A repository is a location for storing
installation or update package data. By default, IBM® Installation Manager uses an embedded URL
in each product package.
Installation Manager uses the
embedded URLs to connect to a repository server through the Internet
and to search for installation packages and new features. You can
specify repository locations on the Repositories page of the Preferences
window. Your organization might require you to redirect the repository
to use intranet sites.
Before you begin
Obtain the installation repository URL from your administrator
or IBM.
About this task
To add, edit, or remove a repository location:
Procedure
- On the Start page of Installation
Manager, click , and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens, which displays the available
repositories, their locations, and whether they are connected.
- On the Repositories page, click Add
Repository.
- In the Add repository window, do one
of the following steps:
- Type the URL of the repository location.
- Browse to find either a compressed or JAR file that contains
a repository, a diskTag.inf file, or the repository.config file
of an expanded repository.
- Click OK. The new
repository location is listed. If the repository is not connected,
a red x is displayed in the Connection column.
- Click OK to close the Preferences
window.
What to do next
Note: Updates to packages can be stored in service repositories,
such as IBM support
sites or local update repositories. The service repositories might
be linked to the repositories that you listed in this procedure. To
search for updated packages in these linked service repositories,
make sure that Search service repositories during installation
and updates is selected. This option is selected by default.