Installing language packs

To install a language pack, first make sure that you have already installed the product in English, then perform the following steps depending on which operating system you are using.

Windows systems

  1. Double-click lpinstaller.bat in the language pack CD to launch the installation program.
  2. Select the language of the installer and click OK.
  3. Click Next on the Introduction panel.
  4. Click Add/Update and click Next.
  5. Select the folder in which the National Language Support package (NLSPackage) files are located.
    Note: Usually the NLSPackage files are located in the nlspackage folder where the installer executable is located.
  6. Select the language support for the agent of your choice and click Next.
    Note: Hold down the Ctrl key for multiple selections.
  7. Select the languages that you want to install and click Next.
  8. Examine the installation summary page and click Next to begin installation.
  9. Click Finish after installation completes to exit the installer.
  10. Restart Tivoli Enterprise Portal Desktop Client, Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, and Eclipse Help Server if any of these components are installed.

UNIX or Linux systems

  1. Run the following command to create a temporary directory on the computer. Make sure that the full path of the directory does not contain any spaces: mkdir dir_name
  2. Mount the language pack CD to the temporary directory you just created.
  3. Run the following command to launch the installation program:
    cd dir_name  
lpinstaller.sh -c install_dir

    Where install_dir is where you installed IBM Tivoli Monitoring. Usually it is /opt/IBM/ITM for AIX® and Linux systems.

  4. Select the language of the installer and click OK.
  5. Click Next on the Introduction panel.
  6. Click Add/Update and click Next.
  7. Select the folder in which the National Language Support package (NLSPackage) files are located.
    Note: Usually, the NLSPackage files are located in the nlspackage folder where the installer executable is located.
  8. Select the language support for the agent of your choice and click Next.
    Note: Hold down the Ctrl key for multiple selections.
  9. Select the languages that you want to install and click Next.
  10. Examine the installation summary page and click Next to begin installation.
  11. Click Finish after installation completes to exit the installer.
  12. Restart Tivoli Enterprise Portal Desktop Client, Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, and Eclipse Help Server if any of these components are installed.