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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Create a network repository connection using the IBM Installation Manager graphical user interface
Follow this procedure to use the IBM Installation Manager graphical user interface to create a connection to the network repository that contains the dashboard environment components. Complete this procedure on each computer system where you are installing or updating one of the IBM Tivoli Monitoring components for a dashboard environment.
Use the IBM Packaging Utility to create a network repository that contains the IBM Tivoli Monitoring components on the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Dashboards for Servers and Authorization Policy Components DVD.
- Install IBM Installation Manager from the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Dashboards for Servers and Authorization Policy Components DVD or DVD image, if it is not already installed or is at a version before v1.6.1. IBM Installation Manager version 1.6.1 is provided on the DVD under the im.<operating system>.<architecture> directories. For more details about the installation, see the IBM Installation Manager information center.
- Start the IBM Installation Manager in graphical user interface mode:
- Double-click the IBMIM.exe file located in the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where IBM Installation Manager was installed. The default path for IBM Installation Manager on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager.
- Execute the IBMIM binary under /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse.
- Click File → Preferences.
- Click Add Repository.
- In the Repository field, enter the HTTP URL of the network repository and click OK.
- The network repository location should now be listed on the Repository Preferences panel. Select the Location check box and click OK. This tests the connection to the network repository.
What to do next
Use IBM Installation Manager to install or update the IBM Tivoli Monitoring components for a dashboard environment, as described in the following sections:
- Install the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers
- Install the Tivoli Authorization Policy Server and tivcmd Command-Line Interface for Authorization Policy
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