Install or update Packaging Utility using imcl commands

We can install or update Packaging Utility using the imcl install command.

• If Installation Manager is installed, we can use the Packaging Utility service repository to install the latest version of Packaging Utility without downloading files. If Installation Manager is not installed or to install an earlier version of Packaging Utility, we must download the installation kit. The Packaging Utility package includes an installation kit for Installation Manager.

• If we use the service repository, we must have an IBM user name and password. To register for an IBM user name and password, go to: http://www.ibm.com/account/profile.

• On ZOS use the zCreateFileSystem.sh script to create and mount a file system for the Packaging Utility installation. Use the zMountFileSystem.sh script to mount an existing file system and set ownership and permissions before you apply service or add Packaging Utility to an existing location. Both scripts are in the tools directory.

Procedure

To install or update Packaging Utility using the service repository, we must have Installation Manager installed and have access to www.ibm.com.

If we downloaded the installation kit, see Install Packaging Utility using the download files.

1. If we do not have a master password file, create the file. The master password file is a text file that contains a passphrase. An example of a passphrase is: This text is the master password.

   Tip: To secure this file, set permissions to restrict access to this file as appropriate for your operating system.

2. Open a command-line utility.

3. Open the Installation Manager tools directory.

4. To access the Packaging Utility repository that is located on www.ibm.com, save your IBM user name and password to a storage file. Run the command to store our credentials:

   imutilsc saveCredential 
       -url http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility/repository.config  
       -userName user_name -userPassword password 
       -secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file 

   where http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility/repository.config is the service repository for Packaging Utility, user_name is your IBM user name, password is your IBM password, storage_file is the storage file where the credentials are saved, and master_password_file is the path to the master password file.
   • The -keyring and -password options that are used to store credentials to a key ring file are deprecated. Use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials to a credential file. For more information, see Migrate from key ring files to storage files. To use the -keyring options, see Store credentials in a key ring file.
   • Your password is visible on the command line.

5. Run the command to install or update Packaging Utility:

   Operating system	Command
   Windows	imcl install com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -repositories http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -secureStorageFile C:\credential.store -masterPasswordFile C:\master_password_file.txt -acceptLicense
   UNIX	imcl install com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -repositories http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -secureStorageFile /var/credential.store -masterPasswordFile /var/master_password_file.txt -acceptLicense

Install or update Packaging Utility using imcl with downloaded files

Install packages or updates using the imcl install command.

Procedure

1. Download the Packaging Utility files for your platform.

   Go to the Packing Utility download links technical document and click the applicable download document link. The download document contains details about downloading the installation files. Select the file to download:

   Package	File Name	Action	Operating System
   Installer	pu.offering.disk.platform_version.zip	Install or Update	The .zip file is specific to a platform. In the file name, platform indicates the operating system and version indicates the version of Packaging Utility.
   Fix pack	pu.update_version.zip	Update	All supported platforms. In the file name, version indicates the version of Packaging Utility.

2. Extract the files from the compressed file.

3. Open a command-line utility.

4. Open the tools directory.

5. Run the command to install or update Packaging Utility:

   Operating system	Install or Update using the Installation kit	Update using the Fix pack
   Windows	imcl.exe install com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -repositories C:\PackagingUtility\disk_platform\diskTag.inf -acceptLicense	imcl.exe install com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -repositories C:\PackagingUtility\repository.config -acceptLicense
   UNIX	./imcl install com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -repositories /opt/PackagingUtility/disk_platform/diskTag.inf -acceptLicense	./imcl install com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility -repositories /opt/PackagingUtility/repository.config -acceptLicense

   Enclose file paths that include spaces with double quotation marks.

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