Introduction to IBM Installation Manager

The IBM® Installation Manager is a program that helps you install, update, modify, and uninstall packages on your computer.

The IBM Installation Manager for Rational® Software Development Platform is an installation management tool that offers a number of time-saving features. It keeps track of what you are about to install, as well as what you have already installed and what is available for you to install. It searches for updates so you know that you are installing the latest version of a package. The Installation Manager also provides tools for managing licenses for the packages it installs, and for updating and modifying packages. It can also uninstall packages.

For additional information on IBM Installation Manager and related technology, refer to the white papers found at the following locations:
Note: Release notes, also called the readme file, cover release-specific information, such as problems and limitations, that became available after the product documentation was finalized. You can read release notes to learn more about a product and what is available in the latest version of the product.

To access the release notes, for Windows®, click Start > Programs > IBM Installation Manager, then click Release Notes. For Linux®, go to the documentation directory within your product installation location and open the file readme.html.


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