Downloading installation images

About this task

You can download installation images from Flexnet or from HCL Software.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that your workstation has sufficient space to store the compressed file containing the installation images. For more information about system requirements, see Product Requirements.
  2. From Flexnet or from HCL Software, download the compressed file, containing the latest product image, to a temporary directory.
  3. Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify that the installation image is complete.
    Extract the content of the ZIP files into a directory, using one of the extraction tools available on your system or that can be downloaded from the internet. The tool you use must be able to keep the file permissions on the extracted files, for example, infozip.

    On Windows™ systems, ensure that you extract the image into a path that is not very long, otherwise, the file name might be truncated. The maximum length allowed is 255 characters.

    If you are installing on a UNIX™ operating system, run the following command: 
     chmod -R 755 <imagesDir>
    Note: To extract the .zip file onto a Windows™ 64-bit system, ensure that the image is not located on the desktop because the Windows™ operating system extract tool might encounter a problem. Choose another directory into which to extract the product image.
    Note: DB2 is available for download from HCL License Portal only. The latest versions of Open Liberty can be downloaded from Get started with Open Liberty. For further details, see the HWA_10.2.4_QuickStartGuide.zip available from Flexnet or from HCL Software.