The build definition file identifies
the product to install, the features of the product, the maintenance packages,
and other customized components to include in the CIP. The IBM® Installation
Factory for WebSphere® Extended
Deployment uses the build definition file to generate the CIP.
Before you begin
Gather the components to include in the CIP. Optional assets can
include maintenance packages and additional files to install on the system.
Ensure that all of the assets are available on the workstation on which you
intend to create your CIP.
About this task
The Build definition wizard assists you with the process of creating
a build definition file.
Procedure
- Launch the Installation Factory by running theifgui.bat
(sh) script from the IF_HOME/bin/ directory.
Click the New Build Definition icon.
- Select the product to install from the
Product selection wizard, and click Next. The
product CD for WebSphere Extended
Deployment Version 6.0.2 contains two installation images. One image installs
the product on WebSphere Application
Server 6.0.2. The other image installs the product on WebSphere Application Server 6.1.
- Select Extended Deployment for
the edition, and click Next.
- Select Extended Deployment as
the package, and click Finish.
- Select Connected or Disconnected from the Mode
Selection panel. Select Connected to create a CIP on
the same workstation that you create the build definition file. To create
the build definition file for use on another workstation, select Disconnected.
Select
the operating systems that you intend to create the CIP on, and click Next.
You can install the CIP only on the target operating systems that you select
from this panel.
- Type a unique identifier and a version number for the CIP in the
provided fields, and click Next.
The identifier is combined
with the version number to create a full package identifier, which is then
used to create a directory during installation that contains the customization
files for the selected package.
- Type the location of the build definition file, type the location
of the CIP, and click Next. The build definition file is
always saved to a directory path on the Build definition wizard workstation.
- Type the location of the WebSphere Extended
Deployment 6.0.2 CD installation image, and click Next.
The directory for the installation image must
be in the connected mode. In the disconnected mode, specify the file path
in terms of the workstation on which the processing engine workstation runs.
- Choose the features to include in the
CIP, and click Next.
You can select WebSphere Extended Deployment enhancements,
mixed server environment, or both.
- Provide the maintenance packages you
want to include by typing the refresh pack and fix pack locations.
- Type the interim fix location to provide
the interim fix packages, and click Add to include any interim fix
images.
- Optionally, click Add Files... or Add
Directories... to populate the table with additional files or directories
for the CIP to install, and click Next.
- Type the organization and description
of the CIP to define the authorship of the package, and click Next.
If you chose to create the build definition file
in the disconnected mode, you can save the build definition file, but you
do not have the option to generate the CIP.
A message of completion
confirms that the new build definition file is saved to the directory that
you specified in step 9. By default, this directory is actually the combined
identifier and version number that you specified in step 8.
- Review the Customized installation package
preview summary panel, and click Finish to save the build definition
file and generate the CIP.
If you create the build definition
file in the disconnected mode, you can only save the build definition file.
To generate the CIP outside of the wizard, copy the build definition file
to the workstation that is running the target operating system. Start the
processing engine with the ifcli.bat (sh) script from the IF_HOME/bin/ directory.
The script creates CIPs for all of the supported operating systems.
Results
You created and customized the build definition file, and you generated
the CIP if you chose to work in the connected mode.
What to do next
After you
generate the CIP, you can now install it.