Installing products, packages, and updates

You can use IBM Installation Manager to install products, packages, and updates. Before you can install a package, Installation Manager must be able to access the repository that contains the package that you want to install.
The installation steps in this topic cover a typical installation scenario. You can use Installation Manager to install various and customized packages; therefore, it is possible that during your installation sessions, you will see Installation Manager pages and windows that are not discussed in this topic. Additional Installation Manager pages might be required, for example, to accept preferences (such as a directory location) for features of the specific package that you are installing. If you require additional assistance with these custom installation pages, refer to the documentation that is provided with the package.
Note: You can run Installation Manager in silent mode to install, update, and uninstall packages. For information on installing silently, see Working with silent installations.

To install a package:

  1. If programs that were installed using Installation Manager are running.
  2. From the Start page, click Install Packages. Installation Manager searches its defined repositories for available packages.
  3. If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops the computer, restarts, and resumes.
  4. The Install page of Installation Manager lists all the packages that are found in the repositories that Installation Manager searched. If two versions of a package are discovered, only the most recent version of the package is displayed. (To display all versions of any package that Installation Manager finds, select Show all versions.)
  5. Click a package version to display its description in the Details pane. If additional information about the package is available, a More info link is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the additional information in a browser. To fully understand the package you are installing, review all information before installation.
  6. To search for fixes, updates, and extensions (which add features to existing packages), to the available packages, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions. Installation Manager searches for updates in the default update repositories for the packages. Notes:
    • For Installation Manager to search the default repository for the installed packages, the preference Search service repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default.
    • Typically, Internet access is required.
    A progress indicator shows that Installation Manager is searching. You can install updates at the same time that you install the base package.
  7. If updates for a package are found, then they are displayed in the Packages list on the Install Packages page after their corresponding package. Only recommended versions are displayed by default.
  8. Select the packages and any updates to the packages that you want to install. Updates that have a dependency relationship are automatically selected and cleared together. Click Next to continue.
    Note: If you choose to install multiple packages at the same time, then all the packages will be installed into the same package group.
  9. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected packages. On the left side of the License page, the list of licenses for the packages that you selected is displayed; click each item to display the license agreement text.
    1. If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
    2. Click Next to continue.
  10. On the Location page, type the path for the shared resources directory in the Shared Resources Directory field. The shared resources directory contains resources that can be shared by multiple package groups.
    Important: You can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that you install a package. For best results, use the drive with the most available space so as to ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall all packages.
  11. Click Next to continue.
  12. On the Location page, either choose an existing package group to install the packages into, or create a new one. A package group is a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. (Some packages might not be able to share a package group, in which case the option to use an existing package group will be unavailable.) By default, the first time that you install a package, you will create a new package group. To create a new package group:
    1. Click Create a new package group.
    2. Type the path for the installation directory for the package group. The name for the package group is created automatically.
    3. Click Next to continue.
  13. On the next Location page, you can choose to extend an existing compatible Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) that is already installed on your computer, adding the functionality in the packages that you are installing. Depending on the packages that you are installing, this option might not be available. You must have a version of Eclipse that is compatible with that of the package you are installing to use this feature. Installation manager will inform you if you do not have a compatible version.
    • If you do not want to extend an existing Eclipse IDE, click Next to continue.
    • To extend an existing Eclipse IDE:
      1. Select Extend an existing Eclipse.
      2. In the Eclipse IDE field, type or navigate to the location of the folder that contains the Eclipse executable file (eclipse.exe or eclipse.bin). Installation Manager will check whether the Eclipse IDE version is valid for the packages that you are installing. The Eclipse IDE JVM field displays the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for the IDE that you specified.
      3. Click Next to continue.
  14. On the next Location page under Languages, select the languages for the package group. The corresponding language translations for the user interface and documentation for the packages will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages that are installed in this package group and you are given the option to select languages only the first time that you install a package to a package group. You can install other languages to all of the packages in a package group using the Modify Packages wizard.
  15. On the Features page, select the package features that you want to install.
    1. Optional: To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.
    2. Optional: Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
    3. Select or clear features in the packages. Installation Manager will automatically enforce any dependencies with other features and display updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation. To return to the default features that are selected for the packages, click Restore default.
    4. When you are finished selecting features, click Next to continue.
  16. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the packages. If you want to change your choices, click Back, and make changes.
  17. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the packages. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
  18. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
    2. In the Install Package wizard, select the package to start when you exit.
    3. Click Finish to start the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you return to the Start page of Installation Manager.

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