IBM® Installation Manager includes
wizards to maintain software packages throughout their life cycles:
- The Install wizard walks you through the
installation process. You can install a package by accepting the defaults,
or you can change the default settings to customize an installation.
Before you install a package, you see a summary of your selections
throughout the wizard. Using the wizard, you can install one or more
packages at one time.
- The Update wizard searches for available
updates to packages that you have installed. An update might be a
released fix, a new feature, or a new version of the product. Details
of the contents of the update are provided in the wizard. You can
decide whether to apply an update.
- With the Modify wizard, you can change certain
elements of a package that you have installed. During the first installation
of the package, you select the features to install. If you require
other features later, you can use the Modify wizard to add the features.
You can also remove features.
- The Manage Licenses wizard helps you set
up the licenses for your packages. Use this wizard to change your
trial license to a full license, to set up your servers for floating
licenses, and to select which type of license to use for each package.
- The Import wizard adds packages that were
installed by using installation tools other than Installation
Manager to
the list of installed packages.
Installation
Manager tracks
the products that it installs, including selectable features and maintenance
updates for products. Earlier versions of some products that can
be installed with Installation
Manager might
have been installed with different installation technology. Installation
Manager must
import information about existing installations of these products
before Installation
Manager can
modify and update the products.
Note: This wizard is available
only after Installation
Manager detects
a package in a repository that requires this feature.
- The Roll Back wizard enables you to revert
to a previous version of a package.
- The Uninstall wizard removes a package from
your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.