Searching for updates in wizard mode
Use the Search service repositories during installation and updates and Search for Installation Manager updates preferences to search for updates to installed packages.
Search service repositories during installation and updates checks the service repositories for updates for installed packages. Search for Installation Manager updates checks for available updates to Installation Manager. An update is available if the update can be found by Installation Manager. Installation Manager finds updates either in the service repositories or in the repositories that are listed in the repository table.
For information about using these preferences in the silent mode, see Searching for updates in silent mode.
Preferences in Installation Manager GUI | Result |
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Search service repositories during installation
and updates is checked Search for Installation Manager updates is checked |
Installation
Manager searches
for updates in both the service repositories and the repositories
that are listed in the repository table. Installation
Manager looks
for available updates to itself. If updates for installed packages are found in either the service repositories or in the repositories that are listed in the repository table, the updates are available in the Install, Modify, or Update wizards. If updates to Installation Manager are found, you receive a confirmation window to update Installation Manager to a later version when you click Install, Modify, or Update. |
Search service repositories during installation
and updates is checked Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared |
Installation
Manager searches
for updates in both the service repositories and the repositories
that are listed in the repository table. Installation
Manager does
not look for available updates to itself. If updates are found, the updates are available in the Install, Modify, or Update wizards. If an update exists for Installation Manager, then this update remains available. The update is found in the service repositories but the update is not listed as an option in the Install, Modify, or Update wizards. The update is not installed. If you check the Search for Installation Manager updates preference, the available Installation Manager update displays in the Install, Modify, or Update wizards. |
Search service repositories during installation
and updates is cleared Search for Installation Manager updates is checked |
Installation
Manager does
not access IBM®.com to look at
the service repositories for updates. Installation
Manager does
look for available updates to itself. Installation Manager searches the repositories that are listed in the repository table for updates. Updates that you download and add to the repository table are available in the Update wizard. If updates to Installation Manager are found, you receive a confirmation window to update Installation Manager to a later version when you click Install, Modify, or Update. |
Search service repositories during installation
and updates is cleared Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared |
Installation
Manager does
not access IBM.com to look at
the service repositories for updates. Installation
Manager does
search the repositories that are listed in the repository table for
updates. Installation
Manager does
not look for available updates to itself. You do not see an update for Installation Manager even if you download an update for Installation Manager, extract the update file to create the repository, add the repository to the repository table, and then click Update. You might receive a message that indicates that no updates are found for Installation Manager. |