Installing from an electronic image: task overview

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The following are the general steps for installing the product from an electronic installation image:

Procedure

  1. Ensure that your workstation has sufficient space to store both the files you must download and the extracted installation image. You can download the installation image from either IBM® Passport Advantage® or IBM's Entitled Software Support site. Refer to Hardware requirements.
  2. Download all required parts for the product image to a temporary directory.
  3. Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify that the installation image is complete. See Creating an installable image from downloaded installation files for details.
  4. Continue with the steps in Installing from an electronic image below.

Installing from an electronic image

Procedure

  1. Complete the preinstallation steps listed in Preinstallation tasks.
  2. Start the launchpad program. Refer to Starting the launchpad for details.
  3. Start the installation of the product from the Launchpad. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
  4. Follow the instructions in the Install wizard to complete the installation. For complete details, see Installing the product by using the Installation Manager GUI.

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