The IBM Installation Manager is a tool that you can use to install and maintain your IBM software packages. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of the IBM Installation Manager from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install the IBM Installation Manager Silently
IBM Installation Manager Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://myibm.ibm.com/
- Log in to IBM (Create an IBMid if you don’t already have one)
- Navigate to: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral
- Under Product Selector, enter IBM Installation Manager & click the IBM Installation Manager link
- Under Installed Version, select the version of your choice from the dropdown menu
- Under Platform, select Windows from the dropdown menu
- Click Continue
- Under the Additonal query options section, select Show fixes that get me to this version (x.x.x.x)
- Click Continue
- Select the WIN64 or WIN32 refresh pack
- Download the agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_64_x.x.xxxx.zip file to C:\Downloads
- Extract the contents of the agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_64_x.x.xxxx.zip file to C:\Downloads\IBMIM_Setup
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads\IBMIM_Setup folder
- Enter the following command:
installc.exe -acceptLicense -silent - Press Enter
After a few moments you will find IBM Installation Manager entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | IBM Installation Manager |
| Vendor: | IBM |
| Architecture: | x86_x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | installc.exe -acceptLicense -silent |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramData%\IBM\Installation Manager\uninstall\uninstallc.exe" -silent |
| Download Link: | https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/ibm-installation-manager-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download links provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Additional Configurations
Change Default Installation Directory
You can change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing IBM Installation Manager to “C:\IBM\Installation Manager”
installc.exe -acceptLicense -installationDirectory "C:\IBM\Installation Manager" -silent |
Install IBM Installation Manager Silently as an Administrator
IBM Installation Manager Silent Install as an Administrator
installc.exe -acceptLicense -accessRights admin -silent |
Install IBM Installation Manager Silently as a NonAdministrator
IBM Installation Manager Silent Install as a NonAdministrator (Option 1)
installc.exe -acceptLicense -accessRights nonAdmin -silent |
IBM Installation Manager Silent Install as a NonAdministrator (Option 2)
userinstc.exe -acceptLicense -silent |
How to Uninstall the IBM Installation Manager Silently
Check out the IBM Installation Manager Install and Uninstall (PowerShell) post for a scripted solution.
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
IBM Installation Manager Silent Uninstall (Administrator Installation)
"%ProgramData%\IBM\Installation Manager\uninstall\uninstallc.exe" -silent |
IBM Installation Manager Silent Uninstall (NonAdministrator Installation)
"%AppData%\IBM\Installation Manager\uninstall\userinstc.exe" -silent |
Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.