Installation Manager
IBM Installation Manager helps you manage the installation, update, and uninstallation of IBM® applications, or packages, on your computer.
You can use Installation Manager for
the following package management tasks:
- Install
- Upgrade
- Modify - Add and remove installed features and functions
- Uninstall
If you need to get Installation Manager, see technote 609575.
The following table contains topics that provide information about the features available to you when using Installation Manager for managing your IBM applications. For more information about Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager documentation.
Tip: To determine the version of the Installation Manager documentation that you want to use, click from the Installation Manager home
page.
| Task | Client Server |
Information | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choosing the Installation Manager method for installing and maintaining your software packages | Client Server |
About managing installations with Installation Manager | Installation Manager provides multiple interfaces including wizard mode, silent mode, console mode, and command line. Before beginning the installation process, review these interface types and decide which method or combination of methods you want to use. |
| (Optional) Use IBM Packaging Utility software to set up a repository and to copy product packages to the repository. | Client Server |
IBM Packaging Utility | |
| Identify Installation Manager repository locations. | Client Server |
Installation repositories | You can use the default repository location or identify another repository location. |
| Check the repository location. | Client Server |
Setting repository preferences | |
| Install from an HTTP server or electronic image. | Client Server |
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| Select the products to upgrade. Upgrading products to the latest version ensures that you can take advantage of the latest feature and performance enhancements. | Client Server |
Package groups and the shared resource directory | |
| Install updates for products | Client Server |
Updating the product | Product updates provide fixes and updates to installed features |
| Modify the language and feature selections of an installed product | Client Server |
Modifying a product installation | |
| Uninstall products from a single installation location | Client Server |
Uninstalling the product |