Using the Packaging Utility and Installation Manager

There are restrictions on use of the Packaging Utility and Installation Manager.

You cannot use the Packaging Utility to install Installation Manager. Installation Manager must be first installed on the local computer to use a repository created by Packaging Utility. You can use Packaging Utility to add the Installation Manager fix pack to a repository. Installation Manager versions are released as both a fix pack and an installer package, and the fix pack and the package are different.

The fix pack file for Installation Manager is com.ibm.cic.agent.offering.zip. The fix pack contains files for all supported platforms. You can add the Installation Manager fix pack, com.ibm.cic.agent.offering.zip, to a repository created with Packaging Utility. The fix pack allows you to upgrade Installation Manager.

The installer package for Installation Manager is agent.installer.platform.zip. The installer package contains files for only one platform. Do not add the installer package, agent.installer.platform.zip, to a repository created with Packaging Utility. If you add the installer package to the repository, the copy process fails.