Installation

A complete set of installation instructions and procedures is provided in the System Administrator Guide.

Related applications

The following applications are also provided for installation if required:

• TP Director: This application should be installed when using APPC programs to help them run correctly when one of the connection partners is running in a multi-user environment such as Windows Terminal Server.
• Script Engine: This is a separate application provided alongside Rumba to create and modify Rumba+ scripts. With Rumba+ scripts, you can automatically reconfigure the user interface, perform random access file operations, automate tasks, modify functionality, and handle incoming events.
• Micro Focus Rumba+ Desktop Developers Edition Visual Studio Add-in: Integrates RDE .NET capabilities into Microsoft Visual Studio using templates, IntelliSense, code snippets, samples, and full documentation of the RDE .NET API.
• VBA Add-On: Provides the ability to create macros using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Note: Newer versions of these applications are available in line with Rumba+ Desktop 10. If you have one of these applications installed, then

1. Uninstall the appropriate application.
2. Install Rumba+ Desktop 10.
3. Install the version of the application supplied with Rumba+ Desktop 10.

Upgrading Rumba+ Desktop

You can upgrade to Rumba+ Desktop 10 from all versions from 7.x onwards.

Data is migrated automatically if:

• The version of Rumba+ being upgraded was installed using the default location for data folders.
• The default location for data folders is also used during the upgrade.

Data is migrated as follows:

• All data from:

  C:\Users\<user>\Documents\NetManage\Rumba

  is copied to:

  C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Micro Focus\Rumba

• All data from:

  C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\NetManage\Rumba

  is copied to:

  C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Micro Focus\Rumba

Upgrading from an evaluation version

1. Ensure Rumba+ Desktop is not running.
2. Open the Windows Control Panel and select Programs and Features.
3. Select Micro Focus Rumba+ Desktop and click Uninstall.
4. Close the Program and Features window.
5. Double-click the Rumba_<package> file, where <package> is one of :
   • AS400
   • Citrix
   • Mainframe
   • Office
   • UNIX
6. Follow the instructions in the Rumba+ Setup Wizard.

Repairing Rumba+ Desktop

A Rumba+ Desktop installation can be repaired using the Windows Programs and Features dialog box. Choose Change > Repair from the Application Maintenance dialog box.

Types of installation

In addition to an upgrade, the installation package supports:

• Installing on a computer with no previous Rumba+ installation
• Administrative installation
• SMS installation
• Customized installations using transforms (.mst files)

Note: Advertising/Install on Demand is no longer supported.

Security compatibility with other Micro Focus products

Rumba+ Desktop Desktop 10 contains FIPS 140-2 compliant Security Services and supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)-formatted IP addresses for hosts.

As a result, Rumba+ Desktop 10 is only compatible with Rumba+ Desktop FTP Client 4.7 and Web-to-Host 6.9.2.