On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Mike Hockings <hockings@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You are thinking too much and making things difficult for yourself. There
is all manner of instructions about how to install RDI
What do you mean by "thinking too much"? While OP's difficult
experience seems to be outside the average, I wouldn't say he's
somehow brought this upon himself. The "all manner of instructions"
you've linked to are not all applicable to OP's situation (wrong
version, for example), and at times give conflicting advice.
Let's take the first one:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21667734
It says: "The basic steps are to (1) install IBM Installation Manager,
(2) configure Installation Manager, and then (3) start the install."
Further, it gives two options, automated and manual. For automated, it
says
"The automated procedure involves downloading and running IBM
Installation Manager"
For manual, the very first step is
"Install IBM Installation Manager 1.8.3 or later"
So either way, it *reads* as though you have to install IM first. And
that is also what Brian said (he was the first to respond on this
thread and try to help). But you say
Basically download the installer and activation kit from where you get your
entitlement (Passport Advantage or ESS) unpack it and run disk1/launchpad
with run-as-administrator. When complete use IM to apply your license.
The installer will install or update IM as needed, for RDI and Windows 7
there is no need to install IM first.
Um, OK, first of all, is "installer and activation kit" two things or
one? You say to unpack *it*. I have to assume "installer" is not the
same thing as "Installation Manager", since you say installing IM
first isn't needed. (Then why do so many IBM pages and existing RDi
users say you do need to install IM first? Whatever.)
The point is, it's not as simple as you seem to make it out to be.
Maybe you haven't run into bad luck like OP and things went smoothly;
maybe you've done it so many times it's old hat; maybe you haven't
done it in so long that you've forgotten what it's really like.
In any case, I agree with OP that it's not as simple as it could be
and should be. As I said at the top, I don't think his experience is
typical, but I also don't think he's been unreasonable or stupid. It
should be very hard to mess up the installation process.
John Y.
midrange.com
