Configuring the product repositories in Installation Manager

Access and configure the repositories that contain the files to install WebSphere® Application Server Version 9.0 and other associated software.

Before you begin

Install Installation Manager as described in Installing Installation Manager.

About this task

You can install the product and associated software from the remote web-based repositories or from local repositories that you download or access from the physical media.

Procedure

What to do next

[AIX Solaris HP-UX Linux Windows]Add the software repositories to Installation Manager:
  1. Start Installation Manager.
  2. In the top menu, click File > Preferences.
  3. Select Repositories.
  4. Perform the following actions:
    1. Click Add Repository.
    2. Enter the path to the repository.config file in the location containing the repository files.
      For example:
      • [Windows]C:\repositories\product_name\local-repositories
      • [AIX][HP-UX][Linux][Solaris]/var/repositories/product_name/local-repositories
      or
      http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90
    3. Click OK.
  5. Deselect any locations listed in the Repositories window that you will not be using.
  6. Click Apply.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

After you have access to the repositories, you can install WebSphere Application Server and any other associated software.


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