IBM® Installation
Manager uses two directories when installing product artifacts.
Shared resources directory
The shared
resources directory is where some product resources are installed
so that they can be used by multiple product package groups. You define
the shared resources directory the first time that you install IBM Installation Manager. For best
results, use your largest disk drive for shared resources directories.
You cannot change the directory location unless you uninstall Installation
Manager.
Package groups
During
installation, you specify a
package group into which
to install a product.
- A package group represents a directory in which products might
share resources with other products in the same package group. This
option is also sometimes called "shell sharing."
- Not all products can share a package group, in which case the
option to use an existing package group will be disabled.
- When you install a product using Installation Manager, you either
create a package group or install the product into an existing package
group. A new package group is assigned a name automatically; however,
you choose the installation directory for the package group.
- After you create a package group you cannot change the installation
directory. The installation directory contains files and resources
shared by the products installed into that package group.
- When you install multiple products at the same time, all products
are installed into the same package group.