This topic explains the directory structure of the centralized
installation manager (CIM) repository and outlines the steps to download
CIM descriptor files for Version 6.1 fix packs. Descriptors for a
particular Version 7.0 fix pack are added automatically to the CIM
repository when you install that fix pack level on the deployment
manager machine using the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.
Before you begin
To use the centralized installation manager (CIM) download
function the deployment manager must have access to the IBM® Web sites. When the deployment manager workstation
does not have Internet access, you must first download the descriptors
and files to a separate workstation that has Internet access. Then,
you must manually transfer those files to the CIM repository before
you can use CIM to install the respective maintenance on remote nodes.
Before
you complete this task, consider the following issues:
- If you have indirect access to the Internet through another machine,
then you can set up an FTP gateway and perform the download indirectly
through the gateway instead of manually adding files to the repository.
Read the "Using CIM download function when the deployment manager
does not have direct Internet access" topic for more information.
- If your deployment manager has direct Internet access, see the
information on using the centralized installation manager repository
instead of completing the steps in this topic.
- Steps 1 - 4 in this document applies when you have a mixed cell
environment, which consists of both Version 6.1 and 7.0 nodes in the
same cell. The steps in this task enable you to obtain the centralized
installation manager descriptors for Version 6.1 fix packs within
this mixed cell environment. If you do not have a mixed cell environment
or you do not intend to install fix packs for your Version 6.1 nodes
in a mixed cell environment, you do not need to download these descriptors.
Important: In a mixed cell environment, the deployment manager
must be at the highest version level in the environment. For example,
a Version 6.1 deployment manager cannot manage both Version 6.1 and
7.0 nodes. However, a Version 7.0 deployment manager can manage both
Version 6.1 and 7.0 nodes.
- When you use the Update Installer to install a fix pack on the
deployment manager, the process does not add the binary *.pak files
to the CIM repository. You still need to copy those binary files to
the appropriate directory as indicated in the following section.
When you installed Version 7.0, the product installed
most of the descriptors for the centralized installation manager that
are needed in a mixed cell environment. These previously installed
descriptors enable you to install the interim fixes for both Version
6.1 and 7.0, install Version 7.0 fix packs, and use the Update Installer.
However, the Version 7.0 product does not install the Version 6.1
fix pack descriptors for the centralized installation manager. These
steps enable you to obtain those Version 6.1 descriptors when direct
Internet access is not available.
You must first create the
CIM repository on the host workstation. Complete this task during
the installation process of WebSphere® Application
Server Network Deployment Version 7.0. For more information, read
the "Adding the current installation package during installation"
topic.
Alternatively, you can use the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory to create
the CIM repository and add one or more product packages to the repository.
The Installation Factory is included in one of the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
discs, which you must install separately. For more details about the
Installation Factory, read the "Adding installation packages with
the Installation Factory" topic.
If the CIM repository was previously
created, find out the directory root path to the repository from the
administrator who created it. You need that path information to manually
copy files to subdirectories under that directory root path. Alternatively,
you can obtain the repository directory root path by looking at the
value of the CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT property in the install_root/properties/cimgr.props file
for the deployment manager profile.
About this task
The Update Installer and the maintenance files that are
required by the CIM to remotely install maintenance are the same tool
and files that are used to apply maintenance to the deployment manager
workstation. Complete the steps to download the Update Installer and
maintenance files without using the CIM.
The repository consists
of directories where the installation image for the Update Installer
and maintenance files are located. The following information lists
the directories and their content. Use a browser on a machine that
has internet access to download the binaries for the various WebSphere
maintenance files from the following URL: http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/download.html
After
you download the respective maintenance files to the file system of
the machine, the information in this section enables you to determine
the directory in the CIM repository to which you must transfer the
files.
- UPDI70
- This directory holds the 7.0.0.*-WS-UPDI-*.zip file that
contains the installation image for the Update Installer. You can
download the latest version of the Update Installer from the following
URL: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/websphere/appserv/support/tools/UpdateInstaller/7.0.x/
From
a machine that has internet access, complete the following steps:
- Open a browser and go to the previous URL.
- Select the folder for the operating system and machine architecture
that you need and download the latest 7.0.0.*-WS-UPDI-*.zip to your
machine.
Repeat this process for all of the impacted operating systems
and architectures.
After downloading the 7.0.0.*-WS-UPDI-*.zip files
for the various operating systems and architectures, transfer the
compressed files into this directory on the deployment manager machine.
- WAS70Updates
- This directory contains all the interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Version 7.0. Copy the .pak files for all your WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Version 7.0 interim fixes to this directory. You can also remove any .pak files
that you no longer need from this directory.
- WAS70FPn
- This directory contains various .pak files that make
up a specific fix pack for WebSphere Application
Server Version 7.0. Refer to the WebSphere Application
Server Version 7.0 support Web site for the list of files that are
required for each fix pack.
For example, for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Version 7.0 Fix Pack 1, copy the following
.pak files to
the
WAS70FP1 directory.
- 7.0.0-WS-WAS-platform_architecture-FP0000001.pak
- 7.0.0-WS-WASSDK-platform_architecture-FP0000001.pak
- ND61Updates
- This directory contains all the interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Version 6.1. Copy the .pak files for all your WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Version 6.1 interim fixes to this directory. You can also remove any .pak files
that you no longer need from this directory.
- ND61FPn
- This directory contains the .pak files that make up a
specific fix pack for WebSphere Application
Server Version 6.1. Refer to the WebSphere Application
Server Version 6.1 support Web site for the list of files required
for each fix pack.
For example, for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Version 6.1 Fix Pack 25, copy the following .pak files into the
ND61FP25 directory:
- 6.1.0-WS-WAS-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
- 6.1.0-WS-WASSDK-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
- 6.1.0-WS-WASWebSvc-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
- 6.1.0-WS-WASEJB3-platform_architecture-FP0000025.pak
Note: If you do not plan to install interim fixes
or fix packs for a particular release, you do not need to populate
the directory. However, you need to add the latest installation image
for the Update Installer to the UPDI70 directory before using CIM
to install maintenance on the remote nodes
Perform the following
steps to manually add the CIM descriptors for Version 6.1 fix packs
to the CIM repository: