Use the IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Extended
Deployment to create a customized installation package (CIP) or an integrated installation package (IIP).
A CIP contains a single product installation package and various optional
assets. An IIP combines one or more installation
packages into a single installation workflow that you design.
Before you begin
Before you create and install customized packages for WebSphere® Extended Deployment, you must
first download the IBM® Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server from the Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server
Web site.For more information about the Installation
Factory for WebSphere Application Server, see
Getting started with the Installation
Factory .
Avoid trouble: If your environment contains
WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version 7.0, you must
install WebSphere Extended Deployment Version 6.1.0.5 before augmenting
profiles to use with WebSphere Extended Deployment. Do not augment
profiles to use with WebSphere Extended Deployment during the installation
of Version 6.1.
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About this task
Using the Installation Factory, you create a CIP by combining
a single product component with maintenance packages, customization
scripts, and other files. When you create
an IIP, you aggregate individual components, or installation packages,
into a single installation package.
Procedure
- Download the Installation Factory for WebSphere Extended
Deployment. See the Installation
Factory for WebSphere Extended Deployment Web site for more
information.
- Prepare your environment to support a customized product
installation.
- To install a CIP, create a build definition file that generates
the customized package. The Installation Factory uses the
build definition file, which is an XML document, to generate the CIP. See Creating and installing a CIP
for more information.
To install an IIP, create a build definition
file that generates the customized package. The Installation
Factory uses the build definition file to generate the IIP. See Creating and installing an IIP
for more information.
What to do next
You can create
a profile, or augment an existing profile, by using the Profile Management
tool.