Before you begin the installation, read these topics and
decide how you will install the software and licenses.
Downloading the installation media
IBM Passport Advantage® website provides
access to all of your entitled software; you can download products
directly to your computer for installation. The Collaborative Lifecycle
Management software can also be download from the jazz.net website.
Verifying and extracting electronic images
If you download the installation files from IBM Passport
Advantage, you must extract the electronic image from the compressed
files before you can install the software. Always verify the completeness
of the downloaded files before extracting the image.
Specifying the repository
A repository is a location for storing installation or
update package data. By default, IBM Installation
Manager uses an embedded URL in each product package to connect to
a repository server through the Internet and search for available
install packages and new features. You can set these repository locations
on the Repositories page of the Preferences window. Your organization
might require you to redirect the repository to use intranet sites.
Installation Manager: overview
IBM Installation
Manager is a program for installing, updating, and modifying packages.
It helps you manage the IBM applications,
or packages, that it installs on your computer. Installation Manager
does more than install packages: It helps you keep track of what you
have installed, determine what is available for you to install, and
organize installation directories.