Installing plug-ins using p2
Provisioning platform (p2) is an Eclipse provisioning platform
that manages installation and updates. When you install software components
with p2, dependencies between plug-ins are automatically resolved
and the software components are automatically configured. p2 also
supports the use of remote repositories for installation and update.
Overview
You can read the following topics before installing plug-ins using p2. They provide planning and technology overview information that may be useful if you are new this product or the Eclipse provisioning platform, p2.
Getting started
If you are already familiar with this product and the Eclipse provisioning platform, the following topics will guide you through the installation of plug-ins from third parties, updates from IBM, and plug-ins that you want to test in your development environment.
- Installing updates from IBM
Using IBM Installation Manager for Enterprise Deployment- Installing IBM supporting software
- Updating installed product packages from IBM
- Installing third party plug-ins
- Adding third party plug-ins to your
environment
- Installing new software
- Updating and installing software
- Installing plug-ins to test
- Installing applications
and plug-ins in the dropins folder
Web resources for learning
In addition to the information found in this infocenter, the following links provide additional learning material.
