Prepare the Installation Manager

The IBM Installation Manager is used to install packages such as HCL Digital Experience and IBM WebSphere Application Server.

For an existing Installation Manager:

1. Start Installation Manager
   cd /IIM_HOME/tools/eclipse
   ./imcl -c

2. Select...
   File > Preferences > Updates > Search for Installation Manager updates (check box)

   This box enables the Installation Manager to search for updates the next time we run an installation or update.

If we do not have an existing Installation Manager:

1. Start all servers and applications that require a port number to avoid port conflicts when installing HCL WebSphere Portal.

2. Verify that fully qualified host name is properly configured:
   ping myserver.mycompany.com

3. Verify that the network is properly configured.
   ping localhost

4. Disable any firewalls, antivirus, screen saver, or desktop search engines.

   If not disabled, the installation program detects them and a warning message displays, or the installation fails.

5. To install as user root
   cd /path/to/IIM_Install_Kit
   ./install

6. To install as a non-root user:
   1. Log in to the operating system as the root user.

   2. Open a command line.

   3. Create the following items:
      • Non-root user, including password
      • Group
      • Directory location for IIM

   4. Set the number of open files for the user profile
      ulimit -n 10240

   5. Add the non-root user to the new group.

   6. Change the owner of the directory to the non-root user:
      chown user:group /directory

   7. Change permissions for the directory:
      chmod 755 /directory

   8. Log in as the non-root user.

   9. Install IBM Installation Manager:
      ./userinst

      Set the IBM Installation Manager installation location to:

      /directory/IBM/InstallationManager

See also: IBM Installation Manager documentation

Parent topic: Linux system - HCL WebSphere Portal installation