You can run Packaging Utility without installing Packaging Utility.
About this task
To run Packaging Utility without installing, you must use the stand-alone version of
Packaging Utility. The stand-alone version of Packaging Utility is included on the Enterprise disk
with
Installation
Manager and
Packaging Utility.
Note: - Not all products are packaged with the Enterprise disk. Check your product installation kit to
determine whether the Enterprise disk is included with your product.
- A stand-alone version of Packaging Utility is not available for IBM® z/OS®.
You cannot use the Packaging Utility to install Installation
Manager. You
must have Installation
Manager
installed on the local computer to use a repository created by Packaging Utility.
You cannot
use Installation
Manager to
update the stand-alone version of Packaging Utility. When a later version of Packaging Utility is
available, you must acquire and run that version of the stand-alone Packaging Utility. If you
installed Packaging Utility, you can use Installation
Manager to
update Packaging Utility. See Installing Packaging Utility in wizard mode for information about installing Packaging Utility.
Log files for the stand-alone version
of Packaging Utility are in the home directory for the user:
- Windows 2003 and Windows XP Professional: C:\Documents and
Settings\user\IBM\PackagingUtilityStandalone
- Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 2012: C:\Users\user\IBM\PackagingUtilityStandalone
- Linux and UNIX:
/opt/IBM/PackagingUtilityStandalone
- OS X operating system: /Applications/IBM/PackagingUtilityStandalone
Important: If you share an instance of Packaging Utility with other users, see
Storing credentials.