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  2. Installing

    Learn how to install the product.

  3. Using IBM Installation Manager
  4. Installation Manager

    You can use the Installation Manager to install, upgrade, modify or uninstall applications, or packages, on your computer.

  5. Installing silently

    Use IBM Installation Manager to run a silent install of an HCL product. When you run a silent install, the Installation Manager interface is not available. Installation Manager uses a response file that contains commands required to install the product package.

  6. Using Installation Manager to silently install and update packages

    Use Installation Manager to silently install HCL products from a command line.

  • Installing

    Learn how to install the product.

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    • Install and deploy HCL Compass

      Find information about installing and deploying HCL Compass client and server software

    • Using IBM Installation Manager
      • Installation Manager

        You can use the Installation Manager to install, upgrade, modify or uninstall applications, or packages, on your computer.

        • About managing installations with Installation Manager
        • Installing as an administrator or nonadministrator

          You can install software with IBM® Installation Manager as an administrator or nonadministrator.

        • Agent data location

          The agent data location, or appDataLocation, is the directory that Installation Manager uses for data that is associated with an application. Associated data includes the state and history of operations that Installation Manager completes.

        • Installation repositories

          IBM Installation Manager retrieves HCL product files from repository locations.

        • Setting repository preferences

          A repository is a location that stores data for installing, modifying, rolling back, updating, or uninstalling packages.

        • Installing silently

          Use IBM Installation Manager to run a silent install of an HCL product. When you run a silent install, the Installation Manager interface is not available. Installation Manager uses a response file that contains commands required to install the product package.

          • Installing Installation Manager in wizard mode

            Use wizard mode to install Installation Manager

          • Installation Manager command-line arguments

            Use the following table to learn more about IBM Installation Manager command-line arguments.

          • Using Installation Manager to silently install and update packages

            Use Installation Manager to silently install HCL products from a command line.

          • Creating a response file with Installation Manager while installing

            You can create a response file by recording your actions as you install an HCL product using IBM Installation Manager.

          • Recording a response file with Installation Manager

            You can create a response file by recording your actions in Installation Manager. When you record a response file, the selections that you make in Installation Manager are stored in an XML file. When you run Installation Manager in silent mode, Installation Manager uses the data in the XML response file to install packages.

          • Using a response file to install

            Commands for using response files with Installation Manager.

          • Silently uninstalling Installation Manager

            Use the uninstall script to uninstall Installation Manager.

          • Sample response file: Installing a package

            The sample response files show how to install a software package with Installation Manager.

          • Silent installation log files

            You can use silent install log files to examine the results of a silent installation session.

        • Package groups and the shared resource directory

          When you install a product package using IBM Installation Manager, you must choose a package group and a shared resource directory.

        • Updating the product

          You can install updates for packages that were installed by using IBM Installation Manager. Package updates provide fixes and updates to installed features and might include new features that you can install by using the Modify wizard.

        • Modifying a product installation

          IBM Installation Manager enables you to modify the language and feature selections of an installed product package.

        • Uninstalling the product

          The Uninstall option in IBM Installation Manager enables you to uninstall packages from a single installation location. You can uninstall all installed packages from every package group.

Using Installation Manager to silently install and update packages

Use Installation Manager to silently install HCL products from a command line.

About this task

For information about installing packages silently using Installation Manager, see the following topics in the Installation Manager documentation:
  • Silent installation roadmaps.
  • Installation Manager command-line arguments for silent mode.
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