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
- Open the directory that contains the product installation kit.
- 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.
- 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
- Open the directory that contains the product installation kit.
- Run the executable program or other type of installation kit that
the product installation kit contains. Installation
Manager opens.
- 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.
- Start Installation
Manager.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Extract the installation kit to a temporary location.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Extract the installation kit to a temporary location.
- 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.
- Open the install.ini file with a text editor
and delete the following lines:
input
@osgi.install.area\install.xml
- Run the command to start the installation:
- Windows: install.exe
- Linux, UNIX, and the OS X operating system: ./install
- Use the Installation
Manager Install
wizard to continue installing a package.