Supported Installation Manager features for Packaging Utility

Packaging Utility supports some IBM® Installation Manager features.

Table 1. Support for Installation Manager features
Feature Supported Information about the feature Comment
Administrator mode Supported Administrator, nonadministrator, and group mode You can install Packaging Utility for the following modes:
  • Administrator
  • Nonadministrator
  • Group
Nonadministrator mode Supported
Group mode Supported
Console Mode Supported Working in console mode Managing Packaging Utility in the Installation Manager console mode

You can use console mode to install, modify, update, roll back, or uninstall Packaging Utility.

IBM Fix Central Entitlement Support Supported IBM Fix Central Packaging Utility does not require entitlement.
Import Not applicable Importing installed packages in Installation Manager The Import wizard is used only with IBM WebSphere® Application Server products.
Installation Manager installer Not supported Using Installation Manager or the installer to install packages You cannot use the Installation Manager installer to install Packaging Utility. You must use an installed instance of Installation Manager to install Packaging Utility.
Installing a package to a directory that contain files Not applicable Installation Manager generates an error when you install Packaging Utility to an installation directory that contains files. You must install Packaging Utility to a directory that does not contain files.
Installing an IBM package into multiple locations Supported You can install different versions of a package to different directories.  
Installing multiple IBM packages into multiple locations at the same time Not supported Installing multiple packages into multiple locations Packaging Utility cannot be installed at the same time as other packages.
Languages Supported

Starting Installation Manager in another language

Packaging Utility supports the same set of languages that Installation Manager supports. Some languages support only partial translations. When a language is partially translated, the non-translated content is presented in English.

Starting Packaging Utility in another language

Manage License wizard Not applicable Managing licenses

Importing a product activation kit

 
IBM Passport Advantage® integration Supported Installing packages from Passport Advantage(r)  
Platforms that are supported Supported System Requirements technical document System Requirements technical document

Packaging Utility supports a subset of the operating systems that are supported by Installation Manager.

Rollback Supported Rolling back updates by using wizard mode  
Sensitive data Not applicable Data is provided during an installation, an update, or a modify process that you do not want to persist. An example of sensitive data is credentials. Packaging Utility does not use sensitive data.
Service repositories Supported Installing packages from Passport Advantage You can use a service repository to install, modify, update, roll back, or uninstall Packaging Utility.
Service repositories available on IBM Fix Central Supported IBM Fix Central
Share a package group with other packages Not supported Overview of package groups and the shared resources directory
skipinstall Supported You can simulate Installation Manager operations without changing your system.

Record a response file with Installation Manager

Installation Manager command-line arguments for silent mode

 
Stop All Blocking Process Supported Installing packages by using wizard mode: Stop All Blocking Process button

Command-line arguments for the imcl command: -stopBlockingProcesses option

This option is available only for Windows.

In wizard mode, if processes are blocking the installation, a list of these processes is shown on the summary page. If there are no blocking processes, you do not see this list.


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