Installing z/OS Explorer by using an existing IBM Installation Manager

If you have an existing IBM® Installation Manager Version 1.8.5.1 or later, install z/OS® Explorer by taking the following steps:
  1. Start the Installation Manager. If you did not install Installation Manager before, download it from the IBM Installation Manager download website. Version 1.8.5.1 or later is required.
  2. On the main panel of the Installation Manager, click File > Preferences.
  3. On the Preferences panel, click Repositories > Add Repositories.
  4. On the Add Repositories panel, add the Offering URL of z/OS Explorer. The URL for z/OS Explorer V3.2 (Eclipse Photon V4.8) is http://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/htp/zos/tools/aqua3.2/. And click OK.
  5. Go back to the main interface of Installation Manager, and click Install.
  6. On the Install Packages panel, select IBM Explorer for z/OS and the version number that you purchased, and click Next.
  7. If prompted to update IBM Installation Manager to a newer version, to install the update immediately, click Yes, or to install the newer version later, click No.
  8. On the Licenses panel, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next.
  9. On the Location panel, specify the directory accordingly:
    • If you do not have any other packages already installed on the system, enter the path of the shared resources directory to use in the Shared Resources Directory field.
      Note: Select a location on the largest drive for the shared resources directory, because it will be used by every package that you install using Installation Manager, and it cannot be changed after the first package is installed. To change the location of the shared resources directory later, you must uninstall all of the packages and then reinstall them, specifying a new shared resources directory.
    • If you are also installing Installation Manager with z/OS Explorer, enter the location to install Installation Manager in the Installation Manager Directory field.
  10. On the next Location panel, specify whether to create a new package group to contain the z/OS Explorer package, or to use an existing package group on the system. When you install packages into the same package group, they share a common workbench, and the functionality from the different packages is combined in that workbench. This is known as shell sharing. Packages that are installed into different package groups do not share a workbench and are kept separate from each other. When you have finished making your selections, click Next.
    • To create a new package group for IBM Explorer for z/OS, click Create a new package group, and click Next.
      Note: If you are installing on a 64-bit operating system, you can choose whether to create a 32-bit or 64-bit package group by selecting the corresponding radio button below the Installation Directory field. If you select the 32-bit package group, the installed packages run in 32-bit mode. You cannot change the bit mode of an existing package group after it has been created. Some software packages may support only 32-bit or 64-bit modes and can only be installed into a package group configured for the same architecture.
    • To install z/OS Explorer into an existing package group, click Use an existing package group. Then, select the package group into which to install z/OS Explorer. Click Next. If the selected package group is not compatible with z/OS Explorer, you are prompted to select a compatible package group or to create a new package group.
  11. On the Features panel, under Translations, select the languages to install for this package group. The user interface and documentation for z/OS Explorer is installed in that language.
    Notes:
    • Your choices apply to all of the packages that are installed in this package group.
    • In this release of z/OS Explorer, selecting any of the available languages results in the national language translations for all of the languages being installed.
  12. On the Features panel, select the features to install, and click Next.
  13. On the Summary panel, click Install.
  14. Click Finish.