Starting the installation with the launchpad

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The launchpad provides a single location to start the installation process.

About this task

You can use the launchpad to start an installation in the following scenarios:

  • Installation from a product setup disk.
  • Installation from a local directory or remote shared drive that contains an electronic image of the product package.

When you use the launchpad to start the installation, IBM® Installation Manager is automatically installed if a supported version is not on your system.

Procedure

  1. Go to the root directory of your installation package.
    • If you are using the IBM Security Directory Server product setup disk, insert the disk in the disk drive.
    • If you are installing from electronic image of the product installation package, change to the directory where the image is located.
  2. Start the launchpad.
    Note: For Windows operating systems, right-click the .exe file for the launchpad, and select Run as administrator.
    Operating system Command to run:
    Windows 32-bit launchpad.exe
    Windows 64-bit launchpad64.exe
    IBM Security Directory Server launchpad starts and the Welcome page is displayed.
  3. On the Welcome page, select the language from the Select a language list, and click OK.
  4. On the left navigation area, click IBM Security Directory Server Installation.
  5. On the Installation page, click the Launch the IBM Security Directory Server installer link.
    IBM Installation Manager starts.
  6. Ensure that the following packages are selected for installation:
    • IBM Installation Manager (It is listed only if a supported version is not already installed on your system.)
    • IBM Security Directory Server
  7. Continue with the steps to install IBM Security Directory Server. See Installing with IBM Installation Manager.
  8. After you finish the installation, click Exit.

Results

When you use the launchpad to start the IBM Security Directory Server installation, the launchpad creates a temporary file, sds64.temp, which contains the media path name. The sds64.temp file is created in the following location on the operating system:

Microsoft Windows
The default temporary directory of the system set in the TEMP variable.

You cannot install multiple copies of the same version of IBM Security Directory Server on the same system. When you select the installation package for the same version again, IBM Installation Manager generates a warning message and you cannot proceed with the installation. However, different versions of IBM Security Directory Server can coexist on the same system.

What to do next

Proceed with the steps to install IBM Security Directory Server. See Installing with IBM Installation Manager.