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Upgrading
Learn how to upgrade the product.
Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install software.
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.

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.
  - 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.
    - Using Installation Manager to silently install and update packages
      Use Installation Manager to silently install HCL products from a command line.
    - 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.
    - 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.
  - 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.

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.

About this task

You can install, update, modify and uninstall product packages using a silent install. When you complete the silent install, you can use an existing response file or record a new one using Installation Manager. For more information and instructions for recording a response file, see Working in silent mode in the Installation Manager documentation.

Important: You must install Installation Manager before you can silently install a product package.

Procedure

To complete a silent installation of Installation Manager followed by product package installation, complete the following tasks:

Run a silent install of Installation Manager using the Installation Manager installer.
Obtain a copy of the product response file and update it for your environment.
If you want to record a response file using Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager documentation for instructions.
Run a silent install of the HCL product using the Installation Manager.

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