Updates preference
When the IBM product you are installing requires a newer version of Installation Manager, you must update Installation Manager. When a newer version is required, you are prompted to update Installation Manager even if Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared. When the installed version is newer than the version included with the IBM product, Installation Manager remains at the current version. Installation Manager is backwards compatible.
The preferences Search service repositories during installation and updates and Search for Installation Manager updates determine the updates that are searched for by Installation Manager. For information about how these preferences work together, see Searching for updates . For information about Search service repositories during installation and updates, see Repository preferences .
Procedure
To set this preference:
- Click File > Preferences > Updates.
- Select the Search for Installation Manager updates option. When you install, modify or update a package, Installation Manager searches the package installation files for updates to itself.
- Click OK.
What to do next
If you want to download and install a more recent version of Installation Manager now instead of waiting for a package to include a more recent version of Installation Manager, see Update Installation Manager .