There are a number of typical scenarios that you can follow
when installing software with the IBM® Installation
Manager graphical interface.
Depending on if IBM Installation
Manager is already installed and how you access the product installation
files, you typically use one of the following scenarios to install
software with the IBM Installation
Manager graphical interface.
Clicking Install using IBM Installation Manager on the Passport Advantage website
If
you are entitled to log on to the IBM Passport Advantage website,
then you can start the installation process by clicking
Install
using IBM Installation Manager link in the eAssembly for
Rational® Engineering
Lifecycle Manager .
If you use this method:
- The required version of IBM Installation
Manager is downloaded and installed on your computer.
- Installation Manager starts automatically configured to connect
to Passport Advantage.
To use this method to install software:
- Log on to IBM Passport Advantage website using
an entitled IBM ID.
- When you locate the Rational Engineering
Lifecycle Manager
eAssembly, click Install using IBM Installation Manager.
- Select the platform for IBM Installation
Manager, and then click Download Now. The Download
Director applet starts and downloads the installation files for Installation
Manager.
Tip: Note the name of the file that is downloaded.
- For Windows, a .exe file
is downloaded
- For Linux, a compressed
file is downloaded.
- When the download completes:
- When prompted, enter your IBM ID
user name and password.
- Installation Manager shows all the software that you are entitled
to.
Note: Only entitled software that can be installed by Installation
Manager is displayed. Software that is not installed by Installation
Manager must be downloaded from the IBM Passport Advantage website.
Configure Installation Manager to
install software directly from IBM Passport Advantage
If IBM Installation Manager is installed
on your computer, then you can configure it to download and install
software directly from IBM Passport Advantage.
Note: If
your version of IBM Installation
Manager does need meet the requirements to install the product, then
you must update it. By default, updates for Installation Manager are
automatically detected.
To configure Installation Manager
to connect to IBM Passport Advantage:
- Start Installation Manager.
- Click .
- Click Passport Advantage.
- Select Connect to Passport Advantage.
- When prompted, enter your IBM ID
credentials.
- Click OK.
When you install software (click
Install on
the main Installation Manager interface), the software that you are
entitled to install is displayed.
Note: Only the entitled software
that can be installed by Installation Manager is displayed. Software
not installed by Installation Manager must be downloaded from the IBM Passport Advantage website.
Downloading software from IBM Passport
Advantage
If you have access to the IBM Passport
Advantage website, then you can download the installation files
for the software that you want to install to your computer.