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A typical installation on Linux or UNIX-based platforms fail for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced or IBM Integration Designer

Troubleshooting


Problem

You cannot perform a typical installation of IBM Business Process Manager or IBM Integration Designer on Linux or UNIX-based platforms because the path for IBM Installation Manager contains spaces.

Symptom

The typical installation process fails with an error in bpm.offering.syserr that is similar to the following message:

install_location/launchpad/content/scripts/runCommand.sh: Line 9: /opt/IBM/Installation: There is no such file or directory

[{"Product":{"code":"SSFTN5","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Advanced"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Installation \/ Configuration","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"}],"Version":"8.5.0.1;8.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSFTBX","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Express"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Installation \/ Configuration","Platform":[{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"}],"Version":"8.5.0.1;8.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSFTDH","label":"IBM Business Process Manager Standard"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Installation \/ Configuration","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"","label":"Linux zSeries"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"}],"Version":"8.5.0.1;8.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSTLXK","label":"IBM Integration Designer"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Installation","Platform":[{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"}],"Version":"8.5.0.1;8.5","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
28 April 2025

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