Use the centralized installation manager repository tool to add
one or more WebSphere® Extended
Deployment Version 6.1 product components to the repository. From the administrative
console, you can then use the centralized installation manager to install
your added components from the repository to the nodes.
Before you begin
To populate the repository for the first time, ensure that the
destination directory is empty. Additionally, you can add a product to the
repository only if it does not already contain that specific product.
With an existing installation of WebSphere Extended
Deployment Operations Optimization, use the centralized installation manager
repository tool to add the WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid installation
image to the repository if you chose not to add it when prompted by the Installation
wizard. See Installing the product
for more information.
The
centralized installation manager repository tool itself is installed only
when you install WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations Optimization. When
you install
WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid, the centralized
installation manager and the repository tool are not actually installed. However,
you can still populate the repository with the installation image for
WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid if the Operations
Optimization component is installed. Choose one of the two following ways
to populate the repository with the
WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid installation
image:
- Add the product to the repository by completing the steps in the Installation
wizard. To choose this option, you must install the Operations Optimization
component first.
- Install WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations Optimization, and choose
to populate the repository with the product installation image, or defer the
step and add the installation image later by using the repository tool.
- Next, install WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid, and then
populate the repository with the specific product installation image. As with
the installation process for the Operations Optimization component, you can
choose to use the repository tool to complete this task later.
- Add the product to the repository by using the centralized installation
manager repository tool. This is the only available option when you install WebSphere Extended Deployment Data Grid before you
install the Operations Optimization component.
Procedure
- Launch the repository tool from the following location:
install_root/bin/xd_cimgrrepository.bat
install_root/bin/xd_cimgrrepository.sh
- Select one or more products to include in the repository, and click Next.
Remember: The repository
must not already contain the product that you select to add.
- Read the summary of your selections, and click Next.
To change your selections, click Back.
- Click Browse to provide the location of the product installation
image, and click Next.
If you selected to add multiple
products in step 2, this panel displays again to prompt you for the installation
image location for each product.
If you plan to set up
a high availability deployment manager environment, you must specify the location
of the repository from the current installation location.
- For example, if you install the product in the c:\ProgramFiles\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
directory, specify the repository location as c:\ProgramFiles\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\repository_folder.
- Review the confirmation panel, and click Finish to exit
the tool.
Results
The centralized installation manager repository now contains one
or more WebSphere Extended
Deployment products. For information on how to install the repository from
the command line, read about silently installing the product.
You can also install a customized installation
package (CIP) to the centralized installation manager repository. Manually
copy the installation descriptors from the CIP to the
install_root/properties/xdcimgr
directory on the deployment manager workstation:
- For an Operations Optimization CIP:
wxdop_package/XD/xd.primary.ext.pak/repository/cii_identifier/properties/xdcimgr
wxdop_package/custom/InstallPackageXD61*.xml
- For a Compute Grid CIP:
wxdcg_package/XD/xd.primary.compute.pak/repository/cii_identifier/properties/xdcimgr
wxdcg_package/custom/InstallPackageXD61*.xml
- For a Data Grid CIP:
wxddg_package/XD/xd.primary.data.pak/repository/cii_identifier/properties/xdcimgr
wxddg_package/custom/InstallPackageXD61*.xml
Alternatively, you can add the CIP to the repository as you install
the CIP on the deployment manager workstation. For more information, see Installing the product
.
What to do next
Use the centralized installation manager to install the products
to the nodes and begin managing your environments. In the administrative console,
click System administration > Centralized Installation Manager.