Install packages using console mode (imcl -c)

We can install packages in console mode. A package can be a product, a group of components, or a single component. Before we can install a package, Installation Manager must have access to the repository containing the package. To install fixes, updates, or extensions, close the product we are updating before installing the package. Some Installation Manager features might or might not be supported by packages. Check the package documentation.

A selected option is indicated by an X in brackets: [X]. Options that are not selected are indicated by empty brackets: [ ]. We can press Enter to select the default entry or select a different command. For example, [N] indicates that the default selection is N for the Next command. To create a response file, before installing the package, Enter...

During the installation, we can search for updates such as other versions, fixes, and extensions. Some packages require entitlement for updates. If we are not entitled for an update, the update is not included in the search results. Entitlement is based on your IBM ID credentials.

Procedure

To install a package in console mode:

  1. Start Installation Manager in console mode using imcl -c.

  2. Add a repository containing your cumulative fix files

  3. Enter 1: Install - Install software packages.

    Packages that can be installed are listed. If we do not have any available packages, check the list of repositories. If we have Save credentials in console mode. repositories that require credentials and we did not save the credentials, we are prompted to provide these credentials. If we share an instance of Installation Manager with other users, see Save credentials in a key ring file.

  4. Enter 1: [ ] package_name1
              2: [ ] package_name2
              3: [ ] package_name3
              ...

    To select a package, enter the number next to the package.

    If the selected package requires a later version of Installation Manager, we are prompted to install the later version.

  5. On the Select screen, enter one of these options:

    • 1: Choose version package_version for installation.

      This option shows when you chose a package that is not selected for installation.

      The 1: Do NOT install version package_version option shows when you chose a package that is selected for installation.

    • 2: Show all available versions of the package.

    1. Enter the number next to the package that we want to install

  6. Optional: Enter O: Check for Other Versions, Fixes, and Extensions.

    Installation Manager searches available repositories for other versions, fixes, or extensions of the selected package.

    • For Installation Manager to search the default repository for the installed packages, the Search service repositories during installation and updates preference must be selected. This preference is selected by default. To access this preference, go to the Repositories preference page.

    • Typically, Internet access is required.

    1. Enter O: OK.

      The Check for Other Versions, Fixes, and Extensions option indicates the number of other versions, fixes, or extensions that are found but does not list the found items. To see available versions, enter the number next to the package then enter 2: Show all available versions of the package.

  7. Enter N: Next.

    If a package has errors or warnings, they are displayed on a prerequisite check page.

    • To run the prerequisite checks again, enter R.

    • To return to the previous screen, enter B.

    • To cancel and return to the initial screen, C.

    • If errors are reported, we cannot go to the next page. Otherwise, to go to the next page, N.

  8. Options for the Licenses screen:

    • 1: product_name - License Agreement. To view a license agreement, enter the number next to the product name. This example selects the first license agreement listed.

    • A: [ ] I accept the terms in the license agreement.
    • D: [ ] I do not accept the terms in the license agreement.

      If we decline the license agreement, the installation is stopped. To continue the installation, we must accept the license agreement.

    1. Enter A to accept the license agreement.

    2. Enter N: Next.

  9. To enter a different value for the shared resources directory, enter M: Shared Resources Directory.

    We can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that we install a package. Select the drive with enough available space to ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. We cannot change the location of the shared resources directory unless we uninstall all packages.

    1. To accept the default value for shared resources directory or to continue after we enter a different value, enter N: Next.

  10. Optional: To enter a different value for the package group location, enter M: Change Location.

    A package group is a directory that contains resources that packages share with other packages in the same group. The first time that we install a package, we must create a package group.

    If we select more than one package to install, verify that the packages can be installed in the same package group by checking the documentation for the packages. For packages that cannot be installed in the same package group, install one package in one package group. After the installation completes, install the second package in a different package group.

    The architecture of the package shows when we install on a 64-bit operating system. For new package groups, we can change the bit mode by entering T: Change to bit architecture. For existing package groups, the option for 32-bit or 64-bit is disabled. We cannot change the architecture of an existing package group.

    Restriction: We cannot install a 32-bit package in to a 64-bit package group.

    1. To accept the default values or to continue after we enter a different value, enter N: Next.

  11. Enter the number next to the language to add or remove the language from the list of languages installed. We can select only one language at a time. English is selected by default. We cannot clear the selection for the English language. Our language choices apply to all packages installed in the package group.

    1. Enter N: Next.

  12. Enter the number next to the feature to add or remove the feature from the list of features installed. This screen is not shown when our product does not have any features.

    1. Enter N: Next.

  13. On the Summary screen, review your selections before we install the package.

    To generate a response file, enter G: Generate an installation response file.

    Enter the name of the response file and use .xml as the file extension. Response files are XML files. We can include a directory location when we enter the response file name to save the file to a different location.

  14. Enter I: Install.

  15. When the installation completes, enter F: Finish.

See:

  1. IBM Entitlement Help
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