Installing from the launchpad program

The launchpad program provides you with a single location to view release information and start the installation process.

About this task

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.

Procedure

  1. Complete the preinstallation tasks described in Pre-installation checklist, if you have not done so already.
  2. Start the launchpad program.
    • For Windows: Run launchpad.exe
    • For Linux: Run launchpad.sh
  3. When you are ready to begin the installation, click Install Engineering Method Composer.
    Note: If you want to install the product as a non-root user on UNIX systems or as a non-administrator on Windows systems, from the Select user mode for Installation Manager list, select Non-Administrator. When you select Non-Administrator, the software packages will be installed in the user's directory.
  4. A message window opens to inform you whether the Installation Manager 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 .
      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 by using IBM Installation Manager for details.

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