Installing by using IBM Installation Manager
You can install Product Master in graphical mode, console mode, or silent mode by using IBM® Installation Manager. Consider which installation method works best for your environment.
Graphical mode
If the computer on which you are running Product Master can render a graphical user interface, then graphical mode is the preferred option. The IBM Installation Manager displays a series of screens that walk you through the selection of features, basic parameter configuration, and provides a summary of the options that you selected before the installation began.
Console mode
If your computer on which you are running Product Master cannot render a graphical user interface or if you would prefer to work in a text interface, then you might choose the console mode installation option. Console mode uses IBM Installation Manager to provide a series of on-screen prompts that walk you through the selection of features and basic parameter configuration. Essentially, console mode installation is a text-based version of the graphical mode installation.
Silent mode
If you are planning identical installations on multiple computers, you might consider the silent option. A silent installation is started from the command line and uses a response file. This option does not require you to specify the installation options. Instead, the installation options are read from a response file. You can create a response file manually or by using the graphical installation wizard. A response file can be created without installing any software or during an installation. The steps that are taken in the installation process and errors that are encountered are logged to a file.