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Jul 27, 2018
07:06 AM
looking for information on InstallAnywhere
Hi,
We are looking for some information on InstallAnywhere :
1) Does InstallAnywhere provide installation options on z/OS , Iseries, mainframes, etc? Would appreciate any details on how the InstallAnywhere-based installation would work on these OSes - for example,
- the type of files that can be generated as product installers,
- the typical install procedures,
- general pre-requisities on the OS for InstallAnywhere-based installations, etc.
2) Our product was earlier based on ISMP platform - Installshield Multi-platform.
Are there any options available to reuse the old ISMP install code and migrate it to InstallAnywhere? Is there a specific procedure available to perform the migration of the code?
3) After a product has been installed (by upgrading from an older version to a higher version) via InstallAnywhere, is there an option available to downgrade back from higher to lower version of the product?
thank you
We are looking for some information on InstallAnywhere :
1) Does InstallAnywhere provide installation options on z/OS , Iseries, mainframes, etc? Would appreciate any details on how the InstallAnywhere-based installation would work on these OSes - for example,
- the type of files that can be generated as product installers,
- the typical install procedures,
- general pre-requisities on the OS for InstallAnywhere-based installations, etc.
2) Our product was earlier based on ISMP platform - Installshield Multi-platform.
Are there any options available to reuse the old ISMP install code and migrate it to InstallAnywhere? Is there a specific procedure available to perform the migration of the code?
3) After a product has been installed (by upgrading from an older version to a higher version) via InstallAnywhere, is there an option available to downgrade back from higher to lower version of the product?
thank you
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Aug 02, 2018
12:28 PM
1) Yes, at my company we have several products that install to USS (z/os UNIX) if that is what you mean. I set the build target as 'Other Java-enabled Platform' and use a Web Distribution. In the output folder, just use the jar file it creates.
2) Not sure, but I doubt it.
3) I personally don't use IA's upgrade facility, but I don't believe there is any downgrade facility. I set up my upgrade install's to lay down on top of an old install and mark any files to not overwrite if they exist.
2) Not sure, but I doubt it.
3) I personally don't use IA's upgrade facility, but I don't believe there is any downgrade facility. I set up my upgrade install's to lay down on top of an old install and mark any files to not overwrite if they exist.
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