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The IBM configurator for e-business (e-config)
is
installed and maintained on your Windows workstation using the e-padm
installation utility. The process has many common elements whether you
are doing an initial install or an update. An initial (or
first time) install refers to installing the IBM configurator
for e-business on a workstation for the very first time,
or after e-config has been uninstalled. An update,
or update install,
refers to refreshing a previously-installed copy of the IBM
configurator for e-business.
ibm.com end users will not be required to install or
update e-config themselves, since it will be "pushed" to
their
workstations by the usual ibm.com processes. Organizations with a large
concentration of configurator users in a single location may choose to
install the IBM configurator for e-business using the LAN
re-distribution facility. If you suspect you fall into one of these
last two categories, speak to your LAN administrator or team leader.
ALL users, no matter how installed, must subscribe as an
IBM Configurator for e-business user in order to receive e-mail
updates
about new code releases. To do this, click Subscribe on the
navigation menu on the left, or go to http://ftp.ibmlink.ibm.com/econfig/announce/subscription.htm,
and follow the prompts.
If your workstation runs Windows NT or XP, you
will need to have administrative authority (or have this authority
granted to you) before you will be able to install e-config.
Make sure
your workstation fits the application requirements before installing.
Click Workstation requirements on the navigation menu on the
left, or go to http://ftp.ibmlink.ibm.com/econfig/announce/disreqs.htm.
It is
recommended that
users of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 manually allow blocked content
encountered during e-config installation and DO NOT change the Advanced
Security settings. This recommendation is made in order to avoid
the possibility of later
exposure to potential security risks resulting from the changes to the
Advanced Security settings.
e-padm, the e-config
installation utility, is a
browser-based application with its own integrated documentation on a
blue navigation menu to the left. In order not to duplicate this
integrated documentation, below is a simple overview to help you get
started.
I. Initial Install
An initial (or first time) install refers to installing
the IBM configurator for e-business
on a workstation for the very first time, or after e-config
has been
uninstalled.
To begin an initial install, you must first access the e-padm
installation utility. This is available
on several IBM
portals, such as HoneWeb, CRM WorkSmart, PartnerWorld®, or PartnerCommerce/Servers.
Click here for specific access
instructions.
A. Install the prerequisites
The e-padm installation utility has a
prerequisite of
two small programs. These two programs must be installed before the e-config
code download can begin. To learn
how to get these programs
and install them, click Preparations on the e-padm
navigation
menu. The documentation, which is two pages long, can be printed. The
necessary programs are:
- Java(TM)
Runtime Environment
- This
no-charge program can be downloaded from the Sun website. You will need
an internet connection to do this.
- After
installing this program you will need to restart your workstation
before going on to the next step.
- If
you have already installed the correct level of the Java(TM) Runtime
Environment (JRE) on your workstation for another application, you do
not need to install it again.
- e-padm's
security program, epadmpre.exe.
- This
no-charge program is downloaded directly from the e-padm
website.
- After
installing this program you will need to restart your browser (close all
browser sessions) before going on to the next step.
These prerequisites only need to be installed one
time. If you have already used e-padm, perhaps to install
another
application, you can skip the Preparations steps and
continue as below.
B. Install the application code, model(s), and price
files
Once the prerequisites are in place, you can proceed
to the main install process. Re-access the e-padm
installation utility
over your portal as you did before. This time, to learn how to use the
web pages that you will see, click How to Install on the e-padm
navigation menu. The documentation, which is seven pages long, can be
printed.
To begin the installation process on the e-padm
home
page, make sure the Install/Update radio button is
selected, and then click the Continue button.
Be sure you understand the use of the "switch" on the e-padm
menus. The switch looks like this  or this  . The
switch is a toggle with two possible positions. When the switch pointer
points to the right, the section is not expanded. There are other items
beneath that do not show. Click on the switch to expand the section.
New items will appear, and the switch pointer will point down. Click
the switch again, and the section will once again be collapsed into a
single item. If there is no switch showing, there are no items beneath.
Select only the product models you think you will
need, as additional models will lengthen your install (and update)
times. You will see listings for the required base packages, all the
product models and some price files. On an initial install, you must select your price files.
If your country uses one of the Combo price files listed, you will only
need to click its checkbox. In most countries, you must first click the
switch to the left of each installed product model to see its Prices
section, then click the Prices
switch to see all the price files, and then click the checkbox to
select your price files.
Once you have selected at least one price file for
each of your installed models, you can begin the install by clicking
the Install/Update button.
When the install is finished, and e-padm
says Done!,
restart your PC.
C. The IBM
Configurator for e-business is now ready to use
On your desktop you will find a plain econfig folder. Click the eConfig icon inside it to start
the application. (You can drag a copy of this icon onto your Start menu
for quicker access.)
If you have not already done so, click the link below
and fill out the appropriate subscription form. All users of the IBM
Configurator for e-business must complete the
subscription form in
order to receive e-mail updates about new code releases.
http://ftp.ibmlink.ibm.com/econfig/announce/subscription.htm
II. Update
An update, or update install, refers to
refreshing a previously-installed copy of the IBM
configurator for e-business.
If you have just finished an initial
install, you do not need to do an immediate update as you should (if
you have made your selections correctly) have the latest code, models,
and price files.
Price files are refreshed daily on the e-padm
server, but the price files normally
have changed content only
on Tuesday. Code is usually refreshed twice a month for scheduled
releases, but there may be intermediate releases to support
announcements or high-severity defects. A good strategy is to perform
an update early each Tuesday unless you have received an e-mail
that
there is an immediately update available. (Remember that only
subscribed users get such e-mails.)
To begin an update, you must first access the e-padm
installation utility. This is available on several IBM portals, such as
HoneWeb, CRM WorkSmart, PartnerWorld®, or PartnerCommerce/Servers. Click here for specific access instructions.
A. You do not need to do anything about the
prerequisites. They are OK as is.
B. Update the application code, model(s), and price
files
To begin the update process on the e-padm
home page,
make sure the Install/Update radio button is selected,
and then click the Continue button.
e-padm will remember your selections from
the last
time you used it, so on the e-padm Install/Update
tab (which
appears next), as long as your choices remain the same, you will only
need to click the Install/Update button.
When the update is finished, and e-padm
says Done!,
you will not usually need to restart your PC. If you do, e-padm
will
say so in the message box.
C. The IBM Configurator for e-business
is now ready
to use
Information on the current and prior e-config
releases
are available on the Release
Notes website.
Updated on April 1, 2008
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