Use the centralized installation manager (CIM) to shorten
the number of steps that are required to create and manage your environments.
As an administrator, you can remotely install or uninstall product
components as well as maintenance to specific nodes directly from
the administrative console without having to repetitively complete
these tasks.
Before you begin
You must first install the CIM repository on the deployment
manager, and add one or more product components to the repository.
Complete this task during the installation process of WebSphere Application
Server, or use the IBM® WebSphere® Installation Factory. For more
information on installing the CIM and creating the repository, read Installing packages using the centralized installation manager (CIM).
Restriction: This feature is not available in WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment for z/OS.
About this task
The CIM does not replace the standard installer and the
Update Installer for WebSphere Software used to install and update
the WebSphere Application Server product. Rather, the CIM pushes the
product binary files or maintenance to the remote targets and invokes
the standard installer or update installer tool to perform the installation
or update on the targets.
- Use the CIM to simplify the installation and maintenance of
application servers within a Network Deployment cell
The CIM
is a flexible administration solution that you can use to perform
the following actions:
- Download interim fixes and fix packs from the IBM support site
directly to the CIM repository.
- Install interim fixes and fix packs for WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment, Version 7.0 on target nodes that are within
the Network Deployment cell.
- Install interim fixes and fix packs for WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment, Version 6.1 on target nodes that are within
the Network Deployment cell. This is a mixed-version cell where the
deployment manager node is a Version 7.0 node.
- Monitor download and installation status of packages through the
administrative console.
- Relationship to the centralized installation manager in WebSphere
Extended Deployment
This feature was originally supported in
WebSphere Virtual Enterprise as part of the WebSphere Extended Deployment,
Version 6.1 family of products. The CIM was extended to support the
installation and maintenance of WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment Version 7.0. Functions previously supported by the WebSphere
Extended Deployment version of CIM are carried over to the new version.
However, some of the functions that are specific to WebSphere Extended
Deployment will require the installation of WebSphere Virtual Enterprise
Version 6.1 on the deployment manager node that is running CIM for
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0.
For
details on the CIM feature of the WebSphere Extended Deployment product,
refer to the WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, Version 6.1 Information
Center.
Procedure
- Prepare the CIM for use in your application server environment.
Read Getting started with the centralized installation manager (CIM).
- Use the CIM to install one or more packages to the specified
target workstations.
Read Installing packages using the centralized installation manager (CIM).
- Download installation packages and maintenance files to
the CIM repository to install later on the remote workstations.
Read Downloading package descriptors and the associated binary files to the centralized installation manager (CIM) repository.
- Add or remove installation targets, 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.
Read Managing centralized installation manager (CIM) installation targets.
- Review end-to-end use cases of how the CIM can be used
to assist WebSphere Application Server administrators.
Read Centralized installation manager (CIM) usage scenarios.
- Use wsadmin commands and parameters
to install, uninstall, and manage various software packages and maintenance
files through the CIM.
Read Centralized installation manager (CIM) AdminTask commands.