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The IBM Installation Manager (IBMIM) is a packaging technology that supports a wide range of IBM Software product installations.
The IBMIM can be configured as a one-product installation and packaged with a software offering. The alternative and more general version of the IBM Installation Manager product described here can be configured to access and process multiple repositories leading to an ability to simultaneously install multiple products.
Note: This write-up describes an installation on a
The installation follows this flow:
The Main Window for the
In addition Note: and Not available with embedded IBMIM
the
Locate the self-contained installer included with the unpacked image file.
In the following figure, the Windows Explorer as descended the directory tree
of the unpacked
This installation is a 32-bit version of the IBM Installation Manager which can successfully be installed and used on a 64-bit Microsoft Windows 2008 Server host.
Launch the install.exe Application which is highlighed in the figure.
Generally in this Microsoft Windows 2008 Server, since the option hasn't been
disabled, whenever you execute an application that is capable of system change,
you are challenged by
Select the
The IBM Installation Manager Banner Page is revealed once the application launches. Following initialization this banner will be replaced.
Since the self-contained IBMIM is "hot-wired" to only install the more
functional IBMIM, you are taken directly to the
Note that the IBM Installation Manager with the indicated version has already been selected.
Press the Next button to proceed.
The
Select the radio button to the lefto of the
You can alter the destination folder for the installation of the IBM Installation Manager.
The default location as shown is on the
Note: The IBM Installation Manager interface is eclipse-based.
Though not shown in this discussions,
if you so desire,
you can use the
Press the Next button to proceed.
A summary of the selections and installation details is presented as seen in the following figure. Generally IBM Software products support multi-code, multiple language options.
In this case, the
Press the Install button to complete the local installation of the IBM Installation Manager.
As seen in the following figure, a summary of a successful installation is reported.
Now, the self-contained IBM IM must be dismissed and the newly installed IBM Installation Manager launched to proceed with further package installations.
Press the Restart Installation Manager button to proceed.
Similarly to the initialization of the self-contained IBM IM, the following
figure shows the banner page which is displayed when a locally installed
As shown here, select the menu choice
As seen in the following figure, the Preferences Dialog is displayed. There are a number of options in the left-hand preference organizer.
The first preference
Select the
Note the 3rd window pops up showing the
As shown below the dialog offers a text window labeled Repository as well as a Browse button (as highlighted in the Red rectangle).
For this discussion, press the Browse button
There are several file formats suitable for recognition as a repository. Some of those are noted in the bottom, right-hand pull-down window of the next figure.
For this exercise, the file system has been navigated to locate the
repository for the
Following file selection,you could use a
The Browse dialog closes and the path to the selected file is filed into the Repository text field. Note: This folder happens to be a shared resource (indicated by the double-slash prefix).
Press the
I would figure out and fix the discrepency, and choose not to use repositories that didn't pass this sanity check.
Upon completion of the repository addition, the
Select the
Note the 3rd window pops up showing the
As shown below the dialog offers a text window labeled Repository as well as a Browse button (as highlighted in the Red rectangle).
For this discussion, press the Browse button
There are several file formats suitable for recognition as a repository. Some of those are noted in the bottom, right-hand pull-down window of the next figure.
For this exercise, the file system has been navigated to locate the
repository for the
Following file selection,you could use a
The Browse dialog closes and the path to the selected file is filed into the Repository text field. Note: This folder happens to be a shared resource (indicated by the double-slash prefix).
Press the
I would figure out and fix the discrepency, and choose not to use repositories that didn't pass this sanity check.
Upon completion of the repository addition, the
In this case, there are multiple repositories available for IBM Installation Manager work.
This section uses repositories configured into the
As shown below, the main window for the IBM IM is open. Press the Install button to proceed.
In the following figure, both the
Since no software has been selected, only the
For this exercise both the available packages have been selected (as highlighted in the Red rectangle).
Selection of available packages causes the
As seen in the following figure, a prerequisite check has been made.
Since no additional software is necessary, only the cautionary message about closing applications and disablng anti-virus software is given.
Press the Next button to proceed.
The
In the figure below, no accept/do not accept choice has been selected.
Therefore only the
By selecting the ratio button next to the
Press the Next button to proceed.
The default location as shown is on the
Though not shown in this discussions,
if you so desire,
you can use the
Press the Next button to proceed.
You can alter the destination folder for the installation of the IBM Rational License Key Server
The default location as shown is on the
Though not shown in this discussions,
if you so desire,
you can use the
Press the Next button to proceed.
The IBM Software product family is generally capable of supporting multi-byte, and multiple languages.
The default English is pre-selected. Select any additional languages required for your installation.
Press the Next button to proceed.
Some IBM Software packages include multiple set of features. Some features are optional. This window offers you the option to tailor such installations.
There are no optional features for you to de-select for the
Press the Next button to proceed.
A summary of the selections and installation details is presented as seen in the following figure. Generally IBM Software products support multi-code, multiple language options.
In this case, the both
Note: Both the RLKS and the RKAD will be co-located in a common installation folder which is perfectly fine.
You always have an opportunity to review you work by pressing the Back button.
Press the Install button to complete the local installation of the IBM Installation Manager.
During an installation progress is reported using a bar as well as messages to indicate where in the procedure the software lies at the moment as shown below.
The Following figure showse a Successful installation of both packages.
There is a link to View Log File if necesary.
Press the Finish button to complete this installation.
Following the completion of installation procedures, the original,
top
In order to complete work with the
As shown in the following figure, the installation of the
The
Administration of Rational License Keys is beyond the scope of this Dano Doc.
Look for that and other topics on the CurWang website.
This concludes the discussion of
