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Installing
Installing Rational® Business Developer
To install IBM Rational Business Developer, follow the procedures in this section.
Installing from the Setup disk
The Setup disk includes the launchpad program, which provides you with a location to start the installation process.
Starting the launchpad
The Setup disc includes the launchpad program, which provides you with a location to start the installation process.

Overview
Getting started
Installing
- Installation introduction
  This section contains the instructions to install, update, and uninstall your product.
- 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 from the Setup disk
    The Setup disk includes the launchpad program, which provides you with a location to start the installation process.
    - Starting the launchpad
      The Setup disc includes the launchpad program, which provides you with a location to start the installation process.
    - Starting the installation from the Setup disc
      To install IBM Rational Business Developer as a non-administrator, you must manually run the userinst program from the Setup disc instead of running the launchpad program. The userinst program provides the same functionality as the launchpad program.
  - Installing Installation Manager
    Use IBM® Installation Manager to install your software packages. Installation Manager is installed automatically when you start the installation for your product.
  - Installing by using Installation Manager
    Install IBM® Rational® Business Developer by using IBM Installation Manager.
- 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
EGL runtime error messages
Reference
Glossary
Using the help
Notices for IBM Rational Business Developer documentation

Starting the launchpad

The Setup disc includes the launchpad program, which provides you with a location to start the installation process.

Procedure

If you are installing from the DVDs, complete these steps:
1. Insert the Setup DVD into your DVD drive.
2. Mount the DVD drive.
3. If autorun is enabled on your computer, the launchpad program starts automatically. If the launchpad does not start automatically, complete one of these steps:
  - Run the launchpad.exe file, which is in the root directory of the DVD.
  - Run the launchpad.sh file, which is in the root directory of the DVD.
If you are installing from electronic disks that you downloaded from IBM® Passport Advantage®, open a command line and change to the directory in which you extracted the disk images. Then, complete the step that applies to your operating system:
- Run the RBD_SETUP\launchpad.exe file.
- Run the RBD_SETUP/launchpad.sh file.

Results

The launchpad program starts.