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.
- Start Installation
Manager.
- Add the service repository location for Packaging Utility:
- In Installation
Manager,
click File > Preferences > Repositories.
- Click Add Repository.
- Enter this repository: http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.cic.packagingUtility
- Enter your IBM user
name and password.
- On the main page of Installation
Manager,
click Install.
- 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.