Download package descriptors and binary files

 

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Before you begin

Install the centralized installation manager repository, and add one or more product packages

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.

 

About this task

From the Installation Packages panel in the administrative console, download and apply the descriptor files, and any associated binary files, of new or additional installation packages to the centralized installation manager repository. You can selectively download and apply only the binary files of the platforms that you might need, or download and apply specific maintenance files from the IBM support Web site. Four types of installation packages...

Product installation

This type includes any of the three WebSphere XD V6.1 products:

  • WebSphere Virtual Enterprise
  • Compute Grid,
  • WebSphere eXtreme Scale

The descriptor and binary files for this installation type are not available to download, because the files are included during WebSphere XD 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 Version 6.1, 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, 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 property...

CENTRALIZED_INSTALL_REPOSITORY_ROOT

...in file...

WAS_HOME/properties/cimgr.props

Interim fix

You can search for the identifying Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR) number, and click Search to download a specific interim fix.

See...

System administration | Centralized Installation Manager | Add or remove packages

 

Procedure

  1. 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 WebSphere XD installation. The installation package descriptors that are included during WebSphere XD installation are provided in the following list:

    • Maintenance for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.1
    • Maintenance for WebSphere Virtual Enterprise
    • IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1
    • WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, if the package is installed
    • WebSphere XD Compute Grid V6.1, if the package is installed
    • WebSphere eXtreme Scale, if the package is installed

  2. 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.

  3. 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:

      1. Click the name of the package in the table. A new panel is then displayed.

      2. Select one or more platforms in the table, and click Download.

      3. 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:

      1. Click the name of the package in the table. A new panel is then displayed.

      2. Click Add Files to navigate to the Download Files panel.

      3. 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.

      4. 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.

      5. 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.


Subtopics

Manually adding files to the repository

 

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