Installing IBM Installation Manager using the GUI

To access the necessary product repositories so that you can install WebSphere® eXtreme Scale product offerings, you must install IBM® Installation Manager. You can install Installation Manager using a GUI.

1. From the location that contains the Installation Manager installation files, run one of the following commands:

   Administrative installation:

   • install.exe
   • ./install

   Non-administrative installation:

   • userinst.exe
   • ./userinst

   For more information about administrative and non-administrative installations, seeInstall as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group

   Group-mode installation:

   ./groupinst

   Notes on group mode:

   • With group mode, multiple users can use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.

     Group mode does not enable two people to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager at the same time.

   • Group mode is not available on Windows operating systems.
   • If you do not install Installation Manager with group mode, you cannot use group mode to manage any of the products that you install later using this Installation Manager instance.
   • Change the installation location for the current user from the default location to a location that is accessible by all users in the group.
   • Set up your groups, permissions, and environment variables as described in the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5.x Information Center before installing in group mode.

2. Verify that the Installation Manager package is selected, and click Next.
3. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
4. Click Next.
5. Review the summary information, and click Install.
   If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful. If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
6. Add the product repository to your Installation Manager preferences.
   1. Start Installation Manager.
   2. In the top menu, click File > Preferences.
   3. Select Repositories.
   4. Click Add Repository.
   5. Enter the path to the repository.config file in the location that contains the repository files, for example:
      • C:\repositories\product_name\local-repositories
      • /var/repositories/product_name/local-repositories
   6. Click OK.
7. Clear any locations listed in the Repositories window that you are not using.
8. Click Apply.
9. Click OK.
10. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.