IBM Installation Manager overview

IBM® Installation Manager is a program that helps you install the product package on your computer. It also helps you update, modify, and uninstall any package that you install. A package can be a product, a group of components, or a single component that is specifically designed for Installation Manager to install.

IBM Installation Manager does more than install packages; it helps you keep track of what you have installed, determine what is available for you to install, and organize installation directories.

IBM Installation Manager includes six wizards that make it easy to maintain packages through their life cycles:
  1. The Install wizard walks you through the installation process. You can install a package by simply accepting the defaults, or you can modify the default settings to create a custom installation. Before you install, you are provided with a complete summary of your selections throughout the wizard. Using the wizard you can install one or more packages at one time.
  2. The Update wizard will search for available updates to packages that you have installed. An update might be a released fix, a new feature, or a new version of the product. Details of the contents of the update are provided in the wizard. You can choose whether to apply an update.
  3. The Manage Licenses wizard helps you set up the licenses for your packages. Use this wizard to change your trial license to a full license.
  4. The Roll Back wizard enables you to revert to a previous version of a package.
  5. The Uninstall wizard will remove a package from your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.
  6. With the Modify wizard you can modify certain elements of a package that you have already installed. During the first installation of the package, you select the features that you want to install. If you find later that you require other features, you can use the modify packages wizard to add them to your package. You can also remove features and add or remove languages.

For more information about IBM Installation Manager, visit the IBM Installation Manager Information Center at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSDV2W/im_family_welcome.html.


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