IBM® Installation
Manager is a common installer for many IBM software
products that you use to install, update, roll back, and uninstall
the WebSphere® Customization
Toolbox.
Before you begin
Tip: Although almost all of the instructions in
this section of the information center will work with earlier versions
of IBM Installation Manager,
the information here is optimized for users who have installed or
upgraded to Installation Manager Version 1.6 or later.
About this task
The WebSphere Customization
Toolbox contains the following optional tools:
- Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool
The Web Server Plug-ins
Configuration Tool configures the web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server
so that your web server and application server can communicate with
each other.
Note: This tool can be installed and run on AIX®, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris systems.
- Profile Management Tool (z/OS® only)
The
Profile Management Tool (z/OS only)
creates customized definitions on an Intel-based Windows or Linux operating
system that are used to create or augment WebSphere Application Server profiles on z/OS systems. Each customization
definition includes a set of customized jobs with associated instructions.
The generated jobs must be uploaded to and run on the target z/OS system.
Restriction: This
tool can be installed and run on Intel-based Windows and Linux platforms
only.
- z/OS Migration Management
Tool
The z/OS Migration
Management Tool creates migration definitions on an Intel-based Windows or Linux operating system that are used to migrate
a WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS node. Each
migration definition consists of a set of customized migration jobs
with associated instructions. The generated migration jobs must be
uploaded to and run on the target z/OS system.
Restriction: This tool can be installed and run on Intel-based Windows and Linux platforms only.
- Remote Installation Tool for IBM i
The
iRemoteInstall command
that is installed when you select this option allows you to install IBM Installation Manager or a WebSphere Application Server
product offering from a Windows workstation
to a remote target IBM i system.
The
iRemoteInstall command is installed into the
following directory:
wct_root/Remote_Installation_Tool_for_IBM_i
Restriction: This tool can be installed and run on Windows operating systems only.
Restriction: These tools are intended for use
with the full WebSphere Application
Server profile; they are not required or supported for use with the
Liberty profile.
Avoid trouble: When the WebSphere Customization
Toolbox is updated from 8.5.0.0. to 8.5.0.1 on Windows, the update may fail due to an error
deleting the
wct.zpmt.backup.list file during
the update process. This problem is specific to the Windows operating system only. If this problem
occurs, restart Installation Manager before updating the WebSphere Customization Toolbox on Windows.
gotcha
Perform one
of these procedures to install, update, roll back, or uninstall the WebSphere Customization Toolbox
using Installation Manager.
Note: For information on installing
and removing fix packs for WebSphere Application
Server offerings on distributed operating systems using the Installation
Manager command line, read the following articles in this information
center:
- Installing fix packs on distributed operating systems using the
command line
- Uninstalling fix packs from distributed operating systems using
the command line
What to do next
The versionInfo and historyInfo commands
return version and history information for the WebSphere Customization Toolbox based on
all of the installation, uninstallation, update, and rollback activities
performed on the system.