Installing a CIP

Install a customized installation package (CIP) for WebSphere Application Server.

Before you begin

Before you use the installation tools, read this topic to prepare for installation and to learn about installation options. Also read the hardware and software requirements on the Supported hardware and software Web site to get started.

About this task

This topic describes how to install the product using a CIP. A CIP installation runs the installation wizard in graphical interface mode or in silent mode.

The installation wizard performs the following actions:
  • Automatically checks system prerequisites
  • Looks for a previous WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.x installation to determine whether to let you add features to the product binaries or to install a new set of product binaries
  • Looks for a previous Version 6.0.x installation to determine whether to let you upgrade from a trial installation to the real product
  • Installs the necessary product binaries
  • Creates a standalone application server node

Installing fixes included with the CIP

If you have included any fixes in the CIP whose prerequisites are not satisfied, then the CIP installer will not install those fixes and will continue to run instead of failing. The result of the installation will be a partial success, which allows you to attempt to resolve fix problems individually. If you want the CIP installation to fail if any of the included fixes fail, add the following option to the command line when invoking the installer:
-W installIfixesAsListOfMaintenances.skipPrereqFailure=false

Procedure

  1. Plan your installation.

    See Planning the installation.

  2. Prepare your operating platform for installation.

    See Preparing the operating system for product installation.

  3. Review the roadmap for installing the base product as described in Roadmap: Installing the base product.
  4. Install the base product.

    If you cannot use a graphical user interface on your operating system for some reason, use the wizard in silent mode.

    Choose an installation scenario to continue the installation:

    The installer program does not support the ISMP-console installation method at this time.

    If you encounter a problem such as needing more disk space or temporary space or missing prerequisite packages on your system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.

Results

You can install a CIP for IBM WebSphere Application Server, Version 6.x by following this procedure.

What to do next

See Fast paths for WebSphere Application Server for information about getting started deploying applications.




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