Verifying and extracting electronic images

If you download the installation files from IBM® Passport Advantage®, you must extract the electronic image from the compressed files before you can install the product.

About this task

You might want to verify the completeness of the downloaded files before extracting the image.

If you select the Download Director option for downloading the installation files, the Download Director applet automatically verifies the completeness of each file that it processes. Alternatively, you can compare the MD5 values with the checksum of the downloaded files to determine whether the downloaded file is corrupted or invalid.

Extracting the downloaded files

Procedure

Extract each compressed file to the same directory.

  • Windows: For all Windows files ending in .zip, use WinZip, which can be obtained from https://www.winzip.com.
  • UNIX: The DevOps Code ClearCase® or Rational® ClearQuest® downloads for UNIX are contained within .zip files. Use the unzip command to extract the files. The unzip utilities can be obtained from https://infozip.sourceforge.net/.

    Use uncompress to extract the files from the IBM License Server downloads for UNIX.

    Note: On AIX® platforms, use the following command line: 
    unzip -p filename
  • Linux: The DevOps Code ClearCase® downloads for Linux are contained within .zip files. Use the unzip command to extract files. The unzip utilities can be obtained from https://infozip.sourceforge.net/.

    Use gunzip to extract the files from the IBM License Server downloads for Linux. Gunzip can be obtained from https://www.gzip.org.