Installing Installation Manager on AIX or Linux
Install IBM® Installation Manager on AIX® or Linux™ so that you can use it to install other IBM products.
Before you begin
- AIX and Linux: If you are installing using the GUI mode, the full X11 desktop environment is required.
- AIX: Install the gtk+ libraries, which are required for Installation Manager. For more information, see this technote:
- The launchpad installation program launches a web browser to start. You need to be on the console or have an X server and a web browser installed and configured. (VNC or a remote Xterm session works as well). The graphical library pages must also be installed for Linux so that the Installation Manager works correctly. The /home directory must be writable so that the home directories for the users created by the install are created on the system.
- Log in as root on the Linux RedHat server.
- Open the /etc/selinux/config file for editing.
- Locate the
SELINUX
setting. Change its value to either disable or permissive. - Save and close the file.
- Restart the Linux server.
On all other operating systems, use the steps in the following procedure.
About this task
You must download and install Installation Manager itself before attempting to install another product with it.
Procedure
What to do next
Back up the Installation Manager agent data in case you need to run the install again later to restore a server. For more information, see Backing up and restoring Installation Managerin the Installation Manager product documentation.