[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]This topic applies only on the IBM i operating system.

Getting started with IBM WebSphere Installation Factory

Download and configure IBM® WebSphere® Installation Factory on your system before creating an customized installation package (CIP) or an integrated installation package (IIP).

Before you begin

To set up Installation Factory, you can either use the product code copied from the WebSphere Application Server product Supplements disc or use the code downloaded from the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory Web site. The advantage to downloading the code from the Web site is that you will be downloading the latest version of the product.

Procedure

  1. Download the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory image.
    1. Download the code from the IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server Web site.
      You can create installation packages for operating systems other than the one on which Installation Factory is running:
      • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] The Installation Factory on these operating systems can create installation packages for all supported platforms.
      • [Windows] IBM WebSphere Installation Factory on Windows® operating systems can create installation packages for Windows and IBM i.
      • [IBM i] IBM i users must install the IBM WebSphere Installation Factory on a Windows platform. The product does not run on an IBM i platform.
    2. Unpack the code to any directory for which you have the appropriate permissions.
  2. You can also set up the Installation Factory on your system using the code from the product media. Copy the code to your operating system using the setupif command from the InstallationFactory directory on the Supplements disc.
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] Run the setupif.sh command.
      This command copies the Installation Factory to user_home/InstallationFactory by default; but you can specify the target location when you run it. For example:
      setupif.sh target_location 
    • [Windows] Run the setupif.bat command.
      This command copies the Installation Factory to C:\InstallationFactory by default; but you can specify the target location when you run it. For example:
      setupif.bat target_location 
    • [IBM i] The Installation Factory does not run on an IBM i platform. You must install IBM WebSphere Installation Factory on a distributed platform to create installation packages for IBM i.

Results

You have installed the Installation Factory product.

What to do next

After you have installed the Installation Factory product you can start creating installation packages. See Installation Factory overview for more information about the different types of packages you can create.




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