Installing PowerDesigner®

This section explains the system requirements and various install options of PowerDesigner®.

PowerDesigner has the following minimum system requirements:

Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or 7 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008
1.5 GHz processor
1 GB RAM
SVGA or higher-resolution graphics adapter and compatible color monitor (800x600)
CD-ROM drive
Up to 500MB for installation of all the core modules that make up the Studio Enterprise Edition.

You can choose among the following installation modes:

Standalone mode - is the typical install scenario, where PowerDesigner is installed directly on each client machine (see Installing PowerDesigner in Standalone Mode).
Administrative mode - installs PowerDesigner for use from a network machine (see Installing PowerDesigner in Administrative Mode).
Silent mode – allows you to deploy PowerDesigner on a large number of machines, using exactly the same setup options (see Installing PowerDesigner in Silent Mode).

Depending on which version of PowerDesigner you have purchased, you will be able to install one or more of the following modules:

In addition to the standalone version, you can also install PowerDesigner plug-ins for use in the Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs.

Installing PowerDesigner in Standalone Mode
Standalone mode is the standard method for installing PowerDesigner on one or more individual workstations.
Setting up a License Server
If you want to use a standalone served or a floating served license, you must have access to a license server. Licenses for all Sybase products can be managed by a SySAM license server, which is powered by Flexlm technology, and is available on the PowerDesigner CD-ROM.
Installing PowerDesigner in Administrative Mode
System administrators can install PowerDesigner on a server and have client machines run the application from this central install. The client machines do not install any files but their registry is modified in order to be able to access PowerDesigner from the specified location.
Installing PowerDesigner in Silent Mode
If you need to deploy PowerDesigner on a large number of machines and wish to reuse exactly the same setup options and destination folder for each machine, you can use the silent install mode. Silent install runs without user input, by using a response file (called setup.iss) that specifies all the required installation options.