Installation kit

Every product is packaged and delivered differently. You can download the installation kit for a product or you can obtain product disks that contain an installation kit. When you insert a disk into a local computer, the Installation Manager starts automatically. If you are not using a disk on a local computer, you must start the installation process yourself. Extract the downloaded files or copy the disk files to a common location, and then you can determine the files to use to start the installation.

Consult the product documentation for specific details on starting your product installation.

Note:

The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 has a character limit on the file path to the Installation Manager image. If you double-click the install.exe file for Installation Manager in a path that is 159 - 163 characters, the following message is displayed:

An error has occurred. See the ...\IM\configuration\12345xxx.log log file.

When the path length exceeds 163 characters, the following error message is displayed:yes

The Install executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library message.

For best results, use a path that contains fewer than 150 characters.

Start a product installation with the launchpad

  1. Open the directory that contains the product installation kit.
  2. Double-click launchpad.
    • Some products use launchpad to open the main window of Installation Manager, some products open the Install wizard in Installation Manager, and other products require that you set a repository connection before you proceed with a wizard. If your product requires you to add repository, select the diskTag.inf file in the installation kit. For more information about adding repositories, see Repository preferences.
  3. Use the Install, Update, Modify, Roll Back, or Uninstall wizards in Installation Manager to continue.


Start a product installation with an executable program or other types of an installation kit

  1. Open the directory that contains the product installation kit.
  2. Run the executable program or other type of installation kit that the product installation kit contains. Installation Manager opens.
  3. Use the Install, Update, Modify, Roll Back, or Uninstall wizards in Installation Manager to continue.


Start from an installed version of Installation Manager to access the product installation kit in a common repository

A common repository location contains the product installation kit. The kit can be obtained from a product download or copied from a disk.

  1. Start Installation Manager.
  2. Add a repository by specifying the location of the directory, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, .jar, or .zip files that contain the diskTag.inf or repository.config files.
  3. Use the Install, Update, Modify, Roll Back, or Uninstall wizards in Installation Manager to continue.


Start with the installation kit to install Installation Manager

Install Installation Manager to use for installing and managing packages on your computer.

  1. Download the latest version of Installation Manager. Go to the Installation Manager download links technical document and click the applicable download document link. The download document contains details about downloading the installation files.
  2. Extract the installation kit to a temporary location.
  3. Run one of these commands to start the installation:
    • Windows: install.exe
    • Linux, UNIX, and the OS X operating system: ./install
    You can use the userinst command to install packages for the logged-in user only. You can use the groupinst command to install packages for users who use group mode on Linux, UNIX, and OS X platforms. For information about installation modes and commands, see Installing as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group. For information about group roadmaps and the GUI, see Group mode roadmaps and the user interface.
  4. Use the Installation Manager Install wizard to continue.
You can install Installation Manager without using the GUI:


Start with the installation kit for Installation Manager to use without installing

Use Installation Manager to install a package without installing Installation Manager on your computer.

  1. Download the latest version of Installation Manager. Go to the Installation Manager download links technical document and click the applicable download document link. The download document contains details about downloading the installation files.
  2. Extract the installation kit to a temporary location.
  3. Make a backup copy of the install.ini file.

    For a nonadministrator installation, make a backup copy of userinst.ini. For group installation on Linux, UNIX, and OS X platforms, make a backup copy of groupinst.ini. For information about installation modes or silent installations, see Installing as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group.

  4. Open the install.ini file with a text editor and delete the following lines:
        input
        @osgi.install.area\install.xml
  5. Run the command to start the installation:
    • Windows: install.exe
    • Linux, UNIX, and the OS X operating system: ./install
  6. Use the Installation Manager Install wizard to continue installing a package.

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