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 designed for Installation
Manager to
install.
Before you begin
Before you can install a package,
Installation
Manager must
be able to access the repository that contains the package to install.
If you have a Passport Advantage account, you can install packages
from the IBM Passport Advantage site. See
Installing packages from IBM Passport Advantage for more
information.
If you are installing fixes or updates or extensions,
the product to be updated or extended must be closed before the package
is installed.
About this task
The installation steps in this topic cover a typical installation
scenario. You can use
Installation
Manager to
install various and customized packages. During an 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 for features of a 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
about installing silently, see Installation road maps.
You
can install updates at the same time that you install the base package.
To
install a package:
Procedure
- 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 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 installed
into the same package group. If the packages you select are not compatible, Installation
Manager displays
an error message. The error message informs 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 is unavailable.) The first time that you install a package,
you must create a package group. To create a 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 are installed. Choices apply
to all packages that are installed in this package group. You have
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 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 automatically
enforces 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.
- 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.