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
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 system, cancel the installation, make
the required changes, and restart the installation.
About 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 using the ifgui command. After
defining the build parameters in the wizard, create and install the
resulting CIP.
The following procedure describes how to get
started creating and installing a customized installation package
for your WebSphere Application Server product.
Procedure
- Use the Installation Factory to create a customized installation
package.
See
Creating a build definition and CIP on the processing engine machine for information
about creating and generating a CIP locally.
See Creating a CIP build definition for another machine for information about creating
a CIP definition locally and generating the CIP on another machine.
- Prepare your operating platform for installation.
See Preparing the operating system for product installation.
- Install the base product using the CIP.
The CIP Installation wizard performs the following actions:
- Automatically checks prerequisites.
- Looks for a previous WebSphere Application Server
Version 6.x 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.
- Looks
for a previous Version 6.x trial installation to determine whether
to offer an upgrade path from the trial installation to the full product.
After
upgrading, use the CIP Installation wizard again to install maintenance
packages that are included in the CIP.
- Looks for a
previous Version 6.x Express installation or base trial installation
to determine whether to offer an upgrade path from the Express or
trial installation to the base product.
After upgrading, use the
CIP Installation wizard again to install maintenance packages that
are included in the CIP.
- Creates a stand-alone application
server node when installing a new set of product binaries and the
maintenance packages included in the CIP.
Choose an installation scenario to continue the installation:
- Perform a typical installation with the CIP Installation wizard.
See Installing a base product CIP with full installation options.
The
typical installation of the base product installs all of the available
features in the CIP.
- Perform a custom installation with the CIP Installation wizard.
See Installing a CIP for WebSphere Application Server.
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.
See Installing CIP features on an existing base product.
The
CIP Installation wizard can install maintenance to an existing product
without installing features.
- Upgrade the Express product to the base product.
See Upgrading Express to the WebSphere Application Server product using a CIP.
The CIP
Installation wizard does not install maintenance packages when upgrading
the existing installation. Install the CIP again to install the maintenance
packages.
- Upgrade a trial version to the full product.
See Upgrading the trial to the full product using a CIP.
The CIP
Installation wizard does not install maintenance packages when upgrading
the existing installation. Install the CIP again to install the maintenance
packages.
- Perform a silent installation with the CIP Installation wizard.
See Installing a CIP 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.
- Upgrade a trial version to a product version.
The installer program does not support the ISMP-console
installation method at this time.
Results
You can use a CIP to install IBM
WebSphere Application Server by following this procedure.