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Configure Base Installation Settings

You can configure base installation settings on the System Settings, Software Installation page.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Settings tab, and click the Software Installation link under System Settings in the Settings section on the left side.

   The Software Installation page opens.

2. In the SIS Base Install – File System section, select the file system type that is used when installing a product that allocates file systems. You select one of the following options:
   • Product Specific File System
   • Hierarchical File System (HFS)
   • z/OS Distributed File Service zSeries File System

   Note: If you select Product Specific File System, the file system that is used for installing a product is defined according to the product metadata. Otherwise, the product metadata is overwritten.

3. In the Execute Checks During Base Installation section, configure the following settings by selecting or clearing corresponding check boxes:

   Execute Apply Check During Base Installation

   Verifies that all of the requirements for the Apply step are satisfied before the Apply step executes. If the Apply Check step fails, installation stops and all of the previous steps are undone.

   Suspend Base Installation After Apply Check

   Suspends the base installation process after Apply Check is completed and generates pending installation actions for the SMP/E environment where the product is being installed.

   Note: This check box is enabled if you enable the Execute Apply Check During Base Installation check box.

   Execute Accept Check During Base Installation

   Verifies that all of the requirements for the Accept step are satisfied before the Accept step executes. If the Accept Check step fails, installation stops and all of the previous steps are undone.

   Suspend Base Installation After Accept Check

   Suspends the base installation process after Accept Check is completed and generates pending installation actions for the SMP/E environment where the product is being installed.

   Note: This check box is enabled if you enable the Execute Accept Check During Base Installation check box.

4. Click Apply.

   A dialog that shows the progress of the task opens. When the task completes, you can click Show Results on the Progress tab to close this dialog. The task output browser opens and you can view the action details. Click Close to close the task output browser.

   Note: While a task is in progress, you can perform other work. You can click Hide to exit the dialog and view the task status later on the Tasks tab.

   The base installation settings are configured.