Service repositories are repositories located at IBM®.com, which contain product updates.
Each IBM product includes links
to service repositories that are specific to the product. IBM Installation Manager searches
both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository
table of the repository preferences window.
You cannot see or modify the service repository links.
When the preference
Search service repositories during installation
and updates is checked,
Installation
Manager accesses IBM.com and searches for available
updates for installed products. This preference is selected by default.
Important: If a machine does not have access to IBM.com or you do not want the machine to access IBM.com, clear Search service
repositories during installation and updates. When this option
is checked, the Install, Modify, and Update wizards try to access
the service repositories. If a connection is not made, Installation
Manager times
out and then tries to reconnect before starting the installation,
update, or modify.
Check the preference
Search service
repositories during installation and updates to search the service
repositories for updates to installed packages. To set this preference
in
Installation
Manager,
go to .
Note: Updates
from service repositories do not display in the repository table.
For example, updates are available from the service repositories for
an IBM product that you have
installed. You checked Search service repositories during installation
and updates. You open the repository table. The updates from the
service repositories do not display. However, the updates from service
repositories do display when you click Install, Modify, or Update
in Installation
Manager.
What to do next
The preferences Search
service repositories during installation and updates and Search
for Installation
Manager updates determine
what updates are search for by Installation
Manager.
For information about how these preferences work together, see Searching for updates. For information about Search for Installation
Manager updates,
see Updates preference.