Creating and using a tailored installation image of iSeries Access for Windows

Creating and using a tailored installation image of iSeries Access for Windows

Creating a tailored installation image for installations across your network lets you control which iSeries™ Access for Windows^® components your users can install.
One way to control which components your users can install is by excluding selected components from an installation image, and then distributing this tailored installation image to your users. The Tailored Installation Image wizard provides a simple interface for this function.

Start the Tailored Installation Image wizard

You can start the tailored installation wizard from the iSeries Setup and Operations CD-ROM, SK3T-4098, or by navigating to the installation image directory, \QIBM\ProdData\Access\Windows\Install\Image, and entering cwbinimg.

Service the installation image

Any tailored installation images are not updated when Program Temporary Fixes (PTFs) are applied to or removed from the System i™ platform. You must re-create the installation image to get service pack updates. Alternatively, you can combine the service pack directly with your existing tailored installation image. For instructions, go to the iSeries Access Web site (http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/access) . Click on the latest service pack. Read the instructions in the Downloads.txt file.

Distribute the installation image

The wizard allows you to specify where you want to create the tailored installation image. This location must be an empty directory, (you cannot overwrite a previous installation image) and must not be the root directory. Also, only complete installation images contain the program that creates tailored installation images. The wizard is not copied onto the user's PCs. You can also copy the tailored image to a CD-ROM. iSeries Access for Windows Setup will run automatically when the CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive.

If your System i platform has multiple iSeries Access for Windows secondary languages, you can use any of the installed secondary languages, or the primary language on the System i platform, as the primary language for the new installation image. Secondary languages are not available if you are running the wizard from the CD, because the CD will not contain any secondary languages.

Parent topic:
Installing iSeries Access for Windows on multiple PCs