Installation Manager includes seven wizards that make it easy to
maintain packages throughout their life cycles:
- The Install 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 wizard searches for available
updates to packages that you have installed. An update might be a
released fix, 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, wizard you can modify certain
elements of a package that you have already installed. During the
first installation of the package, you select the features that 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 Import wizard adds existing packages
that were installed using installation tools other than Installation
Manager to the list of installed packages.
Installation Manager
tracks the inventory of all products that it installs, including their
selectable features and maintenance updates. Some products that currently
can be installed using Installation Manager, however, might have used
a different installation technology to install an earlier version
on your system. Installation Manager must import information about
any existing installations of these products before it can modify
and update them.
Note: This wizard is available only after Installation
Manager detects a package in a repository that requires this feature.
- The Roll Back wizard enables you to revert
to a previous version of a package.
- The Uninstall wizard removes a package from
your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.