Use relative paths

We can use relative paths from the command line or in response files.

Installation directory and Shared Resources directory

For response files and the Installation Manager interface, paths for the installation directory and shared resources directory are determined by the -accessRights value.

Value for -accessRights	Relative path	Examples
admin	The relative path is appended to: Windows: C:\Program Files [(x86)] Linux, UNIX, IBM i, and IBM z/OS : /opt OS X: /Applications/IBM	Windows: C:\Program Files\relative_path Linux, UNIX, IBM i, and z/OS: /opt/relative_path OS X: /Applications/IBM/relative_path
nonAdmin	The relative path is appended to the user home directory.	Windows: user_home\relative_path Linux, UNIX, IBM i, and z/OS: user_home/relative_path OS X: /Users/user_home/relative_path
group	The relative path is appended to the user home directory.	Linux, UNIX, and z/OS:user_home/relative_path OS X: /Users/user_home/relative_path Group mode is not supported for Windows and IBM i.

For more information about user home directories, see Install as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group.

Repository location in response files

• The paths for the repository location in response files are determined by the location of the response file:

   <server>
  	<repository location='..\Repository1'/>
   </server>

Platform	Response file location	Repository location	Path determined by Installation Manager
Windows	c:\MyResponseFiles	location='..\Repository1'	C:\Repository1
Linux, UNIX, IBM i, and z/OS	/opt/IBM/RepositoryFiles	location='..\..\repository_1'	/opt/repository_1
OS X	/Applications/IBM/RepositoryFiles	location='..\..\repository_1'	/Applications/repository_1

Paths for imcl options

Paths for these imcl options are determined by the current directory:

• -installationDirectory
• -sharedResourcesDirectory
• -repositories
• -dataLocation
• -log

Platform	Current Directory	Commands that use a relative path	Path determined by Installation Manager
Windows	C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools	install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ..\..\..\installation_files\repository.config -installationDirectory ..\..\..\..\Package -acceptLicense	-repositories: C:\Progam Files\IBM\installation_files\repository.config -installationDirectory: C:\Progam Files\Package
C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools	install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ..\..\..\installation_files\repository.config -sharedResourcesDirectory ..\..\..\..\Shared -acceptLicense	-sharedResourcesDirectory: C:\Progam Files\Shared
C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools	install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ..\..\..\installation_files\repository.config -installationDirectory ..\..\..\..\Package -dataLocation ..\..\..\MyDataLocation -acceptLicense	-dataLocation: C:\Progam Files\IBM\MyDataLocation
C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools	imcl input response_file.xml -log log\log.xml	C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools\log
C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse	tools\imcl input response_file.xml -log log\log.xml	C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\log
Linux, UNIX, IBM i, and z/OS	/opt/IBM/Package	./imcl install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ../../installation_files/repository.config -installationDirectory ../../../user_home/IBM/Package -acceptLicense	-repositories: /opt/installation_files/repository.config -installationDirectory: /user_home/IBM/Package
/opt/IBM/Package	./imcl install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ../../installation_files/repository.config -sharedDirectory ../../../user_home/IBM/Package -acceptLicense	-sharedResourcesDirectory: /user_home/IBM/Package
/opt/IBM/Package	./imcl install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ../../installation_files/repository.config -sharedDirectory ../../../user_home/IBM/Package -dataLocation ..\MyDataLocation -acceptLicense	-dataLocation: /opt/IBM/MyDataLocation
/opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools>	./imcl input response_file.xml -log log/log.xml	/opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/log
/opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse	./tools/imcl input response_file.xml -log log/log.xml	/opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/log
OS X	/Applications/IBM/Package	./imcl install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ../../installation_files/repository.config -installationDirectory ../../../user_home/IBM/Package -acceptLicense	-repositories: /Applications/installation_files/repository.config -installationDirectory: /user_home/IBM/Package
/Applications/IBM/Package	./imcl install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ../../installation_files/repository.config -sharedDirectory ../../../user_home/IBM/Package -acceptLicense	-sharedResourcesDirectory: /user_home/IBM/Package
/Applications/IBM/Package	./imcl install com.ibm.package_7.1 -repositories ../../installation_files/repository.config -sharedDirectory ../../../user_home/IBM/Package -dataLocation ..\MyDataLocation -acceptLicense	-dataLocation: /Applications/IBM/MyDataLocation
/Applications/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse/tools>	./imcl input response_file.xml -log log/log.xml	/Applications/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse/tools/log
/Applications/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse	./tools/imcl input response_file.xml -log log/log.xml	/Applications/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse/log

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