Chapter 2 Installing PowerDesigner

Installation Options

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

PowerDesigner has the following minimum system requirements:

• Microsoft Windows XP,
  
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or
  
  Microsoft Windows Vista
• 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:

• Projects and Frameworks
• Requirements Model (RQM)
• Enterprise Architecture Model (EAM)
• Business Process Model (BPM)
• Conceptual Data Model (CDM)
• Logical Data Model (LDM)
• Physical Data Model (PDM)
• Information Liquidity Model (ILM)
• Object-Oriented Model (OOM)
• XML Model (XSM)
• Repository
• Impact Analysis (IAM)
• Free Model (provided with all PowerDesigner configurations)
• Reports (provided with all PowerDesigner configurations)

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

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