Install Installation Manager and prepare to install Liberty./title> <p> </head> <body><font class=grey2><center> <p> <center> <form action="http://setgetweb.com/cgi-bin/ksearch_Liberty.cgi" method="get" name="search"> <INPUT type="text" size=40 name="terms" value="" onFocus="select(this);"> <input type="submit" value="Search "> <INPUT type=checkbox name="all" value=1 checked>+ <p> <font size=-1><a href="http://setgetweb.com/cgi-bin/ksearch_Liberty.cgi?p=1&help=1&display=5&all=1&b=1&t=1&d=1&sort=Matches"> Search Tips</a> <font color="#FF6633">|</font> <a href="http://setgetweb.com/p/Liberty/ksearch/search.html"> Advanced Search</a></font> </form> </center> </center><blockquote> <h2> Install Installation Manager and prepare to install Liberty./h2> <p> Install Installation Manager and obtain the necessary product repositories before installing WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core. <p> To install Installation Manager and prepare to install Liberty, do the following: <p> <ol> <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_im.html#twlp_ins_installation_dist_im__step1">Install Installation Manager.</a> <p> We can skip this step if you already have Installation Manager installed. <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_im.html#twlp_ins_installation_dist_im__step2">Update an Installation Manager installation that is already on the system.</a> <p> We can skip this step if we have Information Manager v1.5.2 or later installed. <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_im.html#twlp_ins_installation_dist_im__step3">Obtain the product repositories.</a> <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_im.html#twlp_ins_installation_dist_im__step4">If we will be using the Installation Manager GUI, add the product repository to the Installation Manager preferences.</a> <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_im.html#twlp_ins_installation_dist_im__step5">If we will be using the Installation Manager GUI, set the Installation Manager rollback preferences.</a> </ol><p> <p> <p> <p> <p><img src="ng_v8554.gif" /> Note: To install v8.5.5.4 and later of the Liberty profile requires IBM Installation Manager v1.6.2 or later. <p> <p> <ol> <p> <li> <b>Install Installation Manager.</b> <p> <ol type=a> <p> <li> Obtain the necessary installation files. <p> There are three basic options for obtaining Installation Manager v1.5.2 or later. <p> <ul> <p> <li> <b>Access the physical media.</b> <p> <li> <b>Download the files from the Passport Advantage site.</b> <p> Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download Installation Manager from the Passport Advantage site. Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online</a>. <p> <li> <b>Download the most current version of Installation Manager from the download website.</b> <p> We can download the most current version of Installation Manager from the <a href="http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Recommended_fix/Software/Rational/IBM_Installation_Manager" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager download website</a>. </ul><p> <p> <p> <li> Change to the location containing the Installation Manager installation files, and run one of the following commands. <p> <dl> <p> <dt> Administrative installation:</dt> <p> <dd> <p> <ul> <p> <li> <p> <p> <p><img src="ngwin.gif" /> install.exe <p> <li> ./install </ul><p> <p> </dd> <p> <dt> Non-administrative installation:</dt> <p> <dd> <p> <ul> <p> <li> <p> <p> <p><img src="ngwin.gif" /> userinst.exe <p> <li> ./userinst </ul><p> <p> </dd> <p> <dt> Group-mode installation:</dt> <p> <dd> ./groupinst <p> <b>Notes on group mode: </b> <p> <ul> <p> <li> Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages. <p> This does not mean that two people can use the single instance of IBM Installation Manager at the same time. <p> <li> <p> <p> <p><img src="ngwin.gif" /> Group mode is not available on Windows operating systems. <p> <li> If we do not install Installation Manager using group mode, we will not be able to use group mode to manage any of the products that we install later using this Installation Manager. <p> <li> Make sure that we change the installation location from the default location in the current user's home directory to a location accessible by all users in the group. <p> <li> Set up the groups, permissions, and environment variables as described in the Group mode road maps in the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3352&uid=swg27010911" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager Information Center</a> before installing in group mode. <p> <li> For more information on using group mode, read the Group mode road maps in the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3352&uid=swg27010911" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager Information Center</a>. </ul><p> <p> </dd> </dl> <p> <p> The installer opens an Install Packages window. <p> <li> Make sure that the Installation Manager package is selected, and click Next. <p> <li> Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next. <p> The program creates the directory for the installation. <p> <li> Click Next. <p> <li> Review the summary information, and click Install. <p> <ul> <p> <li> If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful. <p> <li> If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem. </ul><p> <p> </ol><p> <p> <li> <b>Update an Installation Manager installation that is already on the system.</b> <p> For information on updating Installation Manager to v1.5.2 or later, see the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3352&uid=swg27010911" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager Information Center</a>. <p> <li> <b>Obtain the product repositories.</b> <p> There are three basic options for accessing the product repositories to install the offering. <p> <ul> <p> <li> <b>Access the physical media, and use local installation.</b> <p> You can access the product repositories on the media. <p> <li> <b>Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation.</b> <p> Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site. Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online</a> for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information. <p> <li> <b>Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation.</b> <p> If we have a Passport Advantage ID and password, we can access the product repositories and install the offering from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the offering from the web-based repository located at <p><ul>http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.liberty.v85 </ul><p> <p> This location does not contain a web page that we can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that we must add to the Installation Manager preferences before the Installation Manager GUI can access the files in this repository to install the offering. <p> This live repository is accessed using Passport Advantage authentication. After installing Installation Manager, we can set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to the live repositories. To set Passport Advantage preferences, follow this procedure: <p> <ol type=a> <p> <li> Open Installation Manager. <p> <li> Open the Passport Advantage preferences page by selecting File > Preferences > Passport Advantage. <p> <li> Select <b>Connect to Passport Advantage</b> to connect to the Passport Advantage repository. <p> The Password Required dialog box opens. <p> <li> Enter a user name and password for Passport Advantage. <p> <li> Optional. Select <b>Save password</b> to save the user name and password credentials. <p> If we do not save the user name and password credentials, we are prompted for these credentials each time we access Passport Advantage. <p> <li> Click <b>OK</b> to close the Password Required dialog box. <p> <li> Click <b>OK</b> to close the Preferences window. </ol><p> For more information on setting the Installation Manager preferences, see the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3352&uid=swg27010911" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager Information Center</a>. <p> Whenever possible, we should use the remote web-based repositories so that we are accessing the most up-to-date installation files. </ul><p> <p> <p> <ul> <p> <li> If we do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, install the offering from the product repositories on the media or local repositories. <p> <li> With the Packaging Utility, we can create and manage packages for installation repositories. We can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. We can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3352&uid=swg27010911" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager Information Center</a>. </ul><p> <p> <p> <li> Optional: <b>If we will be using the Installation Manager GUI, add the product repository to the Installation Manager preferences.</b> <p> <ol type=a> <p> <li> Launch Installation Manager. <p> <li> Click File > Preferences. <p> <li> Select Repositories. <p> <li> Perform the following actions: <p> <ol type="i"> <p> <li> Click <b>Add Repository</b>. <p> <li> Enter the path to the repository.config file in the location containing the repository files. <p> For example: <p> <ul> <p> <li> <p> <p> <p><img src="ngwin.gif" /> C:\repositories\offering_name\local-repositories <p> <li> /var/repositories/offering_name/local-repositories </ul><p> <p> or <p><ul>http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.liberty.v85 </ul><p> <p> <li> Click OK. </ol><p> <p> <li> Deselect any locations listed in the Repositories window that we will not be using. <p> <li> Click Apply. <p> <li> Click OK. <p> <li> Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager. </ol><p> For more information on setting the Installation Manager preferences, see the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3352&uid=swg27010911" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager Information Center</a>. <p> <li> Optional: <b>If we will be using the Installation Manager GUI, set the Installation Manager rollback preferences.</b> <p> By default, Installation Manager saves earlier versions of a package to roll back to if you experience issues later. When Installation Manager rolls back a package to a previous version, the current version of the files are uninstalled and the earlier versions are reinstalled. If we choose not to save the files for rollback, we can prevent the files from being saved or delete them after they are saved. To set the rollback preferences, perform the following actions before installing a package: <p> <ol type=a> <p> <li> Launch Installation Manager. <p> <li> Open the Rollback preferences window by selecting <b>File > Preferences > Files for Rollback</b>. <p> <li> Select or clear the <b>Save files for rollback</b> option to save or to stop saving a copy of files required to roll back packages on the computer. <p> We can remove any files that have already been saved by clicking <b>Delete Saved Files</b>. If you delete the files and we need to roll back a package later, we must connect to a repository or insert the media to obtain the required files for the previous version of the package. <p> <li> Click <b>OK</b> to save the rollback preferences. </ol><p> For more information on setting the Installation Manager preferences, see the <a href="http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=3352&uid=swg27010911" target="_blank" >IBM Installation Manager Information Center</a>. </ol><p> <p><br><h3> What to do next</h3> <p> Use Installation Manager to install the offering. <p> <ul> <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_gui.html" > Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using the GUI</a> <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_cl.html" > Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using the command line</a> <p> <li> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_silent.html" > Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using response files</a> </ul><p> <p> <p> <p> <br><b>Parent topic:</b> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist.html" > Install Liberty on distributed operating systems</a> <p> <b>Tasks:</b> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_gui.html" > Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using the GUI</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_cl.html" > Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using the command line</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_installation_dist_silent.html" > Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using response files</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_modify.html" > Add and remove features from Liberty on distributed operating systems</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_uninstallation_dist_gui.html" > Uninstall Liberty from distributed operating systems using the GUI</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_uninstallation_dist_cl.html" > Uninstall Liberty from distributed operating systems using the command line</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_uninstallation_dist_silent.html" > Uninstall Liberty from distributed operating systems using response files</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_upgrading_dist_gui.html" >Upgrading Liberty on distributed operating systems using the GUI</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_creating_cust_reps.html" > Create custom installation repositories with IBM Packaging Utility</a> <br> <a href="twlp_ins_launch.html" > Use the launchpad to start Liberty installations</a> <p> <br /> <br /><hr align="left" /><a href="../WAS855/ae/terms_of_use.html"><b>Terms and conditions for information centers</b></a> <br /><br /> <p> <p> <p></body> </html>