Fix Pack 8550

Installing Installation Manager and preparing to install Liberty

Install Installation Manager and obtain the necessary product repositories before installing WebSphere® Application Server Liberty Network Deployment.

About this task

To install Installation Manager and prepare to install Liberty, do the following:
  1. Install Installation Manager.

    You can skip this step if you already have Installation Manager installed.

  2. Update an Installation Manager installation that is already on your system.

    You can skip this step if you have Information Manager Version 1.5.2 or later installed.

  3. Obtain the product repositories.
  4. If you will be using the Installation Manager GUI, add the product repository to your Installation Manager preferences.
  5. If you will be using the Installation Manager GUI, set your Installation Manager rollback preferences.

Procedure

  1. Install Installation Manager.
    1. Obtain the necessary installation files.
      There are three basic options for obtaining Installation Manager Version 1.5.2 or later.
    2. Change to the location containing the Installation Manager installation files, and run one of the following commands.
      Administrative installation:
      • For Windows platforms install.exe
      • For AIX platforms For HP UNIX platforms For LINUX platforms For Solaris platforms ./install
      Non-administrative installation:
      • For Windows platforms userinst.exe
      • For AIX platforms For HP UNIX platforms For LINUX platforms For Solaris platforms ./userinst
      Group-mode installation:
      For AIX platforms For HP UNIX platforms For LINUX platforms For Solaris platforms ./groupinst
      Notes® on group mode:
      • Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.

        This does not mean that two people can use the single instance of IBM Installation Manager at the same time.

      • For Windows platforms Group mode is not available on Windows operating systems.
      • If you do not install Installation Manager using group mode, you will not be able to use group mode to manage any of the products that you install later using this Installation Manager.
      • Make sure that you change the installation location from the default location in the current user's home directory to a location that is accessible by all users in the group.
      • Set up your groups, permissions, and environment variables as described in the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager Information Center before installing in group mode.
      • For more information on using group mode, read the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

      The installer opens an Install Packages window.

    3. Make sure that the Installation Manager package is selected, and click Next.
    4. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.

      The program creates the directory for your installation.

    5. Click Next.
    6. Review the summary information, and click Install.
      • If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful.
      • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
  2. Update an Installation Manager installation that is already on your system.

    For information on updating Installation Manager to Version 1.5.2 or later, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

  3. Obtain the product repositories.
    There are three basic options for accessing the product repositories to install the offering.
    • Access the physical media, and use local installation.

      You can access the product repositories on the media.

    • Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation.
      Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
      Tip: See How to download WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
    • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation.
      If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can access the product repositories and install the offering from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the offering from the web-based repository located at
      http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.liberty.ND.v85 
      Note: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must add to your Installation Manager preferences before the Installation Manager GUI can access the files in this repository to install the offering.
      Tip: This live repository is accessed by using Passport Advantage authentication. After you have installed Installation Manager, you can set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to the live repositories. To set Passport Advantage preferences, follow this procedure:
      1. Open Installation Manager.
      2. Open the Passport Advantage preferences page by selecting File > Preferences > Passport Advantage.
      3. Select Connect to Passport Advantage to connect to the Passport Advantage repository.

        The Password Required dialog box opens.

      4. Enter a user name and password for Passport Advantage.
      5. Optional: Select Save password to save the user name and password credentials.

        If you do not save the user name and password credentials, you are prompted for these credentials each time you access Passport Advantage.

      6. Click OK to close the Password Required dialog box.
      7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.
      For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

      Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

    Notes:
    • If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you must install the offering from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
    • With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. You can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. You can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.
  4. Optional: If you will be using the Installation Manager GUI, add the product repository to your Installation Manager preferences.
    1. Launch Installation Manager.
    2. Click File > Preferences.
    3. Select Repositories.
    4. Perform the following actions:
      1. Click Add Repository.
      2. Enter the path to the repository.config file in the location containing the repository files.
        For example:
        • For Windows platforms C:\repositories\offering_name\local-repositories
        • For AIX platforms For HP UNIX platforms For LINUX platforms For Solaris platforms /var/repositories/offering_name/local-repositories
        or
        http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.liberty.ND.v85 
      3. Click OK.
    5. Deselect any locations listed in the Repositories window that you will not be using.
    6. Click Apply.
    7. Click OK.
    8. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.
    For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.
  5. Optional: If you will be using the Installation Manager GUI, set your Installation Manager rollback preferences.
    By default, Installation Manager saves earlier versions of a package to roll back to if you experience issues later. When Installation Manager rolls back a package to a previous version, the current version of the files are uninstalled and the earlier versions are reinstalled. If you choose not to save the files for rollback, you can prevent the files from being saved or delete them after they are saved. To set your rollback preferences, perform the following actions before installing a package:
    1. Launch Installation Manager.
    2. Open the Rollback preferences window by selecting File > Preferences > Files for Rollback.
    3. Select or clear the Save files for rollback option to save or to stop saving a copy of files that are required to roll back packages on your computer.

      You can remove any files that have already been saved by clicking Delete Saved Files. If you delete the files and you need to roll back a package later, you must connect to a repository or insert the media to obtain the required files for the previous version of the package.

    4. Click OK to save your rollback preferences.
    For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

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