Before you install your product, ensure that the preinstallation
steps are completed as required.
Procedure
- If you are installing from an electronic image that was
downloaded from IBM® Passport Advantage®,
verify that you have the required parts and have extracted the download
files correctly.
- Ensure that you are logged on to your computer with an
appropriate user ID.
- For Linux:
- If you are installing from physical media, mount your disk
drive.
- If you want people besides the root user to use the product, before
you install the product, set the umask variable to 0022. To set
this variable, log in as the root user, start a terminal session,
and type umask 0022.
- Increase the number of file handles on your computer.