Install Packaging Utility using console mode

Use console mode to install IBM Packaging Utility.

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.

To install Packaging Utility using downloaded files, see Install Packaging Utility using the downloaded files.

Console mode is an interactive text-based user interface to Installation Manager.

A selected option is indicated by an X in brackets: [X]. Options that are not selected are indicated by empty brackets: [ ]. We can press Enter to select the default entry or select a different command. For example, [N] indicates that the default selection is N for the Next command.

Procedure

  1. Start Installation Manager in console mode imcl -c. For more information, see Start IIM in console mode.

  2. Add the repository:

    1. Enter P: Preferences.

    2. Enter 1: Repositories.

    3. Enter D: Add Repository.

    4. Enter the service repository: http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility

    5. Enter P: Provide credentials and connect.

    6. Enter your IBM user name and password.

    7. Enter O to save our credentials.

      If we do not save our credentials, we are prompted to enter our credentials each time you access this repository.

    8. Enter A: Apply Changes and Return to Preferences Menu.

    9. Enter R: Return to Main Menu.

  3. Enter 1: Install.

  4. Enter the number that is to next to the IBM Packaging Utility entry.

  5. Enter 1 to choose the specific version to install.

  6. Enter N: Next

  7. For the Licenses screen, these options are available:

    • 1: IBM Packaging Utility - License Agreement. To view a license agreement, enter the number next to the product name.

    • A: [ ] I accept the terms in the license agreement.
    • D: [ ] I do not accept the terms in the license agreement.

      If we decline the license agreement, the installation is stopped. To continue the installation, we must accept the license agreement.

    1. Enter A to accept the license agreement.

    2. Enter N: Next.

  8. To enter a different value for the Shared Resources Directory, enter M: Change Shared Resources Directory. To accept the default value for Shared Resources Directory or to continue after we enter a different value, enter N: Next.

    We can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that we install a package. Select the drive with enough available space to ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. We cannot change the location of the shared resources directory unless we uninstall all packages.

    If we are installing Installation Manager at the same time, we can change the installation location for Installation Manager.

  9. To enter a different value for the package group location, enter M: Change location. To accept the default value for the package group location or to continue after we enter a different value, enter N: Next.

  10. Enter the number next to the language to add or remove the language from the list of languages to install. We can select only one language at a time. English is selected by default. We cannot clear the selection for the English language. Our language choices apply to all packages installed in the package group.

  11. Enter N: Next.

  12. On the Summary screen, review your selections before we install the package.

    Optional: G: Generate installation response file. Enter the name of the response file and use .xml as the file extension. Response files are XML files. We can include a directory location when we enter the response file name to save the file to a different location.

  13. Enter I: Install.

  14. When the installation completes, enter F: Finish.


Install Packaging Utility using the downloaded files

Procedure

  1. Download the Packaging Utility installation kit, pu.offering.disk.platform_version.zip, 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.

    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.

  2. Extract the files from the compressed file.

  3. Open a command line and open the InstallerImage_platform directory.

    • Windows: C:\Installation Files\IBM\Packaging Utility\disk_platform\InstallerImage_platform
    • Linux, UNIX, z/OS , and OS X: /opt/InstallationFiles/IBM/PackagingUtility/disk_platform/InstallerImage_platform

  4. Run the installation command:

    Platforms Administrator Nonadministrator
    Windows installc.exe -c userinstc.exe -c
    Linux, UNIX, z/OS, and OS X ./install -c ./userinst -c

  5. Enter N: Next. Packaging Utility is selected for installation by default. If Installation Manager is not installed, Installation Manager is selected for installation.

    We cannot clear Installation Manager for installation.

    1. To view all available versions for Packaging Utility, enter the number next to the IBM Packaging Utility version.

    2. Enter 2: Show all available versions of the package.

    3. To change the version to install, enter the number next to the version.

    4. Enter O: Ok.

  6. To enter a different value for the Shared Resources Directory, enter M: Change Shared Resources Directory. To accept the default value for Shared Resources Directory or to continue after we enter a different value, enter N: Next.

    We can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that we install a package. Select the drive with enough available space to ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. We cannot change the location of the shared resources directory unless we uninstall all packages.

    If we are installing Installation Manager at the same time, we can change the installation location for Installation Manager.

  7. To enter a different value for the package group location, enter M: Change location. To accept the default value for the package group location or to continue after we enter a different value, enter N: Next.

  8. Enter the number next to the language to add or remove the language from the list of languages to install. We can select only one language at a time. English is selected by default. We cannot clear the selection for the English language. Our language choices apply to all packages installed in the package group.

  9. Enter N: Next.

  10. On the Summary screen, review your selections before we install the package.

    Optional: G: Generate installation response file. Enter the name of the response file and use .xml as the file extension. Response files are XML files. We can include a directory location when we enter the response file name to save the file to a different location.

  11. Enter I: Install.

  12. When the installation completes, enter F: Finish.
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