A repository is a location where data that is required
for installing or updating packages is stored. By default, IBM® Installation Manager uses a
URL that is embedded in each product package to connect to a repository
server through the Internet and to search for installation packages
and new features. Your organization might require you to redirect
the repository to use intranet sites. You can add repository locations
on the Repositories page of the Preferences window.
Before starting the installation process, obtain the installation
repository URL from your administrator or IBM.
To add, edit or remove a repository location:
- On the Start page of Installation
Manager, click , then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens and displays the repositories
that are available, their locations, and whether they are connected.
- On the Repositories page, click Add
Repository.
- In the Add repository dialog box,
type the URL of the repository location or click Browse to
find a .zip or JAR file that contains a repository, a diskTag.inf
file, or the repository.config file of an expanded repository, then
click OK. The new repository
location is added to the list. If the repository is not connected,
a red x is displayed in the Connection column.
- Click OK to close the Preference
page.
- Optional: Updates to packages can be stored in service
repositories, for example IBM support
sites or local update repositories, which might be linked to the repositories
you have listed above. To search for updated packages in these linked
service repositories, verify that Search service repositories
during installation and updates is selected. This preference
is selected by default. If this prefences is not selected,
the Update wizard does not check the service repositories for package
updates.