Creating customized CIP profiles

The Installation Factory allows for a customized installation package (CIP) to be created that bundles an installation image, maintenance packages, previously exported standalone application server configuration archives, EARs, user files, and scripts. An installer can use an existing CIP to install an exact replica of a model application serving environment, with installed maintenance packages, configured profiles, and deployed applications.

Before you begin

The installer can use the Profile Management tool to create CIP profiles and automatically restore the profile customizations that are included in the CIP. Or, the installer can use the manageprofiles command to perform the same tasks manually from the command line.

If you cannot use the Profile Management tool, use the manageprofiles command to restore the customized profiles as described in Creating customized CIP profiles from the command line.

You must have previously installed a CIP to create CIP profiles and restore customizations that are included in the CIP.

If you are restoring a customized profile that uses messaging, you must also include a script to configure the service integration bus (SIB). The original SIB configuration is not portable and, therefore, is not included in the CIP.

[HP-UX] Note: If you include any customized shell scripts for the HP-UX operating system, you must add #!/bin/sh as the first line of the script or the script will fail to run.

You cannot restore a CAR enabled with a feature pack using a CIP at this time. The only available profile type which can be restored in a CIP is an unaugmented stand-alone application server profile.

About this task

The series of configuration events for using a configuration archive and other CIP customizations is shown in the following Version 6.x. example:
  1. An expert installs Version 6.x.
  2. The expert creates a default (stand-alone application server) profile, deploys applications, and makes other configuration changes.
  3. The expert creates a configuration archive of the default profile using the wsadmin tool:
    wsadmin -conntype NONE -c "$AdminTask exportWasprofile {-archive myarchive.car}

    Note: The first steps above are optional and are only required if a configuration archive needs to be exported for inclusion in a CIP. If configuration archive customization is not required, then the steps above can be omitted.

  4. The expert uses the Installation Factory to create a CIP that includes the 6.x product image.
    The CIP optionally includes a refresh pack as well as a fix pack.
    1. The expert optionally includes scripts to run during install time or uninstall time.
    2. The expert optionally includes the configuration archive in the CIP when configuration profile customization for the Stand Alone Application Server config.
    3. You can only include EARs for the standalone profile
    4. You can include scripts for all profile types.
    5. The expert optionally includes additional files to be installed on the system.
  5. The expert distributes the CIP to installers who require the pre-configured system for their users.
  6. The installers install the CIP.
  7. The installers create a profile.
    If you are an installer, you can use one of the following methods to create the profile:
    • After the CIP installation, run the Profile management tool.
    • After the CIP installation, run the manageprofiles command once to do a create and augment.
    • After the CIP installation, run the manageprofiles command twice sequentially to do a create and then an augment.

      Alternatively, you can run the manageprofiles command once to augment an existing profile.

    • In a scratch installation, do the following within the CIP installation wizard:

      On the Install Sample Applications panel, select the Install profile customizations checkbox.

      If you select the checkbox and you have application server customizations, they will be used. If you do not have customizations, you get a regular application server.

    The profile will be automatically restored.

A configuration archive is available for an application server CIP profile only. A special profile template enables the importation of a configuration archive file into the application server profile.

Use the Profile Management tool to create CIP profiles that accept configuration actions that are included in the CIP. Use the application server CIP profile when you are restoring a configuration archive file or other customizations. The Profile Management tool can also create normal profiles that do not accept customizations.
  • When you run the Profile Management tool with CIP customized profiles installed, the Environment Selection panel will show environments with -- cip_uid at the end. These are the customized profiles, and each of them will create a regular profile and then apply the customizations through a profile augmentation. If the customized profile that you select contains a configuration archive, then it will be imported.
  • The first four environments listed on the Environment Selection panel, which do not have a -- cip_uid at the end, are the regular profile types. If you want a regular profile without customizations, select one of these.
Table 1. Allowed customizations
CIP Profile Type Include and Run Scripts Include and Deploy an Enterprise Archive (EAR) Include and Restore a Configuration Archive (CAR)
Cell

(deployment manager and a managed node)

Yes No No
Deployment manager

(dmgr profile)

Yes No No
Stand-alone application server

(default profile)

Yes Yes Yes
Custom

(managed profile)

Yes No No

Procedure

Results

After creating the profile and restoring the customizations, the installation should have a profile that is configured like the profile in the model product installation that was the pattern for the CIP. Existing customizations are used only when you create a CIP profile with the Profile Management tool.

What to do next

After installing your customized system, install a Web server and plug-ins, if necessary, and startthe application server to test your applications.



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