You can install IBM® WebSphere® SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 7.x for Liberty
using the Installation Manager command line.
Before you begin
- Prepare your system as described in Installing Installation Manager and preparing to install Liberty.
- Install one the following offerings:
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Trial
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core
Trial
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - Express®
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network
Deployment
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network
Deployment Trial
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for
Developers
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for
Developers (ILAN)

You can download and install IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology
Edition Version 7.1. This version and above versions are only available
from the web. You have the following installation options:
- Download the installation files from the IBM Fix Central website
and use a local installation.
- Access the live repositories and use your IBM Software ID for
a web-based installation.
Procedure
- Optional: If the repository requires a username
and password, create a credential-storage file to access this repository.
Tip: When creating a credential-storage file, append /repository.config at
the end of the repository URL location if the imutilsc command
is unable to find the URL that is specified.
Note: When you
use Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, you should use the
-secureStorageFile and
-masterPasswordFile options
to store credentials in a credential-storage file. In versions of
Installation Manager earlier than Version 1.6.2, the
-keyring and
-password options
were used to access credentials in a keyring file. These options were
deprecated in Version 1.6.2. There is no migration path from keyring
files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures.
For more information on using the
-secureStorageFile and
-masterPasswordFile options
to store credentials in a credential-storage file, see the
Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.
For more information on using the
-keyring and
-password options
to store credentials in a keyring file, see the
Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.
- Log on to your system.
- Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory
in the directory where you installed Installation Manager.
- Verify that the repository is available.
imcl.exe listAvailablePackages -repositories path_to_repository
./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories path_to_repository
You
should see one or more levels of the offering.
- Use the imcl command to install the
offering.
imcl.exe install com.ibm.websphere.liberty.IBMJAVA.v70_offering_version
-repositories source_repository
-installationDirectory installation_directory
-secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file
imcl.exe install com.ibm.websphere.liberty.IBMJAVA.v71_offering_version
-repositories source_repository
-installationDirectory installation_directory
-secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file
./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.liberty.IBMJAVA.v70_offering_version
-repositories source_repository
-installationDirectory installation_directory
-secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file
./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.liberty.IBMJAVA.v71_offering_version
-repositories source_repository
-installationDirectory installation_directory
-secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file
The
value of the -installationDirectory parameter
should be the location of an existing Liberty installation. The SDK
offering will be installed into the <liberty_home>\java\java_1.7_32 or <liberty_home>\java\java_1.7_64
folder, depending on whether the installation location was configured
to be 32-bit or 64-bit when the Liberty offering was initially installed.
Note: The
bit architecture that will be installed, 32 bit or 64 bit, will match
the bit selection made during the installation of the Liberty offering.
For GUI installations of Liberty offerings, this selection is made
on the Location panel. For command-line and response-file installations
of Liberty offerings, the default can be overridden using the cic.selector.arch property.
Tips: - The offering_version, which optionally can
be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version
of the offering to install (8.5.0.20110503_0200 for
example).
- If offering_version is not specified,
the latest version of the offering and all interim fixes for
that version are installed.
- If offering_version is specified, the specified
version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version
are installed.
The offering version can be found attached to the end of the
offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command
against the repository:
imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
- You can also specify none, recommended or all with
the -installFixes argument to indicate which interim
fixes you want installed with the offering.
- If the offering version is not specified, the -installFixes option
defaults to all.
- If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option
defaults to none.
- The relevant terms and conditions, notices, and other information
are provided in the license-agreement files in the lafiles or product_name/lafiles subdirectory
of the installation image or repository for this product.
- The program might write important post-installation instructions
to standard output.
For more information on using the imcl command,
see the IBM Installation
Manager Information Center.