Installation methods for the target systems

Automatic installation and manual installation are the two methods for installing the distribution media at the target systems. To help you decide which installation method to choose, review this information.

Automatic installation

Automatic installation means that the target system operators simply load distribution media as prompted. This method is the most commonly used because it allows you to use installation profiles and a user-defined installation program.

You can use an installation profile to install media containing licensed programs, fixes (PTFs), and application programs. Installation profiles eliminate additional tasks for the target system operators and allow you to customize the installation process.

You may want to write a user-defined installation program to distribute customer-written applications and eliminate additional tasks for the target system operators.

Manual installation

Use manual installation only if you need to add disk storage to the target systems.