The IBM® Installation
Manager is a program that is used to install, update, and modify packages.
The IBM Installation
Manager is a program that manages the IBM applications, or packages, it installs
on your computer. The Installation Manager does more than just install packages;
it keeps track of what you have installed, helps define what is available
for you to install, and it helps you organize your installation directories.
It provides tooling to keep packages up to date, to modify the packages, to
manage the licenses for your packages, and to uninstall the packages from
your system.
There are five wizards in the Installation Manager that make it easy to
maintain your package through its lifecycle:
- The Install Packages wizard walks you through the
installation process. You can install a package by simply accepting the defaults,
or you can modify the default settings to create a custom installation. Before
you install, you are provided with a complete summary of your selections throughout
the wizard. Using the wizard you can install one or more packages at one time.
- The Update Packages wizard will search for available
updates to packages you have installed. An update might be a fix that was
released, a new feature, or a new version of the product. Details of the contents
of the update are provided in the wizard. You can choose whether to apply
an update.
- With the Modify Packages wizard you can modify certain
elements of a package you have already installed. During your first installation
of the package, you select the features you want to install. If you find later
that you require other features, you can use the modify packages wizard to
add them to your package. You can also remove features, and add or remove
languages.
- The Manage Licenses wizard helps you set up the licenses
for your packages. Use this wizard to change your trial license to a full
license, to set up your servers for floating licenses and to select which
type of license to use for each package.
- The Uninstall Packages wizard will remove a package
from your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.