Review the different modes that Installation Manager provides
to manage installations and decide which method or combination of
methods to use when installing and managing IBM software
packages. Choose from wizard mode, silent mode, console mode, command
line.
Installation Manager provides multiple interfaces for installing
and maintaining software packages. You use these interfaces for the
Installation Manager package
itself as well as other
IBM software
packages that are supported by
Installation Manager.
- Wizard mode
- For interactive installation, wizard mode is a graphical user
interface that allows users to install client and server software.
This method requires the user to enter required installation parameters
and specify options during the installation process.
- Silent mode
- In silent mode, you start the installation with a response file
with information required for installation from the command line or
a batch file. Use this mode for software deployments to multiple systems,
or to an enterprise. You must install Installation Manager and create
a response file before you can manage packages using silent mode.
- Console mode
- In console mode, you run Installation Manager from an interactive,
ASCII text-based interface. Like wizard mode, console mode requires
users to enter the required installation parameters and specify options
during the installation process. Use console mode if a graphics display
device is not available or if you want to use the Installation Manager
without the graphical user interface. For example, use console mode
for server-side deployments when no graphical user interface is present,
or for running the installation from a remote host.
Note: You can use
console mode to install and manage the Installation Manager package.
You can also install and maintain packages for ClearCase® version 8.0 and later on Linux and UNIX systems. You cannot maintain ClearQuest® software packages in Installation
Manager console mode.
- Command line
- When you cannot use the Installation Manager user interface or
a response file for silent installation, use Installation Manager
command line (imcl) to manage installations. From a command-line utility,
you can run installation scripts that include commands and options
for specifying the details of your installation. You can use imcl commands
with either the installed version of Installation Manager or the Installation
Manager installer.
Note: - This information center provides general instructions for using
different Installation Manager methods
to install and maintain Rational® Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest packages.
Complete documentation for Installation Manager is available
in the Installation Manager Information Center.
- For information about the Installation Manager version level required
to install Rational ClearCase, run a Prerequisites of a specific
report from the Software product compatibility reports tool.
To generate a report, select your product, version and operating system.
For a fix pack release report, select the parent version of the product
to see the system requirements.