You can use IBM® Installation Manager group mode to
allow multiple users to use a single instance of Installation Manager to manage software
packages.
About this task
Restriction: Group mode is not available on Windows or IBM i operating systems.
Procedure
- Create a group.
- Create multiple user IDs.
For example:
installadmin
imuser
- Make the group that you created the primary group for the user IDs that you created.
- Create a file system where all of the products will be installed.
For example:
/WASProducts
- Give write access to this file system to all of the user IDs that you created.
- Using one of the user IDs that you created, install Installation Manager in group mode to the
file system that you created.
Use
installadmin, for example, to install Installation Manager in group mode
using the GUI:
groupinst -dataLocation /WASProducts/IMAppData -installationDirectory /WASProducts/IM_Home
- Using one of the user IDs that you created, start Installation Manager and install a WebSphere Application Server product to the file system that
you created.
Use
installadmin, for example, to install the Network Deployment product in:
/WASProducts/WASV90/ND
with the Samples feature.
- Exit Installation Manager.
- Using one of the other user IDs that you created, you can maintain the product
installation.
Use imuser, for example, to update the Network Deployment product with
additional optional features, remove features, or add fix packs. Start Installation Manager under
the imuser user ID, and perform any necessary changes to the installation.
What to do next
Note on uninstallation in group mode: If WebSphere Application Server is installed in group mode, the user who performs its uninstallation must have the appropriate group permissions to delete all profiles associated with that installation. Otherwise, uninstallation will fail with permission problems when the process tries to delete the profiles.