You can use the Import wizard to add existing packages that were
installed with installation tools other than Installation
Manager. By
importing these packages, you can use Installation
Manager to
manage the packages.
About this task
There are two ways
to display the Import wizard in
Installation
Manager:
You cannot use the command line or console mode to import a package.
Procedure
To import an existing package:
- Start Installation
Manager.
- If the location of the repository for the package is not
in your repository preferences, add the location.
- Click . On the OS X operating
system, the Preferences option is under the IBM Installation Manager menu.
- Click Add Repository.
- Enter the path to the repository for the existing WebSphere package and then
click OK.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Click Import.
- In Installation Directory, click Browse to
find the installation.
- Click Next.
- If a panel requests a shared resources directory, take
the following actions:
- In the Shared Resources Directory field,
enter the path to a shared resources directory or click Browse to
find an existing directory to use for the shared resources.
- Click Next.
- Click Import to add the installation
into the inventory of installed products. If the import
procedure is not successful, click View Log File to
troubleshoot the issue.
- Click Finish.
- Optional: Verify that the import procedure
was successful.
- Click .
- Verify that the existing installation is listed.
- Click Close.