In a flexible management environment, you can submit jobs to install Installation Manager instances, update Installation Manager with a repository (not supported on z/OS® targets), manage Installation Manager offerings, and install WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5 products.
Start the job manager and make a remote host a target of the job manager. In the job manager console or deployment manager console, click
and complete the fields on the New targets page.A remote host typically is a different computer than the one on which the job manager is installed.
To submit jobs, your ID at the job manager must be authorized for the administrator role or the operator role. When you submit a job, you can specify a user name and password for authentication and authorization at the target or targets. When you submit a job to multiple targets, the user name and password or the credentials for the submitter must be applicable to all of the job targets.
The user profile must have *JOBCTL
authorization in order to use centralized installation manager (CIM)
on IBM i targets.
SSH code is not automatically
included with z/OS operating systems. You must ensure SSH is installed
and enabled on any target you want to access using CIM.
For Version 8.0 and later, centralized installation manager (CIM) functions are accessed through the job manager. Using the job manager, you can perform the following functions:
The Centralized Installation Manager (CIM)
can be used to manage Version 6.x and 7.x of WebSphere Application Server. You can use CIM
to install or uninstall previous versions of WebSphere Application Server on remote machines
and apply maintenance from the administrative console. The process
for managing Version 6.x and 7.x is different from the process for
managing Version 8.0 and later, which is managed through the job manager.
Function | CIM Version 6.x and 7.x | CIM Version 8.x |
---|---|---|
Scope | Install, update, uninstall Version 7.x. Update Version 6.x. | Install, update, uninstall Version 8.x and all Installation Manager installable products |
Installation software used | ISMP and Update Installer | Installation Manager |
Repository | Maintains a private repository on the deployment manager | Maintains an installation kit directory. Uses an Installation Manager repository. |
Administrative console | Accessible from the deployment manager | Accessible from the job manager. The job manager is also available on the deployment manager. |
Command line | CIM AdminTask commands | Use the job manager submitJob command. |
For Version 8.x, CIM functions are not compatible with CIM Version 6.x or 7.x.
You can use the Installation Manager to install and manage installations on remote hosts. Using the job manager, you can run jobs that create and update Installation Manager instances and install the product on remote hosts.
The topics in this section describe how to use the Installation Manager by running jobs in the job manager console or the deployment manager console. Instead of using a console, you can run wsadmin commands in the AdministrativeJobs command group. See the Administrative job types topic.
On the Job status page, click the ID of the job and view the job status. If the job is not successful, view any error messages that result from running the job, correct the error condition, and submit the job again.