Download and configure IBM® WebSphere® Installation Factory on your
system before creating an customized installation package (CIP) or
an integrated installation package (IIP).
Before you begin
To set up Installation Factory, you can either
use the product code copied from the WebSphere Application Server product Supplements
disc or use the code downloaded from the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory Web site.
The advantage to downloading the code from the Web site is that you
will be downloading the latest version of the product.
Procedure
- Download the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory image.
- Download the code from the IBM Installation
Factory for WebSphere Application
Server Web site.
- Unpack the code to any directory for which you have
the appropriate permissions.
- You can also set up the Installation Factory on your system
using the code from the product media. Copy the code to your operating
system using the setupif command from the InstallationFactory directory
on the Supplements disc.
Run the setupif.sh command.This
command copies the Installation Factory to
user_home/InstallationFactory by
default; but you can specify the target location when you run it.
For example:
setupif.sh target_location
Run the setupif.bat command.This
command copies the Installation Factory to
C:\InstallationFactory by
default; but you can specify the target location when you run it.
For example:
setupif.bat target_location
The Installation Factory does not run on an
IBM i platform. You must install IBM WebSphere Installation Factory
on a distributed platform to create installation packages for IBM
i.
Results
You have installed the Installation Factory product.
What to do next
After you have installed the Installation Factory product
you can start creating installation packages. See Installation Factory overview for more information about the different
types of packages you can create.