To enhance your product environment, download additional installation packages and maintenance files to the centralized installation manager (CIM) repository to install later on the remote workstations. Use this topic to manage the installation packages and maintenance files that are located in your CIM repository.
You must first create the CIM repository and add one or more product packages to the 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 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 you do not have direct access to the Internet, then you can set up an FTP gateway and perform the download indirectly through the gateway. Read the "Using CIM download function when the deployment manager does not have direct Internet access" topic for more information.
Alternatively, if you have no access to the Internet whatsoever, you can manually add the packages to the repository. Read the "Manually adding package files to the repository" topic for more information.
From the Installation Packages panel in the administrative console, download the descriptor files and any associated binary files of new or additional installation packages to the CIM repository. You can selectively download only the binary files of the platforms that you might need from the IBM support Web site. The following list describes the four types of installation packages:
Complete the following steps to download fix pack descriptors and binary files for fix packs or interim fixes to your CIM repository.
The CIM repository now contains maintenance files to install later on the remote workstations.
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