Backing up and restoring Installation Manager

You can back up Installation Manager by using operating system functions, or by using a backup tool.

About this task

The backup and restore steps apply only to Installation Manager.

Important: These steps do not apply to installed packages. To back up and restore a package, see the documentation for the package.

Backing up Installation Manager

Procedure

Important: Create the backups of the directories at the same time to keep the directories synchronized for the restore process.

Create a copy of these directories:

Agent data directory
For more information about the default locations of the agent data directory, see Agent data location.
Shared resources directory
The following resources determine the shared resources directory and describe how to list the installed packages:
Installation Manager installation directory
Complete one of the following procedures to determine the installation directory for Installation Manager:
- View the properties of the Installation Manager shortcut on your computer.
- Use the -verbose option with the listInstalledPackages command, see Listing installed packages by using the imcl command.
- On Windows, click Start > [All] Programs > IBM Installation Manager > View Installed Packages.
For more information about default locations for the installation directory, see Installing as an administrator, nonadministrator, or group.

Restoring Installation Manager

About this task

If the agent data directory or the shared resources directory is corrupted, and you do not have a backup copy of these directories, then you cannot restore Installation Manager. You must manually uninstall packages, delete the agent data directory, and install Installation Manager. For more information about the manual uninstall process for a package, see the documentation for the package.

Procedure

Restore the backup copy of these directories:
- Agent data directory
- Shared resources directory
- Installation Manager installation directory
Optional: If one of the following items has an issue, install Installation Manager:
- Installation Manager installation directory
- Installation Manager registry entries for Windows
- Installation Manager shortcuts
1. Download the latest version of Installation Manager. Go to the Installation Manager download links technical document and click the applicable download document link. The download document contains details about downloading the installation files.
2. Run the installation command that is appropriate for your operating system and mode: