Installation Manager modes

Consider the various methods that you can use to run Installation Manager.

Read the descriptions of each method:

In each of these methods, you can act as an administrator, nonadministrator, or in group mode. For more details, see Installation Manager overview.


Wizard mode

In wizard mode, you run Installation Manager from a graphical user interface.

See Working in wizard mode.


Command-line

When you cannot use the Installation Manager user interface or a response file for silent installation, you can use Installation Manager command line (imcl) to manage installations. From a command-line utility, you can run installation scripts that include commands and options for specifying the details of your installation. You can use imcl commands with either the installed version of Installation Manager or the Installation Manager installer.

See Working from the command-line.


Silent mode

Use silent installations to deploy software to multiple systems, or to an enterprise. Silent installations are defined by a response file and started from the command line or a batch file.

See Working in silent mode.


Console mode

Use console mode when you do not have a graphics display device available or when you want to run the Installation Manager without the graphical user interface. Installation Manager supports installing in an ASCII text-based mode that is called the console mode. Console mode is interactive text-based user interface to Installation Manager. For example, use console mode for server-side deployments when no graphical user interface is present, or for running the installation from a remote host.

See Working in console mode.


Web browser

You can use the Installation Manager web server to manage your installations. The web server is useful in environments that do not support a graphics environment or do not have graphics libraries that are compatible with the Installation Manager installation. You use a web browser, which communicates with the Installation Manager web server.

See Working from a web browser.


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