This section shows end-to-end use cases of how the centralized
installation manager (CIM) can be used to assist WebSphere administrators.
About this task
Supported configurations: This topic applies to WebSphere
Application Server Version 6.1.x and 7.x only. For information about
using centralized installation manager (CIM) for Version 8.5, see
Submitting Installation Manager jobs.
sptcfg
Complete the following
steps to update all the nodes within the cell to the new maintenance
level. You do not need to access the managed nodes directly while
using CIM. With the node agent running on the targets, CIM will be
able to stop all the running servers on the target node, update the
remote node, and then restart the node agent.
Procedure
- Log in to the administrative console.
- Download the fix pack binary files and Update Installer
tool for the platforms that you need into the centralized installation
manager repository. You need the fix packs and Update Installers for
all the platforms in the cell. Refer to the "Downloading the IBM Update
Installer for WebSphere Software" and "Downloading package descriptors
and the associated binary files to the repository" topics for more
information.
- Using the administrative console, install the new fix pack
on all the nodes. You do not need to install the Update Installer
tool directly on each node. CIM installs UPDI automatically if needed.
Refer to the "Installing refresh packs or fix packs" topic for more
details on this step.
- Monitor the installation requests of the maintenance packages.
Refer to the "Monitoring requests" topic for more details on this
step.
Results
The installation requests are sent via the centralized
installation manager to install WebSphere application servers on the
remote machines to create the cell.