IBM Installation Manager
IBM Installation Manager is used to install Rational Application Developer. IBM Installation Manager is a program that helps you install the Rational desktop product packages on your workstation. It also helps you update, modify, and uninstall this and other packages that you install. A package can be a product, a group of components, or a single component that is designed to be installed by Installation Manager.
The first step is to install Version 1.2 of Installation Manager:
| Select IBM Installation Manager Version 1.2.
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| Accept the license agreement.
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| Select the installation directory: C:\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse.
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| Click Install, wait for the installation to finish, and click Restart Installation Manager.
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There are six wizards in the Installation Manager that make it easy to maintain your package through its lifecycle.
Figure A-2 Installation Manager
These are the six wizards:
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| The Install wizard walks you through the installation process.
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| The Update wizard searches for available updates to packages you have installed.
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| With the Modify wizard, you can modify certain elements of a package you have already installed.
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| The Manage Licenses wizard helps you set up the licenses for your packages.
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| Using the Roll Back wizard, you can revert back to a previous version of a package.
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| The Uninstall wizard removes a package from your computer.
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