You can use IBM® Installation
Manager to install packages. A package can be a product, a group of
components, or a single component that is specifically designed for
Installation Manager to install.
Before you can install a package, Installation Manager must
be able to access the repository that contains the package that you
want to install.
If you are installing fixes or updates or extensions,
the product to be updated or extended must be closed before the package
is installed.
The installation steps in this topic cover a typical installation
scenario. You can use Installation Manager to install various and
customized packages; therefore, during your particular installation
session, you might see Installation Manager pages and windows that
are not described in this topic. For example, additional Installation
Manager pages might be displayed 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.
You can run Installation Manager in silent mode to
install, update, and uninstall packages. For information on installing
silently, see Working with silent installations
You
can install updates at the same time that you install the base package.
To
install a package:
- From the Start page, click Install. Installation Manager searches its defined repositories
for available packages.
- If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you
might be prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you
continue. Click Yes to proceed. Installation
Manager automatically installs the new version, restarts, and resumes.
- The Install page of Installation Manager lists all of the
packages that were 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. 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. To fully understand
the package that you are installing, review all information before
you install the package.
- 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.
If updates for a package are found, then they
are displayed in the Packages list on the Install
Packages page after their corresponding package. By default, only
the latest version of each package is displayed.
- 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.
Important: If you choose to install
multiple packages at the same time, they must be compatible and will
be installed into the same package group. If the packages you select
are not compatible, Installation Manager will display an error message
that will inform you of the packages that must be installed separately
into a different package group.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the
selected packages. Click Next to continue.
- 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. Click Next to continue.
Attention: You can specify the shared resources
directory only the first time that you install a package. For best
results, select the drive that has the most available space to ensure
adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot
change the location of the shared resources directory unless you uninstall
all packages.
- 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.) The first time that you install a package,
you must create a new package group. To create a new package group:
- Click Create a new package group.
- Type the path for the installation directory for the
package group. The name for the package group is created
automatically.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the next Location page, select the translations to install
for packages in the package group. The corresponding language translations
for the user interface and documentation will be installed. 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 language
translations for all of the packages in a package group with the Modify wizard.
Click Next to continue.
- On the Features page, select the package features that
you want to install.
- Optional: To see the dependency relationships
between features, select Show Dependencies.
- Optional: Click a feature to view its brief
description under Details.
- 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 restore the default features that
are selected for the packages, click Restore default.
- When you are finished selecting features, click Next to
continue.
- On the Help System page, select a method for accessing
help content.
- Select Access help from the Web if
you want to access help content on the Web. This method has the smallest
installation footprint and the most up-to-date information.
- Select Download help and access the content locally if
you want to work disconnected from the Internet with periodic updates.
- Select Access help from a server on your intranet if
you need to work behind a firewall with administrative updates.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before installing
the packages.
- When you are satisfied with your installation choices,
click Install to install the packages. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms
the success of the process.
When the installation process is complete,
a message confirms the success of the process.
- Examine the installation log (optional) and start the package.
- 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.
- In the Install wizard, select the package to start
when you exit.
- Click Finish to start the selected
package. The Install wizard closes and you return to the Start page
of Installation Manager.