Obtaining the Operations Center installation package

You can obtain the installation package from an IBM® download site such as IBM Passport Advantage® or IBM Fix Central.

About this task

After you obtain the package from an IBM download site, you must extract the installation files.

Procedure

Complete the following steps to extract the Operations Center installation files. In the following steps, replace version_number with the version of Operations Center that you are installing.

Download the following package file to the directory of your choice:
```
version_number.000
-IBM-SPOC-AIX.bin
```
Ensure that you have executable permission for the package file.
If necessary, change the file permissions by issuing the following command:
```
chmod a+x version_number.000-IBM-SPOC-AIX.bin
```
Issue the following command to extract the installation files:
```
 ./version_number.000-IBM-SPOC-AIX.bin
```
The self-extracting package file is extracted to the directory.

Download one of the following package files to the directory of your choice:
- version_number.000-IBM-SPOC-LinuxS390.bin
- version_number.000-IBM-SPOC-Linuxx86_64.bin
Ensure that you have executable permission for the package file.
If necessary, change the file permissions by issuing the following command:
```
chmod a+x package_name.bin
```
Issue the following command to extract the installation files:
```
 ./package_name.bin
```
The self-extracting package file is extracted to the directory.

Download the following package file to the directory of your choice:
```
version_number.000-IBM-SPOC-WindowsX64.exe
```
In Windows Explorer, double-click the file name to extract the installation files.
The self-extracting package file is extracted to the directory.