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Installing
Installation introduction
This section contains the instructions to install, update, and uninstall your product.
Installation default values and conventions
The installation documentation uses conventions that imply specific directory locations, such as Shared resources directory.

Overview
Getting started
Installing
- Installation introduction
  This section contains the instructions to install, update, and uninstall your product.
  - What's new for installing Rational Business Developer
    The installation process for IBM® Rational® Business Developer is largely unchanged from previous versions.
  - 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 that imply specific directory locations, such as Shared resources directory.
- Planning the installation
  Before you install or update the product, plan the installation. When you effectively plan and understand the key aspects of the installation process, you can ensure a successful installation.
- Preinstallation tasks
  To prepare for and simplify the installation process, back up files, prepare databases and servers where required, and configure workstations.
- Installing Rational® Business Developer
  To install IBM Rational Business Developer, follow the procedures in this section.
- Installing WebSphere® Application Server
  You can install WebSphere® Application Server.
- Post-installation tasks
  After you install your product, complete post-installation tasks, configure your product, and then start the product.
- Modifying software
  With the Modify Packages wizard in IBM® Installation Manager, you can change the language and feature selections of an installed product package. You can also use the Modify Packages wizard to install new features that might be included in a package update, such as a refresh pack.
- Updating software
  You can search for product updates and install the updates for your IBM® product.
- Reverting updates to previous versions
  You can remove an update to a package in order to revert to a previous version by using the Roll Back wizard of IBM® Installation Manager.
- Uninstalling software
  Use the IBM® Installation Manager to uninstall your product. If no other products are installed, you can uninstall Installation Manager also.
- Installing silently
  You can install a product package silently by using either Installation Manager in silent installation mode or by using IBM® Installation Manager installer. When you run Installation Manager in silent mode, the user interface is not available; instead, a response file inputs the commands that are required to install the product package.
Upgrading and migrating
Developing
Samples
Troubleshooting and support
Reference
Glossary
Using the help
Notices for IBM Rational Business Developer documentation

Installation default values and conventions

The installation documentation uses conventions that imply specific directory locations, such as Shared resources directory. The conventions and associated default values for IBM Rational Business Developer are in the following table.

Table 1. Installation documentation conventions and default values
Name	Convention in installation documentation	Default Value
IBM® Installation Manager installation directory	`Installation Manager directory`	Admin installation: : C:\Program Files\IBM\InstallationManager : /opt/IBM/InstallationManager Non-admin installation: : `user.home`\IBM\InstallationManager : `user.home`/IBM/InstallationManager
Installation Manager shared resources directory	`Shared resources directory`	Admin installation: : C:\Program Files\IBM\IBMIMShared : /opt/IBM/IBMIMShared Non-admin installation: : `user.home`\IBM\IBMIMShared : `user.home`/IBM/IBMIMShared
IBM Rational Business Developer installation directory	`Rational Business Developer directory`	Admin installation: : C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP : /opt/IBM/SDP Non-admin installation: : `user.home\IBM\SDP` : `user.home`/IBM/SDP