IBM Installation Manager overview
You can install IBM Installation Manager with a GUI or console, or do a silent installation. Before installation, you must determine which user mode you require.
For more information about installing and using Installation Manager, see the following IBM information center: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSDV2W/im_family_welcome.html
User modes
- Administrator mode
- Nonadministrator mode
- Group mode
The user modes determine who can run Installation Manager, where product data is stored, and how different products are managed. Netcool Configuration Manager recommends Installation Manager to be installed in Group mode for the product and its pre-requistes.
| User mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Group mode | In group mode, you can install any number of instances of Installation Manager. Each instance requires a different data directory. All members of a group can use each instance. Installation Manager automatically sets file permissions so that all members of the group can update the installation. |
| Nonadministrator mode | In Nonadministrator mode, each user account can install one instance of Installation Manager. Information about all of the products that are managed by this instance is stored in a single data directory. Each user account can install multiple instances of Netcool Configuration Manager. |
| Administrator mode | In Administrator mode, an administrator or root
user can install one instance of Installation
Manager.
Information about all of the products that are managed by this instance
is stored in a single data directory.
|
Administrator
mode requires root privileges. Root users can install multiple instances
of Default directories
The default installation, data, and shared directories are different depending on which user mode you use. The data directory is used to store information about products that are installed with Installation Manager. The shared directory is used to store installation artifacts that can be used or reused by one or more products.
| User mode | Default installation directory | Default data directory | Default shared directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group mode | $HOME/IBM/InstallationManager_Group/eclipse | $HOME/var/ibm/InstallationManager_Group | $HOME/IBM/IBMIMShared |
| Nonadministrator mode | $HOME/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse | $HOME/var/ibm/InstallationManager | $HOME/IBM/IBMIMShared |
| Administrator mode | /opt/ibm/InstallationManager/eclipse | /var/ibm/InstallationManager | /opt/ibm/IBMIMShared |