IBM® Installation
Manager uses two directories when installing product artifacts: the
shared resources directory and the package group.
Shared resources directory
The
shared
resources directory is where product resources are installed
so that they can be used by multiple product package groups. You define
the shared resources directory the first time that you install IBM Installation Manager . For best
results, use your largest disk drive for shared resources directories.
You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall Installation
Manager.
Important: When you install products on the Windows Vista operating system, do not create
the shared resources directory in the Program Files directory (C:\Program
Files\). If you create a package group in that directory,
users who do not have administrator privileges cannot use the product.
Package groups
During
installation, you specify a
package group into which
to install a product.
- A package group represents a directory in which products share
resources.
- When you install a product by using Installation Manager, you
either create a package group or install the product into an existing
package group. A new package group is assigned a name automatically;
however, you choose the installation directory for the package group.
- After you create a package group, you cannot change the installation
directory. The installation directory contains the files and resources
that are shared by the products installed into that package group.
- Product resources that are designed to be shared with other packages
are installed in the shared resources directory. For products that
cannot share a package group, the option to use an existing package
group is disabled.
- When you install multiple products at the same time, all products
are installed into the same package group.