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Status Submitted
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 16, 2024

To provide a 'relocate' function in Installation Manager

My client has a long history of using Installation Manager (IM) to set up WebSphere application servers (WAS). They take the IM default locations of 'Agent data location' and 'Shared resources directory.' Over the years, these directories have accumulated large amounts of data. Their OS System Admin has a new policy to limit the system volume size. The WebSphere team is asked to move the IM data to other volumes. According to the IM documentation, they cannot change the IM locations once defined. My client would have to re-install 700+ WAS from scratch and lose all the history of the previous installation.
My client requested a new 'Relocate' function in IM to seamlessly relocate IM data to other locations without losing any history.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/installation-manager/1.9.2?topic=mode-agent-data-location

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/installation-manager/1.9.2?topic=manager-package-groups-shared-resources-directory#c_install_location__title__3

Idea priority High