IBM Rational Method Composer, Version 7.5

Installation guide

Installation introduction

You can find the most recent version of this document online at the IBM Publications center, including updated translation versions.

Installation terminology

The following terms are used in the installation information:

Admin user

A user who has privileges to write to the default common installation location. On Linux^(R) operating systems, this is the "root" or any user who is using "sudo" to start Installation Manager. On Microsoft^(R) Windows^(R) XP, this is any user who is a member of the "Administrators" group. On Microsoft Windows Vista, this is the user who is using "Run As Administrator" to start Installation Manager.

Installation directory

The location of product artifacts after the package is installed.

Package

An installable unit of a software product. Software product packages are separately installable units that can operate independently from other packages of that software product.

Package group

A package group represents a directory in which different product packages share resources with other packages in the same group. When you install a package using Installation Manager, you can create a new package group or install the packages into an existing package group. (Some packages cannot share a package group, in which case the option to use an existing package group is disabled.)

Repository

A persistent storage area where packages are available for download. A repository can be disc media, a folder on a local hard disk, or a server location.

Shared resources directory

In some instances, product packages can share resources. These resources are located in a directory that the packages share.

Installation default values and conventions

Planning the installation

Installation roadmap

Roadmap for installing Rational Method Composer

Perform these tasks to install Rational Method Composer:

1. Verify that your computer meets the minimum hardware and software requirements for installing the product..
2. Verify that your user ID meets the requirements for installing the product.
3. Review the rest of the planning information .
4. Complete any necessary pre-installation tasks.
5. Start the launchpad.
6. In the launchpad, click to install Rational Method Composer. Follow the instructions in the Install Packages wizard to install or update Installation Manager, if necessary, and install the product.
7. Verify that the installation was successful.
8. Perform any necessary post-installation tasks, such as configuring the appropriate product license.

Installation Manager overview

Regardless of which installation scenario you follow to install Rational Method Composer on your workstation, use Installation Manager to install your Rational package.

IBM Installation Manager offers a number of time-saving features. It keeps track of what you are about to install, software components that you have already installed, and components that are available for you to install. It searches for updates so you know that you are installing the latest version of a Rational product package. Installation Manager also provides tools for managing licenses for the product packages that it installs. It provides tools for updating and modifying packages. You can also use it to uninstall product packages.

IBM Installation Manager comprises six wizards that make it easy to maintain packages through their life cycles:

• The Install Packages wizard walks you through the installation process. You can install a product by simply accepting the defaults, or you can modify the default settings to create a custom installation. Before you install, you are provided with a complete summary of the selections that you have made throughout the wizard. With the wizard you can install one or more product packages at the same time.
• The Update Packages wizard searches for available updates to product packages that you have installed. An update might be a released fix, a new feature, or a new version of the Rational product. Details of the contents of the update are provided in the wizard. You can choose whether to apply an update.
• With the Modify Packages wizard, you can modify specific elements of a package that you have already installed. During your initial installation of the product package, you select the features you want to install. If you find later that you require other features, you can use the Modify Packages wizard to add them to your product package installation. You can also remove features, and add or remove languages.
• The Manage Licenses wizard helps you set up the licenses for your packages. Use this wizard to change your trial license to a full license.
• The Roll Back Packages wizard enables you to revert to a previous version of a package.
• The Uninstall Packages wizard helps you to remove a package from your computer. You can uninstall more than one package at a time.

Installation requirements

Hardware and software requirements

Before you can install the product, verify that your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements.

Operating system

The following operating systems are supported for this product:

Browsers

The following browsers are supported for this product:

BIRT reporting

The following software is required if you want to use BIRT reporting:

User privilege requirements

• Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
• You must have a user ID that belongs to the Administrators group.

Implications of using an admin or non-admin user ID when installing from the Launchpad

Planning your installation

Installation scenarios

For Rational Method Composer 7.5, you will install from the launchpad. A trial license is automatically installed when you install Rational Method Composer. Use the Manage license wizard to change the trial license to a full license. See Managing licenses for details. The trial license expires 30 days after the installation.

To start the installation from the launchpad program, use one of the following scenarios:

• Installing from product a CD
• Installing from an electronic image on your workstation.
• Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.

Installation repositories

By default, IBM Installation Manager uses an embedded URL in each Rational software development product to connect to a repository server that contains installation product packages and new features. Your organization may require you to redirect the repository connection to use your corporate Intranet site.

When you start the installation of Rational Method Composer from the launchpad program, the location of the repository that contains the product package is automatically defined in IBM Installation Manager.

Pre-installation tasks

1. Confirm that your system meets the requirements that are described in the section Installation requirements
2. Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges for installing the product. See User privilege requirements
3. Read the section Planning the installation.

Pre-installation checklist

Review the following information and ensure that you complete the required pre-installation steps.

Increasing the number of file handles on Linux computers

To increase the number of file handles on Linux:

1. Log in as root. You must have root access to perform this procedure.
2. Change to the etc directory.
   Attention: If you decide to increase the number of file handles in the next step, do not leave an empty init script file on your computer. If you do, your computer will not start when you reboot.
3. Use the vi editor to edit the initscript file in the etc directory. If this file does not exist, type vi initscript to create it.
4. On the first line, type ulimit -n 4096. The point is that 4096 is significantly larger than 1024, the default on most Linux computers.
   Important:
   Do not set the number of handles too high, because doing so can negatively impact system-wide performance.
5. On the second line, type eval exec "$4".
6. Save and close the file after making sure you have completed steps 4 and 5.
7. Optional: Restrict the number of handles that are available to users or groups by modifying the limits.conf file in the etc/security directory. Both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Version 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 have this file by default. If you do not have this file, then try using a smaller number in step 4 of the previous procedure (for example, 2048) to limit the number of open files that are allowed per process. If you set a high number in step 4 and you do not establish limits in the limits.conf file, computer performance can be significantly reduced.

   The following sample limits.conf file restricts all users, and then sets different limits for others afterwards. This sample assumes that you set handles to 8192 in step 4.

   *      soft nofile 1024
   *      hard nofile 2048
   root    soft nofile 4096
   root    hard nofile 8192
   user1   soft nofile 2048
   user1 hard nofile 2048
   

   Note that the * in the preceding example sets the limits for all users first. These limits are lower than the limits that follow it. The root user has a higher number of allowable handles open, while number available to user1 is between the two. Make sure that you read and understand the documentation contained in the limits.conf file before making changes.

Mounting a drive

Insert the product disc into the drive before mounting the drive.

For Linux:

1. Log in as a user with root access.
2. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and enter the following command:mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /cdrom The /cdrom variable represents the mount point of the CD-ROM.
3. Log out.

Some window managers can automatically mount your CD-ROM for you. Consult your system documentation for more information.

Verifying and extracting electronic images

You can compare the published MD5 values with the checksum of the downloaded files to check ifmake sure that the downloaded file is complete.

Extracting the downloaded files

Extract each compressed file to the same directory. For Linux: Do not include spaces in the directory names, or you will not be able to run the launchpad.sh command to start the launchpad from a command line.

Installing software

Installing Rational Method Composer from a CD: task overview

The following are the general steps for installing Rational Method Composer from a product CD:

1. Ensure that your workstation has enough disk space to store product packages. See Hardware and software requirements.
2. Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program for details.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation. See Installing IBM Installation Manager for details. After you have installed Installation Manager, or if it is already on your system, the Install Packages wizard starts automatically.
4. Start the installation of Rational Method Composer from the launchpad program. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
   Note:
   If you exit Installation Manager before completing the product installation, you must restart Installation Manager from the launchpad.
5. Follow the instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. .
6. Configure your license. By default, a trial license is included. You must configure the license to ensure you have continued access to the product. See Managing licenses.
7. For Linux: Increase the number of file handles on your workstation. See Increasing the number of file handles on Linux computers.

Installing Rational Method Composer from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview

The following are the general steps for installing Rational Method Composer from an electronic installation image:

1. Ensure that your workstation has enough space to store both the downloaded packages from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. See Hardware and software requirements.
2. Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images for details.
3. Follow the steps in the Installing from an electronic image section of this document.

Installing from an electronic image

1. Complete the Pre-installation tasks.
2. Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program for details.
3. Start the installation of Rational Method Composer from the launchpad program. For details, see Starting an installation from the launchpad program.

   If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, then a prompt is displayed for you to install Installation Manager. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation. See Installing IBM Installation Manager for details.

   After you have installed Installation Manager, or if it is already on your system, the Install Packages wizard starts automatically.

   Note:
   If you exit Installation Manager before completing the product installation, you must restart Installation Manager from the launchpad.
4. Follow the instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. .
5. Configure your license. By default, a trial license is included. You must configure the license to ensure you have continued access to the product. See Managing licenses.
6. For Linux: Increase the number of file handles on your workstation. See Increasing the number of file handles on Linux computers.

Installing Rational Method Composer from an electronic image on a shared drive: task overview

The following steps are to be done by the person who places the installation image on a shared drive.

1. Ensure that your shared drive has sufficient disk space to store both the downloaded files from IBM Passport Advantage and the extracted installation image. See Hardware and software requirements.
2. Extract the installation image from the downloaded files into an accessible directory on the shared drive and verify that the installation image is complete. See Verifying and extracting electronic images.

To install Rational Method Composer from the installation files on the shared drive:

1. Change to the disk1 directory on the shared drive that contains the installation image.
2. Follow the steps that are in Installing from an electronic image.

Installing from the launchpad program

Use the launchpad program to start the installation in the following scenarios:

• Installing from an electronic image on your workstation.
• Installing from an electronic image on a shared drive.

To install from the launchpad:

1. Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Pre-installation checklist, if you have not done so already.
2. Start the launchpad program. See Starting the launchpad program.
3. Start the installation of Rational Method Composer. See Starting an installation from the launchpad program.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. See Installing Rational Method Composer by using IBM Installation Manager for details.

Starting the launchpad program

Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Pre-installation checklist, if you have not done so already.

If you are installing from a CD and autorun is enabled on your workstation, then the launchpad starts automatically when you insert the first installation disc into your CD drive. If you are installing from an electronic image, or if autorun is not configured on your workstation, then you must start the launchpad program manually.

To start the launchpad program:

1. Insert the CD into your CD drive. For Linux: Ensure that you have mounted the CD drive.
2. If autorun is enabled on your system, the launchpad program automatically opens. If autorun is not enabled on your system:
   • For Windows: Run launchpad.exe located in the root directory of the CD.
   • For Linux: Run launchpad.sh located in the root directory of the CD.

Starting an installation from the launchpad program

1. Start the launchpad program.
2. If you have not done so already, read the release information by clicking Release notes.
3. When you are ready to begin the installation, click Install Rational Method Composer.
4. A message window opens to inform you whether the program is detected on your workstation.
   • If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your system, then you are informed that you must install it before you can continue.
     1. Click OK to install IBM Installation Manager .
     2. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation . Refer to Installing IBM Installation Manager for more information.
     3. When the installation of completes successfully, click Finish to close the wizard.
     4. Read the message that opens and click OK.
   • If IBM Installation Manager is detected on your system, click OK and it starts and automatically opens the Install Packages wizard.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Install Packages wizard to complete the installation. See Installing Rational Method Composer by using IBM Installation Manager for details.

Installing IBM Installation Manager

If you start the installation of Rational Method Composer from the launchpad, IBM Installation Manager automatically starts even if it is not already installed. You will then install Installation Manager on your computer during the process of installing Rational Method Composer.

The latest version of Installation Manager might be required for your package. Updates are discovered if you have not cleared the Search service repositories for updates check box on Repositories page in the Preferences window of Installation Manager.

Starting IBM Installation Manager

If you already installed Installation Manager, you can start it in one of these ways:

• For Windows: Start -> All Programs -> IBM Installation Manager -> IBM Installation Manager
• For Linux: Change to Installation Manager directory/eclipse) and run IBMIM

Installing Rational Method Composer by using IBM Installation Manager

1. (Optional) If the Install Packages wizard did not start automatically, then start it:
   1. Start the Installation Manager.
   2. From the Start page, click Install.
      Note:
      If a new version is found, you are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version.
      When Installation Manager starts, it searches all of its defined repositories for available packages.
2. The Install page of Install Packages wizard lists all the packages that are in the defined repositories. If two versions of a package are discovered, only the most recent, or recommended, version of the package is displayed. To display all versions of packages that are found through search, click Show all versions.
3. Click the Rational Method Composer package to display its description in the Details pane.
4. To search for updates to the package, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions.
   Note:
   For Installation Manager to search the predefined IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, you must select Search services repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page. This preference is selected by default. Internet access is also required.
   Installation Manager searches for updates at the predefined IBM update repository for the product package. It also searches all repository locations that you have set. A progress indicator displays that the search is taking place. You can install updates at the same time that you install the base product package.
5. If updates for the package are found, then they will be displayed in the Installation Packages list on the Install Packages page below their corresponding product. Only recommended updates are displayed by default.
   • To display all updates that are found for the available packages, click Show all versions.
   • To display a package description under Details, click on the package name. If additional information about the package is available, such as a readme file or release notes, a More info link is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the additional information in a browser. To fully understand the package that you are installing, review all of the information before you continue with the installation.
6. Select the package and updates to the package that you want to install. Updates that have dependencies are automatically selected and cleared together. Click Next to continue.
   Note:
   If you install multiple packages at the same time, then all the packages will be installed into the same package group.
7. On the Licenses page, read the license agreement for the selected package. If you selected more than one package to install, there might be a license agreement for each package. On the left side of the License page, click each package version to display its license agreement. The package versions that you selected to install (for example, the base package and an update) are listed under the package name.
   1. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
   2. Click Next.
8. On the Location page, type the path for the shared resources directory in the Shared Resources Directory field; or accept the default path. The shared resources directory contains resources that can be shared by one or more package groups. Click Next to continue.

   The default path is: C:\Program Files\IBM\SDPShared

   Important:
   You can specify the shared resources directory only the first time that you install a package. Use your largest disk for this to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources of future packages. To change the directory location, you must uninstall all packages.
9. On the Location page, either choose an existing package group to install the package into, or create a new one. A package group represents a directory in which packages share resources with other packages in the same group. To create a new package group:
   1. Click Create a new package group.
   2. Type the path for the installation directory for the package group. The name for the package group is created automatically.

      The default path is: C:\Program Files\IBM\RMC

   3. Click Next to continue.
10. On the Features page under Languages, select the languages for the package group. The corresponding national language translations for the user interface and documentation for the package will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages installed under this package group.
11. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the package. If you want to change the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
12. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
    2. In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want to start when you exit.
    3. Click Finish to launch the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page.

Post-installation tasks

Post-installation checklist

Review the following information and ensure the post-installation steps are completed as required.

Starting Rational Method Composer

For Microsoft Windows operating systems: Click Start -> All Programs -> IBM Rational Method Composer 7.5 -> Method Composer.

To start Rational Method Composer from a command-line interface:

• On Windows: Type this command: <product installation directory>\rmc\rmc.exe
• On Linux: Type this command: .<product installation directory>\rmc\rmc

Managing licenses

Using the Manage Licenses wizard, you can upgrade trial versions of an offering to a licensed version by importing a product activation kit.

For more information on managing licenses for your Rational product, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21250404.

License activation

Licenses for this product are activated by importing a license activation kit.

Activation kits

A license activation kit contains the permanent license key for you product. You purchase the activation kit, download the activation kit compressed file to your computer, and then use IBM Installation Manager to import the activation kit (a JAR file) to activate the license for your product.

Importing a license activation kit

If you have not purchased an activation kit, you must do this first. If you have purchased a product or a product activation kit, insert the appropriate CD or download the activation kit from IBM Passport Advantage to an accessible workstation. The activation kit is packaged as a .zip file containing a Java^(TM) archive (.jar) file. The .jar file contains the permanent license key and must be imported to activate your product.

To import an activation kit .jar file and enable the new license key:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the main page, click Manage Licenses.
3. Select a package and select the Import Activation Kit radio button.
4. Click Next. Details for the selected package are shown, including the current license kind and the product version range of the license.
5. Browse to the path on the media CD or download location for the activation kit; then select the appropriate Java archive (.jar) file and click Open.
6. Click Next. The Summary page displays the target install directory for the activation kit, the product the new license applies to, and version information.
7. Click Finish.

The product activation kit with its permanent license key is imported to the product. The Manage Licenses wizard indicates whether the import is successful.

Viewing license information for installed product packages

To view license information, complete the following steps:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page, click Manage Licenses.

The package vendor, current license types, and expiration dates are displayed for each installed product package.

Verifying the installation

To verify the installation:

1. Click View log file to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
2. In the Install Package wizard, select whether you want Rational Method Composer to start when you exit.
3. Click Finish to launch the selected package. The Install Package wizard closes and you are returned to the Start page of Installation Manager.

Installing software silently

Running Installation Manager in silent mode is helpful because it enables you to use a batch process to install, update, modify and uninstall product packages through scripts.

Note that you must install Installation Manager before you can silently install the package. Refer to Installing IBM Installation Manager for details on installing Installation Manager.

There are two main tasks required for silent installation:

1. Create the response file.
2. Run Installation Manager in silent installation mode.

Creating a response file

To record a response file for installing (or uninstalling) packages:

1. On a command line, change to the Eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
   • For Windows: cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
2. On a command line, type the following command to start Installation Manager, substituting your own file name and location for the response file and (optionally) the log file:
   • For Windows: launcher.bat -record <response file path and name>.xml -log <log file path and name>.xml. For example, launcher.bat -record c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\record_log.xml
   Note:
   Make sure that the file paths you enter exist; Installation Manager will not create directories for the response file and the log file.
3. Follow the instructions in the Install Packages wizard to make your installation choices. Stopping when you reach the Summary page. For details, see Installing Rational Method Composer by using IBM Installation Manager.
4. Click Install, and then when the installation process begins click Cancel.
5. Click Finish, then close Installation Manager.

An XML response file is created and resides in the location specified in the command.

Running Installation Manager in silent installation mode

Refer to the Installation Manager online help for additional documentation on how to run it in silent mode. (For example, silently installing from a repository that requires authentication (user ID and password).

You run Installation Manager in silent mode appending the -silent argument to the Installation Manager start command launcher.exe.

• For Windows: launcher.exe -silent [arguments]

The following table describes the arguments used with the silent installation command:

-input

-log

To run Installation Manager in silent installation mode:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. For example:
   • For Windows: cd C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • For Windows: launcher.exe -silent -input <response file path and name> -log <log file path and name>. For example, launcher.exe -silent -input c:\mylog\responsefile.xml -log c:\mylog\silent_install_log.xml

Installation Manager runs in silent installation mode; it reads the response file and writes a log file to the directory you specified. While you must have a response file when running in silent installation mode, log files are optional. The result of this execution should be a status of 0 on success and non-zero number on failure.

Silently installing updates to all currently installed products

To search for and silently install updates for all available products:

1. On a command line, change to the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
2. Enter and run the following command, substituting your own locations for the response file and, optionally, the log file:
   • For Windows: launcher.bat -silent -updateAll

All available product updates known to Installation Manager are installed.

Response file commands

There are two categories of commands for the response file:

• Preference commands are used to set preferences that are found in Installation Manager under File -> Preferences, such as repository location information.
• Silent installation commands are used to emulate the Install Packages wizard in Installation Manager.

Silent installation preference commands

When you define preferences in a response file, your XML code will look similar to the following example:

<preference>
	name = "the key of the preference"
	value = "the value of the preference to be set" 
</preferences>

Use the following table to identify keys and their associated values for silent installation preferences:

Silent installation commands

<profile 
id="the profile (package group) id" 
installLocation="the install location of
 the profile">
<data key="key1" value="value1"/>
<data key="key2" value="value2"/>

</profile>

<server>
<repository location="http://example/
repository/">
<repository location="file:/C:/
repository/">
<!--add more repositories below-->
<...>
      </server>

<install>
<offering profile= "profile id" 
features= "feature ids" 
id= "offering id" version= "offering 
version"></offering>

<!--add more offerings below>
<...>

</install>

<uninstall modify="true">
<offering profile="profileID"
 id="Id" version="Version" 
features="-"/>
</uninstall>

<uninstall>
<offering profile= "profile id" 
features= "feature ids" 
id= "offering id" version= "offering 
version"></offering>

<!--add more offerings below>
<...>

</uninstall>

<rollback>
<offering profile= "profile id"
 id= "offering id" 
version= "offering version">
</offering>

<!--add more offerings below
<...>

</rollback>

<installALL/>

-silent -installAll 

<updateALL/>

-silent -updateAll 

<license policyFile="policy file
 location"/>

<license policyFile="c:\mylicense.opt"/> 

<launcher -mode wizard -input 
< response file >

Reference: Sample response file

<agent-input >

<!-- add preferences -->
<preference name="com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences. http.proxyEnabled" 
value="c:/temp"/>
<!-- create the profile if it doesn't exist yet -->
<profile id="my_profile" installLocation="c:/temp/my_profile"></profile>

<server>
<repository location= 
"http://a.site.com/local/products/sample/20060615_1542/repository/"></repository>
/server>

<install>
	<offering profile= "my_profile" features= "core" id= "ies" 
version= "3.2.0.20060615">
	</offering>
/install>

</agent-input>

Silent install log files

The silent installation functionality creates an XML-based log file that records the result of the silent installation execution (as long as a log file path is specified using -log <your log file path>.xml). If your silent installation session is successful, the log file will contain just the root element of <result> </result>; however, if errors occur during the installation, the silent install log file will contain error elements with messages such as:

<result>
	<error> Cannot find profile: profile id</error>
	<error> some other errors</error>
</result>

For detailed analysis, you can look at the logs generated in the Installation Manager data area. By using a preference command, you can optionally set the data area to your preferred location, as shown in the response file topic.

Managing IBM Installation Manager - Additional information

Setting repository preferences in Installation Manager

To add, edit, or remove a repository location in Installation Manager:

1. Start Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File -> Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens, showing any available repositories, their locations, and whether they are accessible.
3. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
4. In the Add repository window, type the URL of the repository location or browse to it and set a file path.
5. Click OK. If you provided an HTTPS repository location, then you are prompted to enter a user ID and password. The new or changed repository location is listed. If the repository is not connected, a red x is displayed in the Connection column.
   Note:
   For Installation Manager to search the default repository locations for the installed packages, ensure the preference Search services repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page is selected. This preference is selected by default.
6. Click OK to exit.

Modifying installed product packages

By default, Internet access is required unless the repository preferences points to a local update site. See the Installation Manager help for more information.

To modify an installed product package:

1. From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click the Modify icon.
2. In the Modify Packages wizard, select the product package group and click Next.
3. On the Languages page, select the languages for the package group and click Next. The corresponding national language translations for the user interface and documentation for the packages will be installed. Note that your choices apply to all packages installed under this package group.
4. On the Features page, select the features that you want to install or remove. Some products do not have optional features.
   1. To learn more about a feature, click the feature and review the brief description under Details.
   2. If you want to see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies. When you click a feature, any features that depend on it and any features that are its dependents are shown in the Dependencies window. As you select or exclude features in the packages, Installation Manager will automatically enforce any dependencies with other features and display updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
   3. Click Next
5. On the Summary page, review your choices before modifying the installation package and click Modify.
6. Optional: When the modification process completes, click View Log File to see the complete log.
7. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Updating installed product packages

Internet access is required unless your repository preferences points to a local update site.

Each installed package has the location embedded for its default IBM update repository. For Installation Manager to search the IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, the preference Search service repositories during installation and updates on the Repositories preference page must be selected. This preference is selected by default.

See the Installation Manager help for more information.

To find and install product package updates:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page of IBM Installation Manager, click Update.
3. Optional: If a required version of IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your computer, you must continue with the update of Installation Manager. Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the update.
4. In the Update Packages wizard, select the product package group that you want to update or click the Update All check box and click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in its repositories and the predefined update sites for the product.
5. On the Update page, if updates for a package are found, they are displayed in the Updates list below their corresponding package and only recommended updates are displayed by default. Complete the following steps:
   1. To display all updates found for the available packages, click Show all.
   2. To learn more about an update, click the update and review its description under Details. If additional information about the update is available, a More info link will be included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the information in a browser. Review this information before installing the update.
   3. Select the updates that you want to install or click Select Recommended to restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship are automatically selected or cleared.
   4. Click Next.
6. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected updates. On the left side of the License page, the list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click each item to display the license agreement text. If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements and Click Next.
7. On the Features page, select the features that you want to update and complete the following steps:
   1. To learn more about a feature, click the feature and review the brief description under Details.
   2. If you want to see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies. When you click a feature, any features that depend on it and any features that are its dependents are shown in the Dependencies window. As you select or exclude features in the packages, Installation Manager will automatically enforce any dependencies with other features and display updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
   3. Click Next
8. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the updates.
   1. If you want to change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes.
   2. When you are satisfied, click Update to download and install the updates. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
9. Optional: When the update process completes, a message that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the page. Click View log file to open the log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
10. Click Finish to close the wizard.
11. Optional: Only the features that you already have installed are updated using the Update wizard. If the update contains new features that you would like to install, run the Modify wizard and select the new features to install from the feature selection panel.

Reverting updates to previous versions

During the rollback process, Installation Manager must access files from the earlier version of the package. By default, these files are stored on your computer when you upgrade to a new package. If you have deleted the files that are saved locally for rollback or cleared the Save files for rollback check box in the Preferences page (File > Preferences > Files for Rollback) while upgrading, you will not be able to roll back to the previous version without the media or repositories that were used to install that version of the package.

Use the rollback feature if you have applied an update to a product package and decide later that you want to remove the update and revert to the earlier version of the product. When you use the rollback feature, Installation Manager uninstalls the updated resources and reinstalls the resources from the previous version. You can only roll back one version level at a time.

For more information, see the Installation Manager online help or Information Center.

To revert an update to a previous version, complete the following steps:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page, click Roll Back.
3. In the Roll Back Packages wizard, from the Package Group Name list, select the package that you want to revert to the previous version and click Next.
4. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

Uninstalling software

For Windows, you can use the Control Panel and, for Linux and UNIX^(R), you can use the Uninstall IBM Installation Manager icon on your computer's desktop to uninstall IBM Installation Manager.

Uninstalling product packages

To uninstall a product package, you must log in to the system by using the same user account that you used to install the product package. You must close the programs that you installed by using IBM Installation Manager.

To uninstall a product package, complete the following steps:

1. Start IBM Installation Manager.
2. On the Start page click Uninstall.
3. On the Uninstall Packages page, from the Installation Packages list, select the product package that you want to uninstall and click Next.
4. On the Summary page, review the list of packages that will be uninstalled and click Uninstall. The Complete page is displayed after the packages are removed.
5. Click Finish.

Uninstalling IBM Installation Manager

Before you can uninstall IBM Installation Manager, you must uninstall all of the packages, including products that were installed by IBM Installation Manager. You must close Installation Manager before attempting to uninstall the program. You must log in to the computer by using the same user account that you used to install Installation Manager.

To uninstall Installation Manager, complete the following steps:

• To uninstall Installation Manager from Windows, complete the following steps: :
  1. Click Start -> Control Panel.
  2. In the Control Panel window, click Add or Remove Programs.
  3. In the Add or Remove Programs window, select IBM Installation Manager and click Remove.
  4. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, click Yes to continue with the removal.

• To uninstall Installation Manager from Linux, complete the following steps:
  1. Open a terminal window, change directory to your installation directory and run _uninst/uninstaller.bin.
  2. In the IBM Installation Manager Uninstall Packages wizard, click Next; then click Uninstall.
  3. When the uninstallation process is complete, you are prompted to log out of your system.

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