Searching service repositories
Service repositories are repositories that are at IBM®.com
and that contain product updates. Each IBM product
includes links to service repositories that are specific to the product. IBM Installation Manager searches
both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository
table of the repository preferences window.
You cannot see or modify the service repository links.
When the preference Search service repositories during
installation and updates is checked, Installation
Manager accesses IBM.com
and searches for available updates for installed products. This preference
is selected by default.
Important: If a computer does
not have access to IBM.com
or you do not want the computer to access IBM.com,
clear Search service repositories during installation and
updates. When this option is checked, the Install, Modify,
and Update wizards try to access the service repositories. If a connection
is not made, Installation
Manager times
out and then tries to reconnect before you start the installation,
update, or modify.
Check the preference Search
service repositories during installation and updates to
search the service repositories for updates to installed packages.
To set this preference in Installation
Manager,
go to . On the OS X operating
system, the Preferences option is under the IBM Installation Manager menu.
Note: Updates
from service repositories do not display in the repository table.
For example, updates are available from the service repositories for
an IBM product
that you installed. You checked Search service repositories
during installation and updates. You open the repository
table. The updates from the service repositories do not display. However,
the updates from service repositories do display when you click Install,
Modify, or Update in Installation
Manager.
What to do next
The preferences Search service repositories during installation and updates and Search for Installation Manager updates determine what updates are search for by Installation Manager. For information about how these preferences work together, see Searching for updates in wizard mode. For information about Search for Installation Manager updates, see Updates preference.