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Add an example for using a response file with 'ibm_impkg' and notes about package versions.
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Example of using the included `ibm_impkg` type with a custom response file.
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```puppet
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ibm_impkg { 'com.ibm.websphere.NDTRIAL.v85':
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ensure => 'present',
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response => '/mnt/resources/was_response_file.xml',
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}
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```
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## Reference
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### Class: ibm_installation_manager
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provider, which uses the Installation Manager's `imcl` command-line tool to
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handle installation.
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The resource does not currently handle upgrading packages in the traditional
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sense. Basically, the provider will make sure that the specified version _or
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greater_ is installed. This is partly due to the nature of how IBM software
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is deployed (by a downloaded/extracted archive).
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#### Parameters
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##### ensure

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