Installing Packaging Utility in wizard mode

Use Installation Manager to install Packaging Utility.

Before you begin

If Installation Manager is installed, you can use the Packaging Utility service repository to install the latest version of Packaging Utility without downloading files. If Installation Manager is not installed or to install an earlier version of Packaging Utility, you must download the installation kit.

If you use the service repository, you must have an IBM® user name and password. To register for an IBM user name and password, go to: http://www.ibm.com/account/profile.

Consider these points before you install Installation Manager:
  • You cannot use the Packaging Utility to install Installation Manager. You must have Installation Manager installed on the local computer to use a repository that is created by Packaging Utility.
  • If Installation Manager is not installed, it is installed when Packaging Utility is installed. The installation kit for Installation Manager is included with the installation kit for Packaging Utility.
  • If you download the Packaging Utility installations files, you can add the disktag.inf file as a repository in Installation Manager. The disktag.inf file is in the following directories:
    • Windows: pu.offering.disk.platform_version.zip\disk_platform\InstallerImage_platform
    • Linux, UNIX, IBM z/OS®, and the OS X operating system: pu.offering.disk.platform_version.zip/disk_platform/InstallerImage_platform
    For information about adding a repository, see Repository preference.
Consider these points about using Packaging Utility as a stand-alone application:
  • You can run a stand-alone version of Packaging Utility that does not require installation. For more information, see Running the stand-alone version of Packaging Utility.
  • If you install Packaging Utility instead of using the stand-alone version, you can use Installation Manager to update Packaging Utility.
  • The stand-alone version of Packaging Utility is not supported on z/OS.

About this task

This table provides directory information for the log files and the Eclipse plug-in for the administrator, nonadministrator, and group modes.
Table 1. Default installation directories for Packaging Utility by mode
  Administrator Nonadministrator Group
Windows XP Professional C:\Program Files\IBM\PackagingUtility C:\Documents and Settings\user\IBM\PackagingUtility Not available
Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012 C:\Program Files [(x86)]\IBM\PackagingUtility C:\Users\user\IBM\PackagingUtility Not available
Linux, UNIX, and z/OS /opt/IBM/PackagingUtility /opt/IBM/PackagingUtility /opt/IBM/PackagingUtility_Group
OS X operating system /Applications/IBM/Packaging Utility /Users/user_home_directory/IBM/Packaging Utility /Users/user_home_directory/IBM/PackagingUtility_Group

Procedure

To install Packaging Utility by using the service repository, you must have Installation Manager installed and have access to www.ibm.com. If you downloaded the installation kit, see Installing Packaging Utility by using the download kits.

  1. Start Installation Manager.
  2. Add the service repository location for Packaging Utility:
    1. In Installation Manager, click File > Preferences > Repositories.
    2. Click Add Repository.
    3. Enter this repository: http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility
    4. Enter your IBM user name and password.
  3. On the main page of Installation Manager, click Install.
  4. Complete the wizard to install Packaging Utility. When you install Packaging Utility, you can accept or modify the default values for the different directories.
    Important: You specify the Shared Resources directory only the first time that you install a package. For best results, select the drive that has the most available space to ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the location of the Shared Resources directory unless you uninstall all packages.

Installing Packaging Utility by using the download kits

Procedure

  1. Download the Packaging Utility installation kit for your platform. Go to the Packing Utility download links technical document and click the applicable download document link. The download document contains details about downloading the installation files.
  2. Extract the Packaging Utility installation kit from the compressed file, pu.offering.disk.platform_version.zip.

    The fix pack package for Packaging Utility is pu.update_version.zip. You cannot install Packaging Utility or Installation Manager with the fix pack.

  3. Open the directory:
    • Windows: installation_files_directory\disk_platform\InstallerImage_platform
    • Linux, UNIX, z/OS, and the OS X operating system: installation_files_directory/disk_platform/InstallerImage_platform
  4. Run the install commands that is appropriate for your operating system:
    • Windows: install.exe
    • Linux, UNIX, z/OS, and the OS X operating system: ./install
  5. Complete the Install wizard to install the Packaging Utility. If Installation Manager is not already installed, both Installation Manager and Packaging Utility are installed together. You can accept or modify the default values for the different directories.
    Important: You can specify the Shared Resources directory only the first time that you install a package. For best results, select the drive that has the most available space to ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the location of the Shared Resources directory unless you uninstall all packages.

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