Modifying an installation

Use this procedure to add or remove InfoSphere® MDM components on a workstation or server that already has components of the same version installed.

About this task

InfoSphere MDM does not support the Modify mode of IBM® Installation Manager. If you wish to modify an installation to add or remove components, you must use the madconfig target Modify_MDM.

Procedure

  1. On the machine where you wish to add or remove components, open a command line, and browse to MDM_INSTALL_HOME/mds/scripts.
  2. Run the following command to open the Modify MDM tool:
    • On Microsoft Windows operating systems:
      madconfig Modify_MDM
    • On Linux® or UNIX based operating systems:
      ./madconfig.sh Modify_MDM
  3. Follow the onscreen prompts to add or remove components.