Re: Upgrading from RDi SOA version 7.5

First off, a few basic recommendations about installing this product...

1. If installing on Win7, never use the default installation path (in folder "Program Files"). I always create a c:\IBM folder to install the RD products.
2. This release uses updated base code levels, so it cannot share any resources with prior versions of RD. This means you MUST create a new package group. I again force all path prompts during install to point to my IBM folder.
3. The new packaging comes with some components that you probably DON'T want to install. Several new options supporting other midrange OS's are installed by default. You can uncheck them...
4. I usually get a package dependency check during install, on the final "options" screen. This always relates to optional component in Rational Developer for WAS testing environment to match the WAS server(s) you selected in a prior screen.

The download of this product is tricky, confusing, ... pathetic... It is not at all clear which parts are required, which are optional. Oh yeah, product keys aren't any easier to get than the rest of it, so be prepared for the urge to .. never mind. I'd probably download EVERYTHING and try to sort it out later... I most certainly downloaded from a different site, because I wound up with 8 or 9 packages that had to be unzipped into a common folder before the assemblies were available for installation. YUK! On the site you visited, the first package is RBD, the second is WAS server, and the third is RDP. Get all three!

The product you are seeking IS still called RDi-SOA (v8.5), though this is the ONLY RDi labeled product still available from Rational. It is composed of:

"Rational Developer for Power Systems Software" (now known as RDP, formerly known as RDi)
"Rational Business Developer" (RBD)

Hth,
-Eric DeLong


-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ewout N Boter
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 9:18 AM
To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Upgrading from RDi SOA version 7.5

Hi all,

At our shop, we are currently using RDi SOA version 7.5. Now, I want to
upgrade to the latest version of the product. As far as I know, it is not
possible to upgrade using Installation Manager. Now, I wonder how to
proceed. What software should I download? Should I do a fresh install, in
new directories, and then uninstall the old version? What are the best
practices?

On an IBM site, I found the following three downloads:

IBM Rational Developer for System i SOA V8.5 for Rational Business
Developer V8.5 Core Multilingual Multiplatform eAssembly(CRJ07ML)
IBM Rational Developer for System i SOA V8.5 for Rational Business
Developer V8.5 Optional Multilingual Multiplatform eAssembly(CRJ08ML)
IBM Rational Developer for System i SOA V8.5 for Rational Developer for
Power V8.5 Multilingual Multiplatform eAssembly(CRJ06ML)

There is no mention of Rational Business Developer itself. Should I look
elsewhere for finding RBD? If so, where?

By the way, I am (still) confused about the naming of the products, and
how they relate to each other. In my understanding, we are currently using
a combination of Rational Business Developer (RBD) and Rational Developer
for i. This combination is known under the name RDi SOA. Is that correct?
Is it still valid under version 8.5?

I hope someone can give me some good advice, because I always feel rather
uncomfortable when starting upgrades like these...

Ewout