When you add a repository in the repository preferences window, you can select one of the following files: diskTag.inf, repository.config, .zip, or a JAR file containing a repository. The Repository files table provides information about the different files.
Repository file | Information |
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diskTag.inf | diskTag.inf indicates to IBM® Installation Manager that
the files are from a disk image. diskTag.inf can be across multiple
disks. diskTag.inf cannot be used from an HTTP server. Updates do
not contain a diskTag.inf. Some IBM products ship with launchpad. Launchpad provides a single location to view release information and start the installation process. Launchpad is shipped only with disk images and uses only diskTag.inf. IBM products that ship with launchpad contain the files launchpad.exe or launchpad.sh. Note: You cannot
create a diskTag.inf with Packaging Utility but you can select a diskTag.inf
in Packaging Utility.
|
JAR file contain a repository | License kits are distributed using a .jar file. |
repository.config | Repository.config obtained from the repository
files. For updates, this file is typically in the install_files\IBMProduct
directory. Repository.config can be created or selected in Packaging Utility. Launchpad does not use repository.config. |
.zip file | .zip files that contain a diskTag.inf or are larger than 2.2 GB in size must be extracted. |