Installing packages from IBM Passport Advantage

You can install, update, modify, roll back, or uninstall packages using repositories from IBM® Passport Advantage®.

Before you begin

Before you can install a package from Passport Advantage, you must have a Passport Advantage account and be entitled to the package. See Contacting IBM Software Support for information on Passport Advantage.

About this task

Passport Advantage contains package repositories. Instead of downloading the packages from Passport Advantage and creating a repository locally, you can access the repository located on Passport Advantage.

Procedure

To install a package using installation files from Passport Advantage:

  1. Set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to Passport Advantage. See Setting Passport Advantage preferences for information on setting a connection and saving credentials.
  2. Click Install in Installation Manager.

Results

The Install page of Installation Manager opens. A list of packages found by Installation Manager are displayed. Installation Manager displays only the packages that you are entitled for from the Passport Advantage repository. To continue the installation process, following the steps provided in the Procedure section in Installing packages.

To update, modify, roll back or uninstall a package, click Update, Modify, Roll Back, or Uninstall in Installation Manager.