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IBM WebSphere Installation Factory

IBM® WebSphere® Installation Factory creates installation packages for installing WebSphere Application Server in a reliable and repeatable way, tailored to your specific needs.

Before you begin

Read through this topic and its related topics to prepare for creating and installing customized installation packages (CIPs) and integrated installation packages (IIPs).

Review the hardware and software requirements on the Supported hardware and software Web site to get started. If you encounter a problem such as needing more disk space or more temporary space, or missing prerequisite packages on your system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.

New feature New feature: IBM WebSphere Installation Factory Version 7.0 is backwards compatible with Version 6.1 and can create both Version 6.1 and Version 7.0 installation packages.newfeat
You can use IBM WebSphere Installation Factory Version 7.0 to create WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 CIPs and IIPs in addition to Version 7.0 packages. These packages include the application server installer, fix packs, Java SDK and interim fixes, and other customization. The following operations are new features introduced in Version 7.0 and are unavailable when creating Version 6.1 installation packages:
  • Selecting English-only language packs
  • Installation image spanning as input to a CIP or IIP or as a spanned CIP output
  • Including Business Level Applications in your CIP

You must still use IBM WebSphere Installation Factory Version 6.0.2 to create WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.x installation packages.

About this task

The following procedure describes how to create and install an installation package for your WebSphere Application Server product.

Procedure

  1. Learn about the types of packages you can create with the Installation Factory.

    See Installation Factory overview for more information about choosing what type of package to create, specifying parameters, and creating the package.

  2. Prepare your targeted machine for installation. See Getting started with IBM WebSphere Installation Factory for more information.
  3. Create an installation package:

    You can create a customized installation package (CIP) or an integrated installation package (IIP). See Developing and installing customized installation packages or Developing and installing integrated installation packages for more information.

  4. Install the resulting package

    See Installing a CIP or Installing an IIP for more information about installing the package.

Results

You can use the Installation Factory to create an installation package to install various products in the WebSphere Application Server family by following this procedure.




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