Review the following information and ensure the pre-installation
steps are completed as required.
Procedure
If you are installing from an electronic image downloaded
from IBM® Passport Advantage®, verify that
you have all the required parts and extracted the download files correctly.- (For Linux)
If you are installing from physical media, mount your DVD drive.
- (For Linux)
If you want the product to be used by users other than root, then
set the umask variable to 0022 before
you install the product. To set this variable, log in as root
user, start a terminal session, and type umask 0022.
- (For Linux)
Increase the number of file handles on your computer.
- (For Windows ) Ensure that you have C:\WINDOWS specified
in the PATH environment variable. To view the PATH environment
variable, from the command prompt, type PATH and
then press Enter.
- Ensure that you are logged on to your computer with an
appropriate user ID.
- Optional: If you are installing from an intranet
site, specify the repository.