[z/OS]

Obtaining product repositories for installing the product on z/OS

WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5 products are distributed as IBM® Installation Manager repositories. These repositories contain the metadata and files that are required to create one or more levels of a particular product.

About this task

The initial repository for the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS® Version 8.5 product can be obtained by one of the following methods:
  • Installing with SMP/E using a ServerPac, SystemPac, or Customer-Build Product Delivery Offering (CBPDO)

    This results in a repository file system containing the initial repositories for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, and Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. An optional second repository contains the code for IBM WebSphere SDK Java™ Technology Edition Version 7.0.

  • Copying the initial (compressed) product repositories from the product physical media or ShopzSeries to your z/OS system, and uncompressing them. When you place an order for the product (CBPDO or ServerPac) on ShopzSeries, you can select whether you want to receive either a physical tape delivery or an internet/electronic delivery.
    • If you select physical tape delivery, you will receive a CD or DVD that includes the IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS compressed repositories in a compressed file in the Additional Material directory of the CD or DVD.
    • If you select internet/electronic delivery, the IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS compressed repositories will be shipped to you as an ISO file. You can then burn the ISO file to a CD or DVD, or you can use virtualcd software to mount and process the ISO file on your workstation.

    The IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS compressed repositories contain the was.repo.8550.zOS.zip file.

New service levels can be installed from the web-based service repositories or downloaded as service repositories that contain additional product code. Each service repository contains all the necessary materials to upgrade any previous service level of WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 to the level of the service repository.
  • Applying PTFs to an SMP/E-based repository adds a single level of the service repository for each component to the SMP/E-managed repository.
  • Downloading service repositories from Fix Central allows you to upgrade WebSphere Application Server components to new service levels.

Perform this procedure to obtain the repositories for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8.5.

Procedure

  • To install initial repositories using SMP/E, perform the following procedure.
    1. Order an IBM ServerPac, SystemPac, or CBPDO for the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8.5 product.
      It will contain the following FMIDs:
      HBBO850
      Product repository for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, and Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
      HBJA700
      Product repository for IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0

      This FMID is only needed if you plan to use IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.

    2. Install the product repositories according to the instructions in your order.
      Mount the base repository (FMID HBBO850) at a location of your choice. In the examples in this documentation, this repository is mounted at:
      /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HBBO850
      If you plan to use IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5, mount the optional repository at a location of your choice as well. In the examples in this documentation, these repositories are mounted at:
      /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HBJA700
  • To install initial repositories without SMP/E, perform the following procedure.
    1. Copy the following files from the product media to your z/OS system. If you use FTP, be sure to transfer the files in binary format.
      was.repo.8550.zOS.zip
      Initial repository for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS and DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
      was.repo.8550.plg.zip
      Initial repository for Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
      was.repo.8550.ihs.zip
      Initial repository for IBM HTTP Server for z/OS

      Uncompress each file into an empty directory. You can download an unzip utility from z/OS Unix System Services ported tools.

    2. If you plan to use IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5, copy the following file from the product media to your z/OS system. If you use FTP, be sure to transfer the file in binary format.
      was.repo.8550.java7.zip
      Initial repository for IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0

      Uncompress the file into an empty directory. You can download an unzip utility from z/OS Unix System Services ported tools.

Results

If you installed the initial repository with SMP/E, you now have a single repository file system containing materials for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, and Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS as well as a second (optional) file system containing the IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 repository. Each repository file system contains the initial product level. If PTFs were installed, each repository file system will also contain a single product service level.

If you installed the initial repositories without SMP/E, you now have separate directories containing the initial product repositories for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, and IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 (optional).

These repositories can be supplemented with materials from the web-based service repository or from downloaded service repositories. Service repositories can be obtained from Fix Central.

These repositories contain the necessary files to install the product code for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, including DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, IBM HTTP Server for z/OS, Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, and IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0.

What to do next

When you use IBM Installation Manager to install WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 products, specify the path to the appropriate repository in the -repositories parameter of the imcl command.