Locating the tools directory

You can run imcl and imutilsc commands from the tools directory.

Important: If you plan to use imcl from the Installation Manager installer, see Considerations when you use the imcl command from the Installation Manager installer.
In the Installation Manager installation kit, the tools directory is located:
  • agent.installer.platform_version\tools
When the Installation Manager installation kit is packaged with the installation files for another product, the tools directory is located:
  • product.offering.disk.platform_version/disk_platform/InstallerImage_platform/tools

Windows tools directory locations

Default installation locations for tools in Windows.

Windows XP users: Before Installation Manager version 1.10, the administrator tools directory location for Windows XP Professionals is C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools. The nonadministrator tools directory location for Windows XP Professionals is C:\Documents and Settings\user\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools.
Table 1. Windows tools directory locations in the installed version of Installation Manager
Administrator installation Nonadministrator installation Group installation
C:\Program Files [(x86)]\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools C:\Users\user\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse\tools Not available

Linux and UNIX tools directory locations

Default installation locations for tools in Linux® and UNIX .

Table 2. Linux and UNIX tools directory locations in the installed version of Installation Manager
Administrator installation Nonadministrator installation Group installation
/opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools /user_home_directory/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools /user_home_directory/IBM/InstallationManager_Group/eclipse/tools

IBM i tools directory locations

Default installation locations for tools in IBM i.

Table 3. IBM i tools directory locations in the installed version of Installation Manager
Administrator installation Nonadministrator installation Group installation
/QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools /user_home_directory/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools Not available

IBM z/OS tools directory locations

Default installation locations for tools in IBM z/OS®

Table 4. IBM z/OS tools directory locations in the installed version of Installation Manager
Administrator installation Nonadministrator installation Group installation
/InstallationManager/bin/eclipse/tools /user_home_directory/InstallationManager/bin/eclipse/tools /InstallationManager/bin/eclipse/tools

OS X tools directory locations

Default installation locations for tools in OS X.

Table 5. OS X tools directory locations in the installed version of Installation Manager
Administrator installation Nonadministrator installation Group installation
/Applications/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse/tools /Users/user_home_directory/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse/tools /Users/user_home_directory/IBM/Installation Manager/eclipse/tools