You can add or remove an installation target, which is
the workstation on which selected software packages might be installed
from the centralized installation manager (CIM). You can also edit
the configuration of an existing installation target, and store the
administrative ID and password of each target for later use when installing
or uninstalling packages.
Before you begin
You must first create an installation target to install
one or more software packages on your workstations. By default, all
of the workstations containing nodes that are defined in the cell
are displayed as installation targets.
About this task
From the Installation Targets page in the administrative
console, you can add additional installation targets that are located
outside of the cell. For example, you can install the middleware agent
on a node that is running other middleware servers that were created
outside of the product cell by adding the remote workstation as a
new installation target. Other tasks that you can complete to further
manage your installation targets include removing installation targets,
editing the configuration of installation targets, and installing
a Secure Shell (SSH) public key on installation targets. To access
this page, click .
Adding targets: To add additional installation targets
that are located outside of the cell, click
Add Installation
Target. The configuration page is displayed next.
- Provide the fully qualified host name and platform of the
installation target.
It is important that you specify the domain-qualified
host name rather than a short host name. This is especially important
if you will be installing WebSphere Application Server on the remote
target because the value specified will be used in the configuration
of the node.
Avoid trouble: Please
use the
fully qualified domain name as the hostname when adding
remote targets. If you use an IP address for the hostname, it is possible
to have the same node name generated for different nodes in the same
deployment manager cell.
gotcha
- Specify the administrative ID and password,
which the centralized installation manager later uses to install one
or more packages on the installation target.
Do not use the browser
to save the user name and password. The browser might offer the same
user name and password on different target names.
- Click Test Connection to
test the connection using the administrative ID and password that
you provide.
- Click OK after you specify the configuration
settings to return to the Installation targets page. The new
installation target is now displayed in the table.
Removing targets: To remove existing installation targets,
select one or more targets from the table, and click Remove
Installation Target. The confirmation page then lists
each selected installation target. Click Remove to
complete the action, and to return to the Installation targets page.
Edit target configuration settings: To edit the configuration
settings of an existing installation target, click the host name.
The configuration page is displayed next.
- Edit any of the configuration settings that are displayed on the
page, which are the same fields that you complete to configure a newly
created installation target.
- Click OK after you complete your changes
to return to the Installation targets page. Any changes that
you make now display in the table.
Securing targets: To install a Secure Shell (SSH) public
key on specific installation targets, select one or more targets from
the table, and click Install SSH Public Key.
As
a result, the wizard is then launched to complete the SSH public key
installation process. The actual wizard steps are further explained
in the "Installing a Secure Shell public key" topics. Refer to those
topics for the detailed wizard instructions, and for more information
on accessing your remote workstations by using the SSH public/private
key pair authentication method.
Results
Troubleshooting
Many
operations that CIM performs require access to resources that are
not generally accessible by ordinary user accounts. Therefore, the
account names that you use to log onto remote Windows machines must
have administrative privileges. The simplest way is to add the user
account to the Administrators group using the following steps:
- Right click My Computer from your Windows
desktop and select Manage.
- Expand Local Users and Groups on the resulting
Computer Management windows and select the Users folder.
- On the right panel, double-click the user account to open the
Properties window for that account.
- Select the Member Of tab, and add the Administrators group
to the list of groups that this account belongs to.
What to do next
You can now begin installing packages to specific installation
targets. For more information on the different types of available
installation packages, read a description about each in the "Installing
packages using the centralized installation manager" topics.