Package groups and the shared resources directory
When we install packages with Installation Manager, we must choose an installation location and a directory for shared resources.
Package groups
We install packages into a package group. A package group represents a directory that contains resources that packages share with other packages in the same group. When we install packages with Installation Manager, we can choose to create a package group or install the packages into an existing package group. Some packages cannot share a package group. In this case, the option to use an existing package group is disabled.
When we install multiple packages at the same time, we can install the packages into different package groups.
A package group is assigned a name automatically. For some products, we can edit the default package group name. We choose the installation directory for the package group.
After we create a package group by successfully installing a package, we cannot change the installation directory. The installation directory contains files and resources specific to the packages installed into that package group. Resources in the package that can be used by other package groups are placed in the shared resources directory.
Shared resources directory
The shared resources directory is where installation artifacts are located that can be used by one or more package groups.We can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that we install a package. Use your largest drive for this installation. We cannot change the directory location until we uninstall all packages. To change the shared resources directory, we must uninstall all installed packages, then reinstall the packages to the new shared resources directory location.
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