2.3 Installation IBM Installation ManagerIBM® IBM Installation Manager is a single installation program that uses remote or local software repositories to install, modify, or update certain IBM products. Use this program to install, update, modify, roll back, and uninstall packages on your computer. Before you install Installation Manager on your target machines, you must consider what mode you will use to deploy packages. The mode that you choose determines how you install the software. There are three modes: administrator, non-administrator, and group. The primary difference between these modes is which users can launch Installation Manager.
- Administrator mode: Installation Manager can only be installed once per machine. This mode is required for packages that require administrator or root privileges to be deployed. Also, the user who launches Installation Manager must be a member of the “Administrators” group on Windows or have root privileges on UNIX, Linux, IBM i, IBM z/OS®, and OS X operating systems.
- Non-administrator mode: Installation Manager can be installed once per user. This mode is useful when users have their own copy of an application. Those copies are managed separately by the respective user accounts. However, in this mode, packages that require administrator access cannot be installed.
- Group mode: Use this mode when you use multiple user accounts to manage the installed applications. In group mode, a group of users share packages. This mode is only available on Linux, UNIX, IBM z/OS, and OS X platforms. It is not available on Windows or IBM i. Packages must be enabled for group mode. Check the documentation for your package to determine whether the package is enabled for group mode. Downloading Installation Manager To download the installation files, go to the Installation Manager download links technical document and click the applicable download document link. The download document contains details about downloading the installation files. Installing IBM Installation Manager :
Installation Manager is installed only once for each user ID on the computer. To Install IBM Installation Manager :
1. On the Setup disk, change to the InstallerImage_platform subdirectory.
2. Run one of the following commands:
To install as an Admin:install
To install as a non-Admin: userinst
3. On the first page of the Install Packages wizard, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions to
install the latest available version. If a newer version is available, it is automatically selected for
installation. Click Next.
4. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for IBM Installation Manager. If you agree to
the terms of all the license agreements, clickClick I accept the terms in the license agreements and
then Click Next.
5. On the location page, in the Installation Manager Directory field, type the path type the path for
the directory where you want to install Installation Manager or accept the default path and then
Click Next.
6. On the Summary page, review your choices before starting the installation process. If you want to
change your selections, Click Back to return to the previous pages. When you are satisfied with
your selections, Click Install. |