on the Instruction 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 presentation materials from http://www.descriptor.com/setupguides/spring-hibernate/setup/springclass-screenshow.zip
Unzip this archive to the root directory on the same drive where you installed the Student Exercise Archive. You should end up with a subdirectory like c:\springclass\courseware.
Test the Courseware Viewer. From the Windows Start menu, choose Descriptor Systems - Courseware Viewer. Then use the File - Open menu to open the c:\springclass\courseware\springclass.crs file. You should see the screen show.