You can modify the content of packages that are installed
using IBM® Installation Manager.
Before you begin
Close all programs that are installed with
Installation
Manager.
Before
you can modify a package,
Installation
Manager must
have access to the repository that contains the package installation
files.
- If you have an IBM Passport Advantage® account,
you can modify packages from the Passport Advantage site. See Installing packages from Passport Advantage for
more information about connecting to a Passport Advantage repository.
- If you are making modifications from a repository that is not
located on the Passport
Advantage site, you must specify the repository in the preferences
before trying to modify the package. See Repository preferences for
more information.
About this task
Use
Installation
Manager to
add or remove features, add or remove languages, or functions.
Procedure
To modify an installed package:
- In Installation
Manager,
click Modify.
- If a new version of Installation
Manager is
found, you are prompted to confirm the installation of it before you
can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation
Manager automatically
installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
- In the Modify wizard, select the packages
to modify and click Next.
- (Optional) On the next Modify Packages page,
under Languages, add or remove languages by selecting
them. The corresponding language files are installed. Your choices
apply to all packages installed in this package group.
- Click Next.
- (Optional) On the Features page, select the package features
to install or remove.
- To learn more about a feature, click the feature and
review the description under Details.
- If you want to see the dependency relationships between
features, select Show Dependencies. When you
click a feature, any features that depend on it and any features that
are its dependents are shown in the Dependencies window.
As you select or exclude features in the packages, Installation
Manager automatically
enforces any dependencies with other features and shows updated download
size and disk space requirements for the installation.
- To return to the default features selected for the packages,
click Restore default.
- When you are finished selecting features, click Next.
- On the Summary page, review your selections.
- To change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back.
- When you are satisfied with your choices, click Modify.
- When the installation process completes, a message confirming
the installation is shown.