System i (i5/OS) Process Remote Install (Merge Modules) Action

InstallAnywhere 2024 R2

The System i (i5/OS) Process Remote Install (Merge Modules) action Installs an InstallAnywhere Merge Module on the target system. The System i (i5/OS) Process Remote Install (Merge Modules) action customizer includes the following options:

System i (i5/OS) Process Remote Install (Merge Modules) Options

Option

Description

Source

Click Choose Merge Module, navigate to the Merge Module you want to include, and click Open. The path and file name for the Merge Module appears in the Source field.

Execute Pre-Install Actions

Select this option to run the Merge Module’s Pre-Install actions.

Execute Post-Install Actions

Select this option to run the Merge Module’s Post-Install actions.

Inherit parent install folder

Select this option to set the Merge Module to use the same value for the install folder that the parent installer is using.

$OS400_INSTALL_DIR$ should never be advertised (or passed from parent installer to Merge Module) when the Merge Module is running on the i5/OS machine. If the Merge Module is run in Windows with the parent installer, then it is valid to pass $OS400_INSTALL_DIR$ as a parameter, but InstallAnywhere never passes that value automatically.

Show progress dialog

Specify how you want the merge module’s installation progress to be displayed:

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To display an intermediate progress bar on a separate pop-up dialog box while this merge module is being installed, select this check box.

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To suppress the separate merge module progress bar and integrate the progress of the merge module installation into the progress bar of the parent installer, clear this check box.

InstallAnywhere Variables to be passed between this installer and the Merge Module

Click Edit Variables to open the Edit Advertised Variables dialog box.

Note: It is important to use the Get System i (i5/OS) Login Credentials panel in conjunction with this action; otherwise, the installation may fail due to an authentication failure.

Tip:For remote installations it may be important to prevent the local installer from altering the product registry on the local machine. To leave the product registry unchanged, select No in the Update the Product Registry setting in the General Settings view on the Project page.