To use the centralized installation manager to
download the IBM Update Installer
for WebSphere Software 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
Enterprise product
only. See Using the centralized installation manager repository
tool to add products
for
more information.
About this task
The Update Installer
for WebSphere Software 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:
- UPDI70
- Includes the 7.0.0.*-WS-UPDI-*.zip file that
contains the installation image for the Update Installer. Download the latest
version of the Update Installer from
the following URL: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/appserv/support/tools/UpdateInstaller/7.0.x/.
- Navigate to the URL from a workstation that has internet access.
- Select the folder for the operating system and architecture you
need, and download the latest 7.0.0.*-WS-UPDI-*.zip file
to your workstation.
- Repeat the steps for all impacted operating systems and architectures.
- Transfer the compressed files to the UPDI70 directory on the deployment
manager workstation.
- ND61Updates
- Includes 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 interim
fixes to this directory. You can also remove any .pak files
from this directory that you no longer need.
- ND61FPn
- Includes various .pak files that make up
a specific fix pack for WebSphere Application
Server
Network Deployment.
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
- Includes 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
- Includes the .zip file that contains the
contents 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.
- XD61RPn
- Includes the .zip file that contains the
contents of a specific refresh pack. For WebSphere Virtual
Enterprise Version 6.1 Refresh
Pack 1, for example, download and copy the 6.1.0-WS-WXD-RP0000001.zip file
to the XD61RP1 directory. The URL to use to download the .zip file
for Refresh Pack 1 is ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/extended/support/fixpacks/6.1.1.0/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.