Updates preference

IBM® Installation Manager can search for updates to itself.

About this task

Use the preference Search for Installation Manager updates to enable or disable Installation Manager from searching for updates. When this preference is checked, Installation Manager searches for updates to itself. When this preference is cleared, Installation Manager does not search for updates to itself. This preference is cleared by default.

When the IBM product you are installing requires a newer version of Installation Manager, you must update Installation Manager.  When a newer version is required, you are prompted to update Installation Manager even if Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared. When the installed version is newer than the version included with the IBM product, Installation Manager remains at the current version. Installation Manager is backwards compatible.

The preferences Search service repositories during installation and updates and Search for Installation Manager updates determine which updates are searched for by Installation Manager. For information about how these preferences work together, see Searching for updates. For information about Search service repositories during installation and updates, see Repository preferences.

The preference Search for Installation Manager updates can also be set to true or false in a response file. The key for this preference is: com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates. For information about silent installation preference keys, see Silent installation preference keys.

Procedure

To set this preference in Installation Manager:

  1. Click File > Preferences > Updates.
  2. Select the Search for Installation Manager updates option. When you install, modify or update a package, Installation Manager searches for updates to itself as well.
  3. Click OK.

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