IBM® Installation Manager retrieves product packages
from specified repositories and installs the products into selected
locations, referred to as package groups.
Package groups
During
installation, you specify a
package group into which
to install a product.
- A package group represents a directory in which products share
resources.
- When you install a product using the Installation Manager, you
either create a package group or install the product into an existing
package group. A new package group is assigned a name automatically;
however, you choose the installation directory for the package group.
- After you create a package group you cannot change the installation
directory. The installation directory contains files and resources
shared by the products installed into that package group.
- Product resources designed to be shared with other packages are
installed in the shared resources directory. Not all products can
share a package group, in which case the option to use an existing
package group will be disabled.
- When you install multiple products at the same time, all products
are installed into the same package group.
Important: When installing products
on the Windows® Vista operating system, do not create
package groups in the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\).
Otherwise, users without Administrator privileges will be unable to
use the product.
Shared resources directory
The
shared
resources directory is where product resources are installed
so that they can be used by multiple product package groups. You define
the shared resources directory the first time that you install the
first product package. For best results, use your largest disk drive
for shared resources directories. You cannot change the directory
location unless you uninstall all product packages.
Important: When
installing products on the Windows Vista
operating system, do not create the shared resources directory in
the Program Files directory (C:\Program Files\). Otherwise, users
without Administrator privileges will be unable to use the product.