WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.1
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Developing and installing customized installation packages

A customized installation package (CIP) is a customized WebSphere Application Server installation image that can include one or more maintenance packages, a configuration archive from a stand-alone application server profile, one or more enterprise archive files, and scripts and other files that help customize the resulting installation. The IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server creates CIPs.

Before you begin

Read through this topic and its related topics to prepare for creating and installing customized installation packages (CIPs). Become familiar with CIP installation options before you start to use the installation tools. Review the hardware and software requirements on the Supported hardware and software Web site to get started.

[i5/OS] i5/OS users must install the Installation Factory on a distributed platform. The Installation Factory does not run on an i5/OS platform.

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

[i5/OS] Restriction: Remote installation from a Windows workstation using a CIP is only supported when performing a scratch installation of a CIP with no interim fixes. In all other cases, you will need to apply the CIP locally on the iSeries machine.

About this task

This topic introduces the IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server, which you can use to create a CIP. Get started by creating a build definition for the CIP using the Installation Factory console using the ifgui command. After defining the build parameters in the wizard, create and install the resulting CIP.

The following procedure describes how to get started creating and installing a customized installation package for your WebSphere Application Server product.

Procedure

  1. Use the Installation Factory to create a customized installation package.

    See [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] [Windows] Creating a build definition and CIP on the processing engine machine for information about creating and generating a CIP locally.

    See Creating a CIP build definition for another machine for information about creating a CIP definition locally and generating the CIP on another machine.

  2. Prepare your operating platform for installation.

    [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Preparing the operating system for product installation.

    [i5/OS] See Preparing the operating system for installation.

  3. Install the Network Deployment product using the CIP.
    The CIP Installation wizard performs the following actions:
    • Automatically checks prerequisites.
    • Looks for a previous WebSphere Application Server Version 6.x installation to determine installation options to display.

      Options include adding features and maintenance to the product binaries, and installing a new set of product binaries at the updated maintenance level that is included in the CIP.

    • Prompts you to create a cell profile, a deployment manager profile, an application server profile, or a custom profile.

      The cell profile is new for Version 6.1. A cell profile contains a deployment manager profile and a federated application server profile on the same machine or partition.

    Choose one of the following installation scenarios to continue the installation:
    • Perform a custom installation with the CIP Installation wizard.

      [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Installing a CIP for Network Deployment.

      The custom installation lets you select features to install.

    • Install maintenance packages and additional features with the CIP Installation wizard to increment an existing installation.

      [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Installing CIP features on an existing Network Deployment product.

      The CIP Installation wizard can install maintenance to an existing product without installing features.

    • Perform a silent installation with the CIP Installation wizard .

      [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Installing a CIP silently.

      A silent installation requires you to edit the response file that contains all of your installation choices. After creating a valid response file, you issue the install command with the silent parameter from a command window.

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

Results

You can use a CIP to install IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment by following this procedure.




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