IBM Installation Manager, Version 1.0 Release Notes

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Contents

1.0 About this release
2.0 Installation information
3.0 Limitations
4.0 Known problems and workarounds
5.0 IBM Rational Software Support
6.0 Notices and trademarks

1.0 About this release

The latest version of this document is available at http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/rationalsdp/v7/im/70/docs/readme/readme.html.

IBM® Installation Manager is a program that helps you install, update, modify, and uninstall packages on your workstation. You can use Installation Manager to perform the following tasks:

2.0 Installation information

For information about installing IBM Installation Manager, refer to the installation guide for a product that is part of the IBM Rational Software Development Platform.

3.0 Limitations

This section describes limitations specific to this release.

3.1 Launchpad: non-supported browser error

The launchpad does not support Mozilla Firefox V1.6; the supported range is V1.7 or higher.

4.0 Known problems and workarounds

This section describes known problems specific to this release and any workarounds that are available.

   4.1 Silent Install; silently installing the LUM license
   4.2 MD5 errors when Apache configuration file contains AddHandler imap-file map
   4.3 Repository inaccessible due to repository.config file configuration issue on Web servers
   4.4 Removal of installed content during uninstall
   4.5 Missing shortcut allowing View Installed Packages on Linux
   4.6 Non-IBM eclipse plugin management and the -clean option
   4.7 Starting a product as non-admin generates log file errors and may cause workspace issues
   4.8 Cannot open installation log on Linux Red Hat; error loading style sheet
   4.9 Installing and uninstalling Installation Manager Silently
   4.10 Package Enablement Kit must be a jar file (rather than a zip file)
   4.11 The "more info" link within the Package details on Linux does not work using FireFox

4.1 Silent Install; silently installing the LUM license

The LUM Kit is a compressed repository containing an offering. You can silently install a LUM Kit just as you install an offering. The only difference is that a LUM Kit is a jar repository, so you'll have to specify the jar as a repository in your server command.

The best way to get started with this is to use the record mode to generate a response file for silent install.

  1. Start Installation Manager using the following command: -record <path to generated response file>
  2. Import a LUM kit using the license wizard.

After exiting Installation Manager, a response file is created.

4.2 MD5 errors when Apache configuration file contains AddHandler imap-file map

The string ".map." in a filename can cause the Apache Web server to perform a translation on the file contents before sending to the client.
For example, in Apache 2.2, this can happen by adding the line:
    AddHandler imap-file map
into an .htaccess file in a directory served. The default configuration for some Apache installations is for AddHandler to be applied generally. 

Workaround: Comment out the "AddHandler imap-file map" line in the configuration files that affect the repositories used by Installation Manager and Packaging Utility.

This incorrect configuration will cause a message that looks similar to the following error message:

Downloading plugin com.ibm.etools.sfm.mft.uri.map.nl1_7.0.0.v200610130814.
Downloading http://server.name.com/ccb/Offerings/wdz70/20061013_1017/repository/plugins/com.ibm.etools.sfm.mft.uri.map.nl1_7.0.0.v200610130814.jar to "D:\SDP70Shared\tmp\cicdip\v\md5\2aa842bc2558c018304a60446ddb2d3a".
Table of contents digests differs from digest of downloaded file.

4.3 Repository inaccessible due to repository.config file configuration issue on Web servers

Some Web servers may not serve the file named "repository.config" without configuration of the Web server. 

When you attempt to add a repository using the File > Preferences > Repositories window with a repository.config file, an error will appear indicating that it is not possible to connect to a repository with the given URL. The error message looks like this, "Failed to connect to repository http://..."

Workaround: You must configure the Web server to allow the repository.config file to be served. Refer to the Web server documentation for configuration details. You can use a browser such as FireFox or Internet Explorer to verify the existence and correct working of the server by browsing directly to the fully qualified repository URL and opening the repository.config file. A repository.config file is a text file that indicates a file-based repository.

4.4 Removal of installed content during uninstall

Some artifacts generated during the normal usage of a package are not uninstalled when the package is uninstalled.  These files, which vary by  the package being uninstalled, must be manually deleted. You should only delete these files located within a package group install directory rather than the shared install directory. Once the last package has been uninstalled from the package group directory, any remaining files may be removed.

4.5 Missing shortcut allowing View Installed Packages on Linux

IBM Installation Manager requires administrative access to install packages; however, you do not need administrative access to run packages installed through Installation Manager. This setup allows an administrator to perform the installation and a non-administrator to use the installed packages.

Non-Administrators can view installed packages by opening the installed.xml file directly. On Windows, there is a shortcut to the installed.xml file via the Start > IBM Installation Manager > View installed Packages. However, this kind of shortcut is not supported on Linux®.

Workaround: Navigate directly to the installed.xml file and open the file using a Web browser. The installed.xml file resides in the administrator's Application Data area which by default resides in /var/ibm/InstallationManager. The Application Data area can be set to a non-default value when you install Installation Manager.

4.6 Non-IBM Eclipse plug-in management and the -clean option

This note describes advanced Eclipse plug-in installation information for Eclipse-based packages. This note only applies when the installed package is Eclipse-based and when the installed package needs to be extended with non-IBM Eclipse plug-ins.

An empty Eclipse installation location (also known as an Eclipse site) is created during installation to manage Eclipse plug-ins not contained within IBM Rational products; IBM Installation Manager never uses this eclipse site. This empty Eclipse installation location is created to simplify the experience of advanced Eclipse users when using the Eclipse Update Manager found on Help > Software Updates. The Eclipse update should not be used for the normal updates and fixes of IBM Rational packages because Installation Manager is used to manage the fixes and updates for IBM Rational packages. The Eclipse update should only be used for non-IBM plug-ins and only used with extreme caution by advanced Eclipse users.

The Eclipse installation location that has been created for non-IBM software is in the installation location where the IBM Rational Packages were originally installed. In Eclipse, the Help > Software Updates > Manage Configurations displays the installation locations when you select the Show Install Locations button. There will be two sites and by default their directory names will be SDP70 and SDP70Shared. The SDP70Shared installation location is managed by Installation Manager and should never be used by the Eclipse Update Manager. The SDP70 installation location is an empty installation location that can be used by the Update Manager when installing Eclipse software from Eclipse sites.

It is also possible to copy Eclipse plug-ins into the SDP70 empty plug-ins directory and start Eclipse with the -clean option; this triggers Eclipse to recognize the new plug-ins.

4.7 Starting a product as non-admin generates log file errors and may cause workspace issues

If you start an IBM Rational product with a non-admin userid in a Windows XP environment, you might see the following error messages: 
Caused by: java.io.FileNotFoundException:
<install>\configuration\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.manager\.fileTableLock (The handle is invalid.)

In addition, settings for "workspace launcher" point to the previously admin user's workspace.

This problem only happens when products are installed in an NTFS file system because products store configuration information in the <install>\configuration\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.manager directory; however, non-administrators do not have permission for this directory.

Workaround: You must remove the write permission of the non-admin user in <install>\configuration directory. This action forces the configuration to be stored in the %userprofile% directory instead.

To force the configuration to use the %userprofile% directory:

  1. Log in as admin user.
  2. Browse to <install>.
  3. Right click on "configuration" folder and display the properties of the directory.
  4. Click the Security tab, and then click Advanced.
  5. Ensure that the non-admin user does not have permission to create file and create folder under the "configuration" directory.

4.8 Cannot open installation log on Red Hat Linux: error loading style sheet

When you click File > View Log in Installation Manager, the following error appears if you are running Firefox V1.0.7 (which is standard in Red Hat Linux  4 Desktop): 
Error loading stylesheet: (null)   "file:///var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs/log.xsl
Workaround: Upgrade to a newer version of Firefox.

4.9 Installing and uninstalling Installation Manager Silently

To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location on Windows:
  1. Change directory to InstallerImage_win32 folder on the first installation disk.
  2. run setup.exe /S /v"/qn"

If you want to change the install location, you can add INSTALLDIR property inside the /v option.  For example:
setup.exe /S /v"/qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\InstallationManager\""

To silently uninstall Installation Manager on windows, run this command in the command prompt:
msiexec /x {DBD90D51-BD46-41AF-A1F5-B74CEA24365B}

To silently install Installation Manager onto a default install location on Linux:

  1. Change directory to InstallerImage_linux folder on the first installation disk.
  2. Run setupLinux.bin -silent -V licenseAccepted=true.

"-V licenseAccepted=true" option is used to state that you accept the license agreement on the use of Installation Manager. 

If you want to change the install location, you can add -P installLocation="<new dir>" flag.  For example:
setupLinux.bin -silent -P installLocation="/opt/myIM" -V licenseAccepted=true

 To silently uninstall Installation Manager on Linux:

  1. Open a terminal window with root user privileges.
  2. Change directory to the installation directory of Installation Manager, and then change to _uninst.  
  3. Run ./uninstaller.bin -silent.

4.10 Package Enablement Kit must be a jar file (rather than a zip file)

The Package Enablement Kit is a jar file that is typically obtained through Passport Advantage® Online; it may contain a name such as RADlic.jar. When you download this file using Internet Explorer's Save As or click to download commands, Internet Explorer stores this file as a .zip file (rather than a .jar file). You must save this file as a jar file or change the zip extension back to jar after the download is complete. Installation Manager only accepts jar files through the Manage Licenses wizard.

4.11 The "more info" link within the Package details on Linux does not work using FireFox

Installation Manager is not looking for FireFox; instead, it looks for a Mozilla or Netscape browser. The following error message when you click the more info link:

Unable to open web browser on {0} is displayed.

Workaround: Create a link from the FireFox executable to a Mozilla file; otherwise, make Mozilla available on your PATH.

5.0 IBM Rational Software Support

IBM Rational Software Support provides you with technical assistance.

For contact information and guidelines or reference materials that you will need when you require support, read the IBM Software Support Handbook.

For FAQs, lists of know problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the IBM Rational Software Support Web site.

For Rational software product news, events, and other information, visit the IBM Rational Software Web site.

Before you contact IBM Rational Software Support, gather the background information that you will need to describe your problem. When describing a problem to an IBM software support specialist, be as specific as possible and include all relevant background information so that the specialist can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:

6.0 Notices and trademarks

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