Installation Manager features

Some Installation Manager features might or might not be supported by packages.
Check your package documentation to determine whether a feature is supported.
Table 1. List of Installation Manager features that packages might or might not support
Feature Information about the feature Comment
Administrator mode Administrator, nonadministrator, and group mode A package must be installed by an administrator.
Nonadministrator mode A package can be installed in nonadministrator mode.
Group mode A package can be installed in group mode.
Console Mode Working in console mode None
Installation Manager web server Working from a web browser None
IBM® Fix Central Entitlement Support IBM Fix Central Fixes for some packages require entitlement.
Import Importing installed packages in Installation Manager The Import wizard is used only with IBM WebSphere® Application Server products.
Installation Manager installer Using Installation Manager or the installer to install packages None
Installing a package to a directory that contain files Installation Manager generates an error when you install a package to an installation directory that contains files. For some packages, you can specify an installation directory that is not empty.

For some packages, you can update a package that was not installed with Installation Manager. For example, you install Package A version 1.0 with a different installation application. You update Package A to version 2.0 by using Installation Manager.

Installing an IBM package into multiple locations You can install different versions of a package to different directories. For example, you install version 1.0.0 of Package A to a directory. Then, you install version 1.0.1 of Package A to a different directory.
Installing multiple IBM packages into multiple locations at the same time Installing multiple packages into multiple locations None
Languages Starting Installation Manager in another language When a package does not support a language that Installation Manager supports, you might see a combination of English and another language. The mix of languages can occur in messages and in the Installation Manager interfaces.
A package might support a subset of languages that Installation Manager supports. For unsupported languages, the content is presented in English. Most packages provide a list of languages to install during the installation process.
Manage License wizard Managing licenses

Importing a product activation kit

You can use this wizard to configure an IBM Rational® License Key Server or import an activation kit.
IBM Passport Advantage® integration Installing packages from Passport Advantage None
Platforms that are supported System Requirements technical document None
Rollback Rolling back updates by using wizard mode Use Installation Manager to remove an update to a package and revert to a previous version.
Sensitive data Sensitive data Sensitive data is determined by the package.
Service repositories Searching service repositories Service repositories are on IBM.com and contain package updates.
Service repositories available on IBM Fix Central IBM Fix Central Some packages provide the content of their service repositories on IBM Fix Central.
Share a package group with other packages Package groups and the shared resources directory A package might share a package group with a subset of other IBM packages.
skipinstall You can simulate Installation Manager operations without changing your system.

Record a response file with Installation Manager

Installation Manager command-line arguments for silent mode

A package can have special coding that is required to record a response file by using -skipinstall. For example, if not all of the custom panel data is required, you can use -skipinstall to avoid validating that data. Although most packages support -skipinstall, test it for your package. Then, in the product-specific copy of the table, specify whether the package supports -skipinstall.
Stop all blocking processes Installing packages by using wizard mode: Stop All Blocking Processes button

Command-line arguments for the imcl command: -stopBlockingProcesses option

The option to stop all blocking processes is available only for Windows.

In wizard mode, if processes are blocking the installation, a list of these processes is shown on the summary page. If there are no blocking processes, you do not see this list.


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