You can use the Import wizard to add
existing packages that were installed with installation tools other
than IBM® Installation Manager.
By importing these packages, you can use Installation
Manager to
manage the packages.
About this task
Attention: The Import wizard is used only with
IBM WebSphere® products. For information
about WebSphere products,
see the product information center:
IBM information
centers by product.
There are two ways to display
the Import wizard in
Installation
Manager:
Procedure
To import an existing package:
- Start Installation
Manager.
- If the location of the repository for the package is not
in your repository preferences, add the location.
- Click .
- Click Add Repository.
- Enter the path to the repository for the existing WebSphere package and then
click OK.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Click Import.
- In Installation Directory, click Browse to
find the installation.
- Click Next.
- If a panel requests a shared resources directory, take
the following actions:
- In the Shared Resources Directory field,
enter the path to a shared resources directory or click Browse to
find an existing directory to use for the shared resources.
- Click Next.
- Click Import to add the installation
into the inventory of installed products. If the import
procedure is not successful, click View Log File to
troubleshoot the issue.
- Click Finish.
- Optional: Verify that the import procedure
was successful.
- Click .
- Verify that the existing installation is listed.
- Click Close.