Simply the product installation process by install a customized
installation package (CIP), which is a single product installation
image that can include one or more maintenance packages, configuration
scripts, and other files.
Before you begin
Before you can install a customized installation package
(CIP), you must create a build definition file to specify what options
to include in the CIP. See Creating a build definition file and generating a CIP
for
more information.
Read the readme file, which is located in
the CD root directory, and prepare your environment to support an
installation. Exit the WebSphere® Application Server
Network Deployment directory. Installation errors can occur if you
inadvertently leave a command line or browser instance open in the profile_root/installedApps directory.
About this task
The CIP installation process is very
similar to a typical product installation process.
Procedure
- Insert the installation CD that contains the customized
installation package (CIP) into the CD-ROM, or access the directory
in which the CIP is located.
- Stop all WebSphere Application Server
and WebSphere Extended Deployment processes
that are running on the machine that you are preparing for installation.
To stop the deployment manager, issue the following command:
profile_root/bin/stopManager.bat
profile_root/bin/stopManager.sh
To
stop the nodes, issue the following command:
profile_root/bin/stopNode.bat
profile_root/bin/stopNode.sh
Verify that all the processes are stopped by verifying
the running Java™ processes. The graphical user
interface (GUI) provides a message of completion.
- Run the following command to start the installation:
- Review the characteristics of the CIP by
clicking About this custom installation package, and click Next.
- Accept the license agreement,
and click Next. After the license is accepted, the prerequisite
checking automatically begins. If your system does not have the prerequisites,
a window displays the missing prerequisites. Cancel the installation,
make the required changes, and restart the installation.
- Specify the installation
location, and click Next. Expand
the list to select a different WebSphere Application
Server installation location, or enter a different location if you
do not intend to use WebSphere Application Server.
- Select the existing
profiles for your installation to augment, and click Next.
You can also augment a profile
later by using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofile command.
Augment the deployment manager and custom profiles to work for the
product.
- Choose not to add the CIP to the
centralized installation manager repository, and click Next.
If
you do choose to add the CIP to the repository, it is added to a folder
with the same name that you specified for the unique CIP identifier
in the Build Definition wizard. Because the identifier must be unique,
only one CIP can exist in the directory regardless of what product
you are installing.
- Click Next to
accept the resulting summary of your selections.
- Click Next to start the installation process.
- Review
the confirmation panel, and click Finish to exit the wizard
or to review the log files if the installation fails.
- Repeat this process
for each node in the cell.
Results
You successfully installed the CIP. You can uninstall the
product from the install_root/uninstall_xd_computegrid subdirectory.
What to do next
After you install the CIP, create a new profile or augment
an existing profile by using the Profile Management tool. You can omit this
task if you augmented the profile through the Installation wizard.