Import existing installed packages in Installation Manager

We can use the Import wizard to add existing packages that were installed with installation tools other than Installation Manager. By importing these packages, we can use Installation Manager to manage the packages.

Restriction: The Import wizard is used only with IBM WebSphere Application Server products. There are two ways to display the Import wizard in Installation Manager:

• Add a repository for the package. The Import wizard displays when a repository is detected that requires the wizard.
• Enable the preference com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.import.enabled using a response file.

  For information about enabling preferences, see Enable and disable preferences. For information about preferences, see Silent installation preference keys.

We cannot use the command line or console mode to import a package.

Procedure

To import an existing package:

1. Start Installation Manager.

2. If the location of the repository for the package is not in your repository preferences, add the location.

   1. Click File > Preferences > Repositories. On the OS X, the Preferences option is under the IBM Installation Manager menu.

   2. Click Add Repository.

   3. Enter the path to the repository for the existing WebSphere package and then click OK.

   4. Click Apply.

   5. Click OK.

3. Click Import.

4. In Installation Directory, click Browse to find the installation.

5. Click Next.

6. If a panel requests a shared resources directory, take the following actions:

   1. In the Shared Resources Directory field, enter the path to a shared resources directory or click Browse to find an existing directory to use for the shared resources.

   2. Click Next.

7. Click Import to add the installation into the inventory of installed products. If the import procedure is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the issue.

8. Click Finish.

9. Optional: Verify that the import procedure was successful.

   1. Click File > View Installed Packages.
   2. Verify that the existing installation is listed.

   3. Click Close.

• Synchronize with imported packages
  After you import an existing package in to IBM Installation Manager, the Installation Manager data might need to be updated with new information about the imported package if changes are made to the package using a tool other than Installation Manager.

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