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.
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 following procedure describes how to get started creating and installing a customized installation package for your WebSphere Application Server product.
Steps for this task
See Installation Factory overview for more information.
The custom installation lets you select features to install.
The CIP Installation wizard can install maintenance to an existing product without installing features.
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.
Related information
Installing Network Deployment
Installing silently