IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Installing, deploying, and undeploying applications in the runtime environment > Installing process application snapshots > Installing snapshots on offline process servers

Extracting an installation package to a file

After you create an installation package, you need to extract it to a file. Use the BPMExtractOfflinePackage command to extract an installation package.

Create the installation package, as described in "Creating an installation package."

If necessary, use the BPMShowProcessApplication command to determine the snapshot and container acronyms for the process application.

Procedure

To extract the installation package to a file, run the BPMExtractOfflinePackage command on the Process Center Server.

Example

The following example illustrates how to extract an installation package for the snapshot of the BillingDispute process application. The package was created by using the BPMCreateOfflinePackage command or the Process Center Console.

In the example, the user establishes a SOAP connection to the Process Center server.

• Jython example

  wsadmin -conntype SOAP -port 4080 -host ProcessCenterServer01.mycompany.com -user admin -password admin -lang jython
  
  AdminTask.BPMExtractOfflinePackage('[-containerAcronym BILLDISP -containerSnapshotAcronym SS2.0.1 -containerTrackAcronym Main -serverName processServer315 -outputFile C:\myProcessApps\BILLDISP201.zip]')

• Jacl example

  wsadmin -conntype SOAP -port 4080 -host ProcessCenterServer01.mycompany.com -user admin -password admin
  
  $AdminTask BPMExtractOfflinePackage {-containerAcronym BILLDISP -containerSnapshotAcronym SS2.0.1 -containerTrackAcronym Main -serverName processServer315 -outputFile C:\myProcessApps\BILLDISP201.zip}

What to do next

Transfer the installation package to the offline server, and then install the snapshot. See “Transferring and installing an installation package."

Installing snapshots on offline process servers

Related tasks:
Transferring and installing an installation package
Create an installation package

Related information:
BPMExtractOfflinePackage command
retrieveProcessAppPackage command-line utility
BPMShowProcessApplication command