WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Developing and installing customized installation packages

A customized installation package (CIP) is a customized WebSphere Application Server installation image that can include one or more maintenance packages, a configuration archive from a stand-alone application server profile, one or more enterprise archive files, and scripts and other files that help customize the resulting installation. The IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server creates CIPs.

Before you begin

This topic describes how to create and install a CIP as the root user on a Linux or UNIX system, or as a user who belongs to the administrator group on a Windows platform.

Read through this topic and its related topics to prepare for creating and installing customized installation packages (CIPs). Become familiar with CIP installation options before you start to use the installation tools. 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 Linux or UNIX system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.

[Windows]Log on as a member of the administrator group to successfully install the product. You cannot install the product correctly from a user ID that does not belong to the administrator group. Some steps of the installation procedure require the administrator group ID to have the following advanced user rights, Act as part of the operating system and Log on as a service.

Why and when to perform this task

This topic introduces the IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server, which you can use to create a CIP. Get started by creating a build definition for the CIP using the Installation Factory console. Use the ifgui command to start the Installation Factory console.

After defining the build parameters, create the CIP, which has a version of the WebSphere Application Server Installation wizard. See Installation Factory overview for more information about defining CIP parameters and creating the CIP.

The CIP Installation wizard performs the following actions:
  • Automatically checks prerequisites.
  • Looks for a previous WebSphere Application Server V6.0 installation, to determine installation options to display. Options include adding features and maintenance to the product binaries, and installing a new set of product binaries at the updated maintenance level that is included in the CIP.
  • Prompts you to start the Profile Creation wizard, where you can create a deployment manager profile, an application server profile, or a custom profile.

The following procedure describes how to get started creating and installing a customized installation package for your WebSphere Application Server product.

Steps for this task

  1. Download and use the Installation Factory to create a customized installation package.

    See Installation Factory overview for more information.

  2. Prepare your operating platform for installation, as described in Preparing the operating system for product installation.
  3. Install the Network Deployment product using the CIP.
    Choose one of the following installation scenarios to continue the installation:
    • Perform a custom installation with the CIP Installation wizard, as described in Installing Network Deployment.

      The custom installation lets you select features to install.

    • Install maintenance packages and additional features with the CIP Installation wizard to increment an existing installation, as described inInstalling CIP features on an existing Network Deployment installation.

      The CIP Installation wizard can install maintenance to an existing product without installing features.

    • Perform a silent installation with the CIP Installation wizard, as described in Installing silently.

      A silent installation requires you to edit the response file that contains all of your installation choices. After creating a valid response file, you issue the install command with the silent parameter from a command window.

    The installer program does not support the ISMP -console installation method at this time.

Result

You can use a CIP to install IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment by following this procedure.

What to do next

Deploying an application

See Fast paths for WebSphere Application Server for information about getting started deploying applications.




Sub-topics
Installation Factory overview
Getting started
ifgui command
Build definition file
Build Definition wizard
Build Definition wizard panels
ifcli command
Creating a build definition and CIP on the processing engine machine
Creating a build definition for another machine
Configuration archive files
install command
Creating customized CIP profiles from the command line
Creating customized profiles
Installing CIP features on an existing Network Deployment installation
Installation Factory field descriptions and other terminology

Related information
Installing Network Deployment
Installing silently

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