Managing centralized installation manager (CIM) installation targets

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 System administration > Centralized Installation Manager > Installation targets.

  • Adding targets: To add additional installation targets that are located outside of the cell, click Add Installation Target. The configuration page is displayed next.
    1. 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.

    2. 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. 

    3. Click Test Connection to test the connection using the administrative ID and password that you provide.
    4. 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.
    1. 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.
    2. 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:
    1. Right click My Computer from your Windows desktop and select Manage.
    2. Expand Local Users and Groups on the resulting Computer Management windows and select the Users folder.
    3. On the right panel, double-click the user account to open the Properties window for that account.
    4. 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.




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