Appendix: IBM Packaging Utility

You can use the IBM® Packaging Utility software to copy packages to a repository that can be placed on a web server available over HTTP or HTTPS. It is useful if you have different offerings or service updates you want to place in a single repository in addition to Rational® Programming Patterns. You can use this repository to perform interactive or silent installations.

You can use this utility to perform the following tasks:
  • Generate a new repository for packages.
  • Copy packages to a new repository. You can copy multiple packages into a single repository; you then create a common location in your enterprise from which products can be installed with IBM Installation Manager.
  • Delete packages from a repository.

For detailed instructions on installing and using IBM Packaging Utility, see the Installation Manager product documentation.

To install the Rational Programming Patterns package from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS server, take the following steps:
  1. Place the installation files in a temporary directory on your workstation.
  2. Install the IBM Packaging Utility.
  3. With the Packaging Utility, copy the Rational Programming Patterns package.
  4. Copy the output of the IBM Packaging Utility to an HTTP or HTTPS web server.
  5. Copy the installation files for IBM Installation Manager to a shared drive.
  6. Instruct users in your organization to install IBM Installation Manager.
  7. Provide users the URL for the repository that contains the Rational Programming Patterns package you created earlier.
Note: You can also use the repository to install silently. For more information about silent installation, see Installing silently.
Parent topic: Installing
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