IBM Rational Rhapsody Installation

Rational Rhapsody is a visual modeling environment using UML for systems engineers and software developers creating real-time or embedded systems and software. It uses graphical models to generate software applications in various languages including C, C++, C#, Ada and Java. 

Rational Rhapsody helps diverse teams collaborate to understand and elaborate requirements, abstract complexity visually using industry standard languages (UML, SysML, AutoSAR, DoDAF, MODAF, and UPDM) validate functionality early in development, and automate delivery of high quality products. 

Rational Rhapsody can be installed in approximately three steps: Install License Key Server, Purchase License Keys, and Install Rhapsody client tools.  

Install Rational Rhapsody Client (for all Rhapsody Users)

Prerequisites:

1. For the Univ. of Akron students, the license server is already setup at  27001@cobismcourses.uakron.edu, and so they do not need to worry about this prerequisite. 
2. For the Univ. of Akron students, please follow https://www.ecourse.org/news.asp?which=5040 to download and install Visual Studio

• (License Server): Before you install Rhapsody client, you need to make sure RLKS server, i.e., license server,  is up and running.  To install the license server, follow https://www.ecourse.org/news.asp?which=5782. 
• (Java Development Kit): If you want Rhapsody to support Java, you will need to have JDK before you install Rhapsody. Follow https://www.ecourse.org/news.asp?which=5823 to install JDK.
  • To check its installation location, type "which java" in MacOS/Linux terminal  or in Windows, go to Start > cmd to open Command Prompt and type the command as follows

        for %i in (javac.exe) do @echo.   %~$PATH:i

• (Visual Studio): If you want Rhapsody to support C# or Visual Basic, you will need to install Visual Studio before Rhapsody installation.

Rhapsody Installation

• Download the media file RatlRhapsody_XXX.zip) from IBM (for The University of Akron students, go to Microsoft Teams), open the zip file, extract the files to a new folder, and run the setup.exe.
• You can choose to install either Developer, Designer, or Architect version. 

• Choose languages to be supported for forward and reverse engineering (C++ is all we need for the University of Akron students). 

• Choose the correct folder with Java JDK or JRE installation (This is required if you choose Java as supported language. You can download JDK from oracle.com and install JDK before you launch Rhapsody installation). 

• Choose whether to install files in one place or not:

• Choose Add-ons to be installed (Additional licenses may be required):

• When it comes to a step to specify your license key server address as Port@Server_IP_Address (e.g., for the the University of Akron students, use 27001@cobismcourses.uakron.edu as the license server. For members of ecourse.org, use 27001@ecourse.org.

• After the installation, restart your computer. Now you are ready to use Rhapsody! 

• If you encounter an error message because of missing licenses, follow https://www.ecourse.org/news.asp?which=5822 to add or edit TELELOGIC_LICENSE_FILE environment variable.