Version 2003.06.13, September 2004
This file last updated: 08/09/2004
Material ID/Part Number: GI11-5918-03
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Product changes described in this document and contained within this service release apply if you are upgrading from:
These Service Release Notes include:
Go to rs_readme.html for a full description of the release, including enhancements, all supported platforms, and known issues.
Note: Some content from earlier versions of the IBM Rational Suite Service Release Notes has been removed from this document and included in the following IBM Rational guides that were updated in v2003.06.13:
- "IBM Rational Software Desktop Products Installation Guide"
- "IBM Rational Software Server Products Installation Guide"
- "IBM Rational Suite Upgrade Guide."
Service release v2003.06.13 contains product fixes and new features for IBM Rational products. This release will update the following IBM Rational Suite products to v2003.06.13:
Note: For more information on which tools are typically included with each edition of IBM Rational Suite, see the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
For information on:
This IBM Rational service release includes important product fixes, and may include new features. It is developed for a specific product version and does not affect the licensing of your products. Since there is no effect on licensing, the service release does not allow you to configure licensing while you apply it to the software. You will, however, be asked to accept the service release license agreement before installation.
This service release allows you to update selected IBM Rational components on your system. You do not have to find and select product-specific service releases. Because a service release is cumulative, you can apply the latest service release without applying earlier service releases. After you apply a service release, you may see new shortcuts or files. The service release updates the IBM Rational product's version number; for example, from 2003.06.00 to 2003.06.13. You can see the change in the "About <Rational Product> " dialog box accessible from the product's Help menu, or in the "Rational Installed Product Information" dialog box, which can be accessed from the Start menu.
What's New in This Service Release
Hardware/Software Information
Client Requirements
Server Requirements
Getting Started
Upgrades
Installation Information
Installation Issues
Defects and Changes
Known
Issues
Defects and Limitations In This Service Release
Defects Fixed In This Service Release
Contacting IBM Rational Software Support
These Release Notes are accurate at the time this product was prepared for release. The most recent version of this file is available in the IBM Publications at http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order. Search for GI11-5918-03 to find the latest version of these Release Notes in the IBM Publications Center. (To search for the IBM Publications Center, go to http://www.ibm.com and enter "IBM Publications Center" in the Search field.)
For information on "What's New" in this service release, see the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
For new information on client requirements, see the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
For new information on server requirements, see the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
Keep the following current v2003 documents easily accessible during this installation:
- Release Notes (and service release notes) for each IBM Rational product you are updating.
- The "IBM Rational Software Desktop Products Installation Guide"
- The "IBM Rational Software Server Products Installation Guide"
- "IBM Rational Suite Upgrade Guide."
For upgrade information, see the "IBM Rational Suite Upgrade Guide."
For upgrade information, see the "IBM Rational Suite Upgrade Guide."
For installation information, see the installation guides for IBM Rational software desktop and server products.
For installation information, see:
If you previously installed the XDE Floating License Enablement Kit, please ignore this section. License enablement of your XDE products is unaffected by this service release.
This service release enables you to manage v2003 IBM Rational XDE product use of floating license keys.
To enable XDE license enforcement:
After you configure XDE to use license keys:
When license enforcement has been activated, XDE behaves as follows:
A valid XDE license key is required throughout the duration of any XDE session, which is initiated when a model is opened and terminated when all models are closed. When the session begins, an attempt is made to check out a license key from the license server. If a license is available, XDE checks out the key for the duration of your session. If no XDE license keys are available on the server, a warning message appears informing you that you do not have a valid key. XDE will continue to operate, and you will continue to see this message while using XDE until a valid license key is acquired.
For upgrade information, see the "IBM Rational Suite Upgrade Guide."
For installation information, see the installation guides for IBM Rational software desktop and server products.
Once you install an IBM Rational service release:
Note: You will only be able to access the release notes using the links below if those products were contained on your installation media.
See the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
See the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
See the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
References to the Rational Download Manager in version 2003.06 documentation are no longer relevant. You may choose to keep it on the hard disk, but if it is uninstalled, it will not effect the proper functioning of Rational Suite.
These Release Notes are accurate at the time this product was prepared for release. The most recent version of this file is available in the IBM Publications at http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order.
See the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
See the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes.
This section identifies additional defects and limitations associated with IBM Rational products that were not included in earlier versions of IBM Rational Release Notes. For detailed, product-specific defects and limitations, read the release notes and service release notes for the product(s) of interest to you.
Note: These may also apply to other versions of IBM Rational products.
Product | RATLC ID/APAR | Description |
Install | RATLC00247828/ No APAR | When performing an
Upgrade installation of v2003.06.13, extraneous message boxes may obscure
the progress bar. If a message box with a window caption of "Windows Installer," text message of "Preparing to install …," and a single Cancel button appears over the main install window, click on the main install window to bring it to the front such that the progress bar is visible. |
Install | RATLC00700938/ APAR IC38809 | At the end of a Rational product installation, the Done or Finish button is always enabled now. Previously, the user could not click the Done or Finish button until all the required information was entered. Now, if all of the required information is not entered, an error message will inform the user that information is missing and indicate what pages and sections missing this information look like. |
Install | RATLC00724843 | IBM/Rational has
provided customers with two types of media, CDs and Downloads. You must
upgrade your systems using the same type of media as the original install.
This affects all desktop installs (and installs from release areas).
For more information, see the IBM Rational Suite Upgrade Guide. |
Licensing | RATLC00716852/ No APAR |
In order to open the firewall for the IBM Rational License Server on WinXP SP2
machines, a registry file (WinXPSP2.reg) has been provided in the <Install
Path>\Rational\common directory. Import the changes to the user's
registry by double-clicking this file. This action will open the firewall
for rational.exe and lmgrd.exe to use any ports.
You need to edit the WinXPSP2.reg file if you did not install the IBM Rational License Server to the default path of C:\Program Files\Rational\common\. This file can be edited with any typical editor (such as Notepad). To do this, replace the C:\Program Files\Rational\common in two locations in each line with the actual install path. |
Licensing | RATLC00455276/ No APAR | The "IBM Rational
License Management Guide" should state that IBM Rational supports redundant
server environments of heterogeneous operating systems:
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Licensing | RATLC00722629/ No APAR | The IBM "Rational
Software License Management Guide" refers to "License Key Certificate." This
is no longer used for license fulfillment. For more information on licensing, see the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes "Licensing" section. |
Licensing | RATLC00719580/ No APAR RATLC00441932/ No APAR |
Rational License Key Administrator v2003.06.13 enables you to import license keys on computers with multiple NIC cards. |
Licensing | RATLC00458025/ No APAR | Enhancements to
floating license disconnected use If your product uses floating license keys, IBM Rational products can run under certain conditions if you do not have network connectivity to your license server. The IBM Rational product will go into "disconnected use mode" if the product tries to acquire a floating license key and cannot find the license server within 3 days of the last time the user ran the product on that host. This feature is ideal for mobile users who use floating licenses in the office and then wish to use the product at home or away from the office shortly thereafter. As of v2003.06.13, if you have purchased a component of a Rational Suite product, you only have to launch one Suite component using a Suite License to be able to use all Rational Suite components in a disconnected manner. Viewing disconnected use status: Changing the time-out to delay disconnected use: To change the time-out:
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Licensing | RATLC00716852 | License Server cannot communicate with client on WinXP SP2 by default. For more information, read the section called "Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Security Measures" in the IBM Rational Suite Release Notes. |
Licensing | RATLC00459146/ No APAR |
New download
location for Rational UNIX License Server The download location for the Rational UNIX license server has changed from an ftp site to a Web download site. Use the following Web address to download the UNIX version of the Rational license server.
After you have downloaded the licensing executable files, follow the
instructions in Chapter 9 "Configuring a UNIX license server" in the
"Rational Software License Management Guide". When you are ready to install the server software, go to Step 2 in the "Installing the server
software and floating license keys" section. |
Licensing | RATLC00457793/ No APAR | The v2003.06.13
Rational License Server is based on FLEXlm version 9.2. This upgrade
resolves several customer reported defects at the FLEXlm level. You can use
this version of the Rational License Server to service Rational products at
earlier release levels. If you are upgrading the UNIX version of the Rational license server, log into the Rational Download and Licensing Center at https://www6.software.ibm.com/reg/rational/rational-i. For installation instructions, see "New download location for Rational UNIX license server" When you upgrade the license server, you must restart it. To restart the license server:
The following sections provide the start-up script commands for the UNIX
operating systems that IBM Rational supports: |
ClearQuest | RATLC00723156/ No APAR | Japanese users will notice English text mixed in with Japanese when using Crystal Reports. This is a known issue. |
Rational Web Platform | RATLC00726460/ No APAR |
Certain Rational Web Platform files differ in a v2003.06.13 installation,
depending upon whether the installation was a result of an upgrade from an
earlier version, or a new installation.
In the case of a new IBM Rational Suite Enterprise installation with Web Server feature selected, the common/rwp/conf/include/ccweb.conf file will have unsubstituted _CC_HOME_ placeholders. Users must manually replace all occurences of _CC_HOME_ with the actual physical path of ClearCase installation, for example: C:/Program Files/Rational/ClearCase. |
TestManager Install | RATLC00459258/ No APAR | The Crystal runtimes will not be installed on Win9x operating systems. Users need to install the product on Win NT and above to run reports. |
Site Preparation Tool | RATLC00721041/ No APAR | Previously, the Done button in the Site Preparation Tool window was disabled until you entered all the information required on the page. Now, the Done button is always enabled. If you click the Done button and some information has not been entered, an error message is displayed informing you that some information is still required. |
Documentation | RATLC00368352/ No APAR |
The instructions for using Full-Text Search on the Rational Solutions for
Windows Online Documentation CD may not be accurate for versions of Adobe
Acrobat later than 5.0. To set up full-text search, users may need to follow
the instructions below for step 1, instead of those listed in the
using_search.pdf.
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Product fixes contained within this service release are available at http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/documentation/. For detailed, product-specific information about defects fixed, read the release notes and service release notes for the product(s) of interest to you.
The IBM software support Internet site provides you with self-help resources and electronic problem submission. The IBM Rational Software Support Home page can be found at http://www.ibm.com/software/rational/support/.
Voice Support is available to all current contract holders by dialing a telephone number in your country (where available). For specific country phone numbers, go to http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/.