Starting an installation from the launchpad program

You can start the installation process from the launchpad program.
To start the installation process with the launchpad on the Windows® or Linux® operating systems:
  1. Start the launchpad program to install Installation Manager version ??.
    • (Windows) launchpad.exe
    • (Linux) launchpad.sh
  2. Add the absolute path <<for the installer directory>> in the Preferences section of the Installation Manager to ensure a successful installation of for Tara.
  3. When you are ready to begin the installation, click Install . This action opens the Install Packages page. If you are installing the product for the first time and Installation Manager is not detected on your system or if an incompatible version is already installed, then you must continue with the installation of the latest release.
  4. click Next.
  5. Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
  6. Accept the default installation location for Installation Manager, and click Next.
    Note: <<verify this>>When installing in a WebSphere Application Server environment, remove the portion "Program Files" from the default location, or specify in install location of your choice.
  7. Select Create a new package group.
  8. Accept or modify the default installation directory.
    • In a Tomcat environment, you can accept the default location, click Next.
    • <<verify this>>In a WebSphere Application Server environment, you can modify the installation directory to a location that contains no spaces. For example, you can change C:\Program Files\IBM\Tara to C:\IBM\Tara. Click Next This will simplify the installation process.
      Note: If you install in a directory with a name that contains spaces, you will need to replace the space with %20 in any of your WebSphere Application Server and DB2 database configuration steps.
  9. Accept the installation of Installation Manager and Tara and click Next.
  10. Click Install.
  11. When the installation completes successfully, click Finish to close the wizard.

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