Installing IBM Installation Manager (via GUI or console)

You can install Installation Manager with a wizard-style GUI or an interactive console.

Before you begin

Take the following actions:
  • Extract the contents of the Installation Manager installation file to a suitable temporary directory.
  • Ensure that the necessary user permissions are in place for your intended installation, data, and shared directories.
  • The console installer does not report required disk space. Ensure that you have enough free space before you start a console installation.

About this task

The initial installation steps are different depending on which user mode you use. The steps for completing the installation are common to all user modes and operating systems.

Installation Manager takes account of your current umask settings when it sets the permissions mode of the files and directories that it installs. Using Group mode, Installation Manager ignores any group bits that are set and uses a umask of 2 if the resulting value is 0.

Procedure

  1. To install in Group mode:
    1. Use the id utility to verify that your current effective user group is suitable for the installation. If necessary, use the following command to start a new shell with the correct effective group:
      newgrp group_name

      We recommend using the icosgrp for Netcool Agile Service Manager.
    2. Use the umask utility to check your umask value. If necessary, change the umask value.
    3. Change to the temporary directory that contains the Installation Manager installation files.
    4. Use the following command to start the installation:
      GUI installation
      ./groupinst -dL data_location
      Console installation
      ./groupinstc -c -dL data_location
      Where data_location specifies the data directory. You must specify a data directory that all members of the group can access. Each instance of Installation Manager requires a different data directory
  2. Follow the installer instructions to complete the installation. The installer requires the following input at different stages of the installation:
    GUI installation
    • In the first panel, select the Installation Manager package.
    • Read and accept the license agreement.
    • When prompted, enter an installation directory or accept the default directory.
    • Verify that the total installation size does not exceed the available disk space.
    • When prompted, restart Installation Manager.
    Console installation
    • Read and accept the license agreement.
    • When prompted, enter an installation directory or accept the default directory.
    • If required, generate a response file. Enter the directory path and a file name with a .xml extension. The response file is generated before installation completes.
    • When prompted, restart Installation Manager.

Results

Installation Manager is installed and can now be used to install the Agile Service Manager Hybrid Integration Kit.

What to do next

If required, add the Installation Manager installation directory path to your PATH environment variable.