To create a customized installation package (CIP), you
must first create a build definition file, which the IBM® WebSphere® Installation
Factory uses to generate the CIP. The build definition file describes
exactly what the Installation Factory includes in the CIP so that
you can achieve the installation customizations that you require.
The Build Definition wizard allows you to easily create build definition
files.
Purpose
The Build Definition wizard within
the Installation Factory GUI steps you through the process of creating
a build definition file. You can create as many different build definition
files as needed to define the CIPs you
require. You can also use the Build Definition wizard to modify an
existing build definition file. A build definition file is saved as
an XML document in a location that you choose.
Overview
Each panel in the Build Definition
wizard prompts you for information about the CIP. For example, prompts
exist for the locations of maintenance packages, scripts, and other
components that you can include. Another prompt requests the location
for generating the CIP. All of this information is saved in the new
build definition file, or modified and saved in a build definition
file that you are changing.
The last wizard panel provides an option for generating a
CIP that is based on the content of the build definition file that
you just defined. Alternately, you can save just the build definition
file. Use the ifcli command to create a CIP from
a previously saved build definition file. The ifcli command
generates the CIP outside of the Installation Factory console, and
can be used on a different machine or operating system.
When you create a new build definition
file, an initial wizard helps you choose the specific product and
installation package to customize, such as an installation package
for the WebSphere ESB product.
This wizard is the Product Selection wizard. You can choose one of: WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere ESB or WebSphere Process Server Client.
After you have selected the installation package
to customize, the Build Definition wizard helps you create the build
definition file, as previously described.
Sample
Sample build definition files are provided
in the IF_root/samples/wbi directory.