Every product is packaged and delivered differently.
You can download installation files for a product or you can obtain
product discs that contain installation files.
When you
insert a disc into a local computer, the IBM® Installation Manager starts
automatically. If you are not using a disc on a local computer, you
must start the installation process yourself. Extract the downloaded
files or copy the disc files to a common location, and then you can
determine the files to use to start the installation.
Note: Consult the product documentation for specific
details on starting your product installation.
Starting a product installation with
the launchpad
- Open the directory that contains the product installation files.
- Double-click launchpad.
- Some products use launchpad to open the main window of Installation
Manager,
some products open the Install wizard in Installation
Manager,
and other products require that you set a repository connection before
proceeding with a wizard. If your product requires you to add repository,
select the diskTag.inf file in the installation files.
See Repository preferences for more information about adding
repositories.
- Use the Install, Update, Modify, Roll Back, or Uninstall wizards
in Installation
Manager to
continue.
Starting a product installation with
an executable program or other types of installation files
- Open the directory that contains the product installation files.
- Run the executable program or other type of installation file
that the product installation files contain. Installation
Manager opens.
- Use the Install, Update, Modify, Roll Back, or Uninstall wizards
in Installation
Manager to
continue.
Starting from an installed version
of Installation
Manager to
access product installation files in a common repository
A
common repository location contains the product installation files. The
files can be obtained from a product download or copied from a disc.
- Start Installation
Manager.
- Add a repository by specifying the location of the directory,
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, .jar, or .zip files that contain the diskTag.inf or repository.config files.
- Use the Install, Update, Modify, Roll Back, or Uninstall wizards
in Installation
Manager to
continue.
Starting with the installer package
to install Installation
Manager
Install Installation
Manager to
use for installing and managing packages on your computer.
- Download the latest version of Installation
Manager.
For more information about downloading this program, see Installation
Manager downloads.
- Extract the installation files to a temporary location.
- Run one of these commands to start the installation:
- Windows: install.exe
- Linux and UNIX: ./install
You can use the userinst command to install
packages for the logged-in user only. You can use the groupinst command
to install packages for users running in group mode on Linux and UNIX platforms.
For information on installation modes and commands, see Installing
as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group.
For information on group road maps and the GUI, see Group road maps and the user interface
- Use the Installation
Manager Install
wizard to continue.
You can install
Installation
Manager without
using the GUI:
Starting with the installer package
for Installation
Manager to
use without installing
Use Installation
Manager to
install a package without installing Installation Manager on your
computer.
- Download the latest version of Installation
Manager.
For more information about downloading this program, see Installation
Manager downloads.
- Extract the installation files to a temporary location.
- Make a back up copy of the install.ini file.
Note: For
a nonadministrator install, make a back up copy of
userinst.ini.
For group install on Linux and UNIX platforms, make a back up copy
of
groupinst.ini. For information on installation
modes or on performing a silent installation, see
Installing
as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group.
- Open the install.ini file with a text editor
and delete the following lines:
input
@osgi.install.area\install.xml
- Run the command to start the installation:
- Windows: install.exe
- Linux and UNIX: ./install
- Use the Installation
Manager Install
wizard to continue installing a package.