Downloading package descriptors and the associated binary files
To enhance your product environment, download additional
installation packages and maintenance files to the centralized installation
manager repository to install later on installation targets. Use this
topic to manage the installation packages and maintenance files that
are located in your centralized installation manager repository.
Before you begin
You must first install the centralized installation manager
repository, and add one or more product packages to the repository,
on the host workstation. Complete this task during the installation
process of WebSphere® Virtual Enterprise. For
more information, see Installing the product
.
Alternatively, you can use the centralized
installation manager repository tool to add one or more product packages
to the repository. This tool is automatically installed when you install WebSphere Virtual Enterprise only. For further details
about the repository tool, see Using the centralized installation manager repository tool to add products
.
About this task
In the administrative console, download the descriptor
files, and any associated binary files, of new or additional installation
packages to the centralized installation manager repository. You can
selectively download only the binary files of the platforms that you
might need, or download specific maintenance files from the IBM
® support
Web site. The following list provides the four types of installation
packages:
- Product installation
- This type includes any of the three WebSphere Extended
Deployment products: WebSphere Virtual Enterprise,
WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid, or WebSphere eXtreme Scale. The descriptor
and binary files for this installation type are not available to download,
because the files are included during the product installation.
- Refresh packs or fix packs
- You can download the binary files for this type based on specific
platforms.
- Maintenance tool
- This type includes the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server, which is the tool
that you use to apply maintenance to your WebSphere Virtual Enterprise and WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment environments. Before you can use the centralized
installation manager to apply maintenance to your remote workstations,
you must download the latest level of the Update Installer.
Avoid trouble: You must use the Update Installer to install maintenance
on the deployment manager.
gotcha
First apply maintenance to the deployment
manager before you apply maintenance to the cell. Begin by using the
centralized installation manager to download the required files, which
are then stored in the repository that you specify during the initial
installation process. Alternatively, you can find the repository location
in the
CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT property
in the
WAS_HOME/properties/cimgr.props file.
- Interim fix
- Search for the identifying Authorized Program Analysis Report
(APAR) number, and click Search to download a specific interim
fix.
To access this page, click System administration
> Centralized Installation Manager > Add or remove packages.
Procedure
- Click Add Packages to download a new installation
package descriptor to the centralized installation manger repository
if the descriptor is not included in the table. The Download
Descriptors panel is displayed.
Tip: Ensure
that the descriptor file for the type of package that you choose is
not included as part of the product installation. The installation
package descriptors that are included during the product installation
are provided in the following list:
Maintenance for WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment Version 7.0
- Maintenance for WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment Version 6.1
- Maintenance for WebSphere Extended Deployment Version 6.1
Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0
- Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version
6.1
- WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, if the package
is installed
- WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid,
if the package is installed
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale, if the
package is installed
- Select one or more descriptor files from the list, and
click Download.
After the descriptor file
is downloaded, you can view it from the Installation Packages panel.
If the downloaded file does not appear immediately, click the refresh
icon to refresh the contents of the table.
To download the binary
files for the installation packages in the preceding list, click the
name of the descriptor, and proceed to step 3. To download additional
package descriptors from the IBM support Web site, click Add
packages.
- Download the binary files from the Installation Packages
panel. You can download the associated binary files of
the specific descriptor file that you just downloaded, or you can
also download the binary files of another package type, which might
already contain the descriptor file.
Determine the
type of installation package to download by the viewing the descriptions
of each type in the table. The steps to download the binary files
differ, depending on the package type.
- To download the binary files for a Refresh pack, fix pack,
or maintenance tool package type, which includes the Update Installer,
complete the following steps:
- Click the name of the package in the table. A new panel is then
displayed.
- Select one or more platforms in the table, and click Download.
- Click Download on the confirmation page to start downloading
the binaries, or click Cancel to cancel the request. After
the download process begins, the previous panel is displayed, from
which you can check the download status of the files. Click the refresh
icon to refresh the contents of the table if necessary.
- To download the binary files for an Interim fix package
type, complete the following steps:
- Click the name of the package in the table. A new panel is then
displayed.
- Click Add Files to navigate to the Download Files panel.
- Either type the specific APAR, and click Search to navigate
directly to the corresponding FTP location. You can also specify the
ftp URL directly, and click Go from the Download Options section.
- Click the APAR number, select the individual maintenance files
that are contained in the directory, and click Download. The
binary files are then downloaded to the centralized installation manager
repository.
- Click Download on the confirmation page to start downloading
the binaries, or click Cancel to cancel the request. After
the download process begins, the previous panel is displayed, from
which you can check the download status of the files. Click the refresh
icon to refresh the contents of the table if necessary.
Results
The centralized installation manager repository now contains
maintenance files to install later on the remote workstations.
What to do next
Install interim fixes, refresh packs, or other maintenance
files to specific installation targets to update your product environment.
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