Installation Paths
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Chapter 1 Preparing for Installation 1-13
Determining Installation Paths
Use Table 1-10 to determine the best installation path for the products that
you plan to install.
Table 1-10 Selecting an Installation Path
Product
Description Condition or Requirement
Installation
Path Reference
Never
installed
You are installing a BMC Software product
for the first time (initial installation).
Full See “Full Installation” on
page 1-14.
You completed the initial installation, and
now want to install the product on other
DB2 subsystems. You want to share the
product libraries that were created during
the initial installation.
subsystem ID
(SSID)
or
Multiple SSID
See “SSID Installation” on
page 1-15.
For Multiple SSID
installations, see “Multiple
SSID Installation” on
page 1-17.
You completed the initial installation and
now want to install the product on other
DB2 subsystems. However, you do not
want to share the product libraries that
were created during the initial installation.
Full See “Full Installation” on
page 1-14.
Previously
installed
You are installing a new version or new
release of a BMC Software product for the
first time (initial installation).
Full See “Full Installation” on
page 1-14.
You are installing maintenance updates
and want to overlay your existing
installation.
Maintenance See “Maintenance
Installation” on page 1-14.
You are installing maintenance updates,
but with the following conditions:
• You do not want to overlay the existing
installation.
• You cannot share the product libraries
that were created during the initial
installation with the maintenance update.
Full See “Full Installation” on
page 1-14.
You completed the initial installation and
now want to install the product on other
DB2 subsystems. You want to share the
product libraries that were created during
the initial installation of the product.
SSID
or
Multiple SSID
See “SSID Installation” on
page 1-15.
For Multiple SSID
installations, see “Multiple
SSID Installation” on
page 1-17.
You completed the initial installation and
now want to install the product on other
DB2 subsystems. However, you do not
want to share the product libraries that
were created during the initial installation.
Full See “Full Installation” on
page 1-14.
You completed the Full, Maintenance, or
SSID installation and now want to install
catalog indirection.
Indirection See “Using Catalog
Indirection” on page 3-17.
You have ALTER installed and you want to
upgrade to CHANGE MANAGER at the
same or higher maintenance level.
Upgrade See “Migrating Data From
ALTER to CHANGE
MANAGER” on page 3-28.
