Service repositories are repositories that are located
at IBM®.com and that 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.