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