Populating the centralized installation manager repository

Use the centralized installation manager repository tool to add one or more WebSphere® Extended Deployment products to the repository. From the administrative console, you can use the centralized installation manager to install your added components from the repository to the nodes.

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. Start the repository tool from the following location:
    • [For Unix operating system][For Linux operating system] install_root/bin/xd_cimgrrepository.sh
    • [For Windows operating system] install_root/bin/xd_cimgrrepository.bat
  2. Select one or more products to include in the repository, and click Next.

  3. Click Browse to provide the location of the product installation image.

    If you selected to add multiple products in step 2, the panel is displayed again to prompt you for the installation image location for each product.

    If you plan to set up a high availability deployment manager environment, you must specify the location of the repository from the current installation location. For example, if you install the product in the C:\ProgramFiles\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer directory, specify the repository location C:\ProgramFiles\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\repository_folder.

  4. Optional: You can also install a customized installation package (CIP) to the centralized installation manager repository. Manually copy the installation descriptors from the CIP to the install_root/properties/xdcimgr directory on the deployment manager workstation:
    • For a Virtual Enterprise CIP:

      wxdop_package/custom/InstallPackageXD61*.xml

    • For a Compute Grid CIP:

      wxdcg_package/custom/InstallPackageXD61*.xml

    • For an eXtreme Scale Version 6.1.0.x only CIP:

      wxddg_package/custom/InstallPackageXD61*.xml

    Attention: While you can add a CIP to the centralized installation manager repository, the repository tool cannot be used to add an integrated installation package (IIP) to the repository.

Results

The centralized installation manager repository now contains one or more WebSphere Extended Deployment products. For information on how to install the repository from the command line, see Installing the product silently.

What to do next

Use the centralized installation manager to install the products to the nodes and begin managing your environments. In the administrative console, click System administration > Centralized Installation Manager.


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