Installing and uninstalling the Web Server Plug-ins on IBM i operating systems

IBM® Installation Manager is a common installer for many IBM software products that you use to install or uninstall the Web Server Plug-ins.

Before you begin

Tip: Although almost all of the instructions in this section of the documentation will work with earlier versions of IBM Installation Manager, the information here is optimized for users who have installed or upgraded to Installation Manager Version 1.5 or later.

About this task

For more information on using Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

Perform one of these procedures to install, update, roll back, or uninstall the product using Installation Manager.

Note: For information on installing and removing fix packs for WebSphere Application Server offerings on IBM i systems using the Installation Manager command line, read the following topics:

Installing fix packs on IBM i operating systems using the command line
Uninstalling fix packs from IBM i operating systems using the command line

Procedure

Results

The following locations are the defaults for Installation Manager files on IBM i systems:
- Installation location: /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager
- Agent data location: /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager
- Registry: /QIBM/InstallationManager/.ibm/registry/InstallationManager.dat
Logs are located in the logs directory of Installation Manager's agent data location. For example:
```
/QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/logs
```
The main log files are time-stamped XML files in the logs directory, and they can be viewed using any standard web browser.