If the launchpad is used to start IBM Installation Manager, the repository information is passed to Installation Manager. If the IBM Installation Manager is started directly, you must specify an installation repository that contains the product packages that you want to install. See Setting repository preferences in IBM Installation Manager.
Some organizations bundle and host their own product packages on their intranet. For information about this type of installation scenario, see Installation scenarios. Your system administrators will need to provide you with the correct URL.
By default, IBM Installation Manager uses an embedded URL in each Rational software development product to connect to a repository server over the Internet. IBM Installation Manager then searches for the product packages as well as new features.