To use the centralized installation manager to download the Update
Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 and maintenance files
to the repository, along with additional descriptors to the deployment manager
workstation, the deployment manager must have access to the public IBM® Web sites.
When the deployment manager workstation does not have internet access, you
must first download the descriptors and files to a separate workstation that
has internet access, and then manually transfer those files to the centralized
installation manager repository.
Before you begin
You must first install the centralized installation manager repository,
and add one or more product components 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 repository tool to add one or more product components to the
repository. This tool is automatically installed when you install the WebSphere Virtual Enterpriseproduct only. See Using the centralized installation manager repository tool to add products
for
more information.
About this task
The Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version
6.1 and the maintenance files that are required by the centralized installation
manager to remotely install maintenance are the same tool and files that are
used to apply maintenance to the deployment manager workstation. Complete
the steps to download the Update Installer and maintenance files as normal
but without using the centralized installation manager.
The repository
consists of various directories in which the installation image for the Update
Installer and maintenance files is located. The following list contains the
directories, along with the URL to use to download additional descriptors:
- UPDI61
- This directory holds the download.updii.61*.zip file
that contains the installation image for the Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version
6.1. Copy the download.updii.61*.zip file for the various
operating systems that you require to this directory.
- ND61Updates
- This directory contains all the interim fixes for WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment Version 6.1. Copy the .pak files for all your WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 interim fixes to this directory. You
can also remove any .pak files from this directory that
you no longer need.
- ND61FPn
- This directory contains various .pak files that make
up a specific fix pack for WebSphere Application Server. For WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 Fix Pack 11, for example, copy the 6.1.0-WS-WAS-WinX32-FP0000011.pak file,
the 6.1.0-WS-WASSDK-WinX32-FP0000011.pak file, and the 6.1.0-WS-WASWebSvc-WinX32-FP0000011.pak file
to the ND61FP11 directory.
- XD61Updates
- This directory contains all the interim fixes for WebSphere Virtual Enterprise.
Copy the .pak files for all your WebSphere Virtual Enterprise interim
fixes to this directory. You can also remove any .pak files
from this directory that you no longer need.
- XD61FPn
- The directory contains the .zip file that serves
as the content of a specific fix pack. For WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version
6.1 Fix Pack 1, for example, download and copy the 6.1.0-WS-WXD-FP0000001.zip file
to the XD61FP1 directory. The URL to use to download the .zip file
for Fix Pack 1 is ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/extended/support/fixpacks/6.1.0.1/MULTIPLATFORM.
Add the required files to the centralized installation
manager repository to later install recommended fix packs or refresh packs
to specific installation targets. Download the descriptors and files to a
separate workstation that has internet access, and then manually transfer
those files to the centralized installation manager repository.
Procedure
- In the administrative console, click System administration >
Centralized Installation Manager > Add or remove packages. Click Add
Packages and the Download descriptors panel is displayed.
- Determine the location of the FTP site from which you download
the descriptors. Expand Download Options to view the URL
that is used by the centralized installation manager. The URL format is ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/extended/support/cim/xd61_yyyymmdd.
If the deployment manager workstation does not have internet access, an error
message is displayed indicating that the host name, ftp.software.ibm.com,
is not known.
- Use the URL in step 2 to download the available descriptors from
a separate workstation that has internet access.
- Transfer the downloaded descriptors to the install_root/properties/xdcimgr
directory on the deployment manager workstation.
Results
The centralized installation manager repository now contains maintenance
files to install later on the remote workstations.