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Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install software.
Installation Manager
IBM Installation Manager helps you manage the installation, update, and uninstallation of HCL applications, or packages, on your computer.

Upgrading
Learn how to upgrade the product.
- HCL VersionVault Release Notes
  To learn about the changes in the product, see the release notes.
- Upgrade HCL VersionVault
  Read these topics for information about planning your upgrade, installing software, and configuring your environment after upgrading.
- Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
  Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install software.
  - Installation Manager
    IBM Installation Manager helps you manage the installation, update, and uninstallation of HCL applications, or packages, on your computer.
    - About managing installations with Installation Manager
      Review the Installation Manager interfaces available to manage installations. Then, decide which method or combination of methods to use when installing and managing software packages. Choose from wizard mode, silent mode, console mode, command line.
    - 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 Installation Manager in wizard mode
    Use wizard mode to install Installation Manager
  - 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.
  - 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.
  - IBM Packaging Utility
    Use IBM Packaging Utility software to set up a repository for IBM Installation Manager and to copy product packages to the repository. After you copy product packages, you define the repository location in the Preferences window of Installation Manager.

Installation Manager

IBM Installation Manager helps you manage the installation, update, and uninstallation of HCL 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

You download the HCL product and IBM Installation Manager from the HCL Software License & Download Portal.

The following table contains topics that provide information about the features available to you when using Installation Manager for managing your HCL applications. For more information about Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager documentation.

Table 1. Installation Manager
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
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
Uninstall products from a single installation location	Client Server	Uninstalling the product

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