When you start the installation of IBM® Rational® Asset Manager from
the launchpad, the location of the repository that contains the product
package to install is automatically defined in Installation
Manager.
If you start Installation
Manager directly,
you must specify the URL for the directory that contains the product
package before you can install the package.
You might
start Installation
Manager directly
if you are installing packages from a repository that is on a web
server.
Before you begin
Obtain the installation package repository URL from your administrator.
About this task
Specify these repository locations on the Repositories page
of the Preferences window. By default,
Installation
Manager uses
an embedded URL in each Rational software development product to
connect to a repository server through the Internet and search for
packages and new features. Your organization might require you to
redirect the repository to use intranet sites.
Procedure
To add a repository location in Installation
Manager console
mode:
- Start Installation
Manager in console mode by running ram-consoleinst-platform from
the command line.
- On the Start page of Installation
Manager,
enter P to open the Preferences page.
- Enter 1 to view the Repositories
page. The Repositories page shows the available
locations.
- On the Repositories page, enter D to
add a repository.
- Type the URL of the repository location. If
you provided an HTTPS or restricted FTP repository location, you are
prompted to enter a user ID and password.
- Enter P to enter credentials.
- Enter your user name.
- Enter your password.
- Enter 1 to save the password.
- Enter O to save the repository. The new or changed repository location is listed.
- Enter A to apply the changes and
return to the Preferences menu.
- Enter C to exit the Preferences
menu.
What to do next
To ensure that
Installation
Manager can
search the default repository locations for the installed packages,
verify that the repository has an X next to it. An X indicates that
the
Search service repositories during installation and
updates preference on the Repositories preference page
is selected. This preference is selected by default.