| Operating system | Administrator installation | Nonadministrator installation |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 2000 and Windows XP | C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager | C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager |
| Windows Vista and Windows 2008 | C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager | C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\IBM\Installation Manager |
| Linux and UNIX | /var/ibm/InstallationManager | /<user>/var/ibm/InstallationManager |
Before installing Installation Manager, you can change the value of the appDataLocation property. When you start an Installation Manager installation from the command line, specify the -dataLocation silent command argument. For more information, see IBM Installation Manager command-line arguments.
Example: install.exe -dataLocation C:\Rational\appDataLocation
| Folder or file | Information |
|---|---|
| adapters | Directory location where adapters save information for rollbacks |
| bundles | Contains package bundles |
| .settings | Contains preferences |
| histories | Contains information about previous installations and uninstall procedures |
| installRegistry.xml (file) | Contains information about known profiles and installed packages |
| installRegistry | Contains metadata for installed offerings |
| installed.xml | Contains information about the set of installation locations and installed packages |
| license | The license folder is empty for IBM® products that do not use Installation Manager licensing. |
| logs | Contains agent log files |
| p2 | Contains Eclipse p2 profile metadata |
| pluginState | Contains Eclipse plug-in state information and the Eclipse error log file |
| temp | Contains temporary files created during installation |
| uninstall | Contains an executable file and other files needed for uninstalling packages with Installation Manager |