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.
The Installation Manager is installed when you use the Launchpad
to install the Rational
Requirements Composer server
or client. You can use Installation Manager to manage installation
functions after the initial installation.
Installation Manager includes six wizards that make it easy to
maintain packages:
- The Install wizard walks you through the
installation process.
- The Update wizard searches for available
updates to packages that you have installed.
- The Modify wizard helps you modify certain
elements of a package that you have already installed.
- The Manage Licenses wizard helps set up the
licenses for some product packages. This feature is not applicable
for Rational
Requirements Composer licensing.
- The Roll Back wizard helps you to revert
to a previous version of a package.
- The Uninstall wizard removes a package from
your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.
The latest version of Installation Manager might be required for
your package. Updates are discovered automatically if you have not
cleared the Search service repositories for updates check box on the
Installation Manager preference page.
For more information, see the IBM Installation Manager information center.