A customized installation package (CIP) is a customized WebSphere® Application Server installation image created with IBM® WebSphere Installation Factory that can include one or more maintenance packages, a configuration archive from a standalone application server profile, one or more enterprise archive files, and scripts and other files that help customize the resulting installation.
Read through this topic and its related topics to prepare for creating and installing customized installation packages (CIPs). Become familiar with CIP installation options before you start to use the installation tools. Review the hardware and software requirements on the Supported hardware and software Web site to get started.
IBM i users
must install the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory on
a distributed platform. The Installation Factory does not run on an IBM i platform.
This topic introduces the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory, which you can use to create a CIP. Get started by creating a build definition for the CIP using the Installation Factory console using the ifgui command. After defining the build parameters in the wizard, create and install the resulting CIP.
The following procedure describes how to get started creating and installing a customized installation package for your WebSphere Application Server product.
You can use a CIP to install an application server product by following this procedure.
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