Adding installation packages of previous versions to the centralized installation manager (CIM) repository using the Installation Factory

Use IBM® WebSphere® Installation Factory Version 7.0.0.15 or later to add WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 7.0 installation packages to the repository. From the administrative console, you can then use the centralized installation manager to install your added components from the repository to the nodes. Each WebSphere Application Server installation has only one associated repository. The repository is shared among all the deployment managers of the installation.

Before you begin

To populate the repository, ensure you have write permission to the specified repository directory. To configure the WebSphere Application Server installation to associate with the repository, ensure you have write permission to the app_server_root/properties directory.

Procedure

Launch the Installation Factory from the following location, where if_root is the Installation Factory root directory.
- if_root/bin/ifgui.sh
- if_root\bin\ifgui.bat
Click Manage Repository for Centralized Installation Manager.
On the WebSphere Application Server installation directory page, you can optionally enter the directory path to a WebSphere Application Server installation to associate the repository with the installation. Click Next.
On the Repository and Installation Package page, enter the directory path to the repository, and enter the directory path to an installation package. Click Next.
The specified installation package is populated to the repository when the procedure is complete. If you only want to configure the WebSphere Application Server installation to associate the repository, then enter the directory path to the WebSphere Application Server installation on the previous page and leave the directory path to installation package to empty.

To change your selections, click Back.
Review the preview page, and click Finish to begin the procedure on the repository.

Optional: You can also add a CIP to the repository from the Installation Factory command line interface. Run the ifcli command using the options in table.

if_root/bin/ifcli.sh
if_root\bin\ifcli.bat

Table 1. ifcli command-line options for centralized installation manager .
This table describes command-line options for centralized installation manager.
Option	Description
`-wasPath wasInstallationPath`	Specifies the directory path of the WebSphere Application Server installation.
`-repositoryPath repositoryPath`	Specifies the directory path of the repository.
`-installationPackagePath installationPackagePath`	Specifies the directory path of the installation package.
`-overwrite`	Overwrites the existing installation package in the repository.

Results

The centralized installation manager repository you specified now contains one or more WebSphere Application Server installation packages. Alternatively, you can add the installation package to the repository as you install the installation package on the deployment manager workstation. Read the Adding the current installation package during installation topic for more information.

Example

Example 1: Use the following command to create the repository on D:\CIM\repository. If the repository does not already exist, populate the repository with the installation package on E:\WAS70ND, and configure the WebSphere Application Server installation on C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer with the repository.
```
ifcli.bat -wasPath C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer -repositoryPath D:\CIM\repository -installationPackagePath E:\WAS70ND 
```
Example 2: Use the following command to add the installation package in E:\WAS70ND to the repository, which is associated with the WebSphere Application Server installation in C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer.
```
ifcli.bat -wasPath C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer -installationPackagePath E:\WAS70ND 
```
Example 3: Use the following command to add the installation package in E:\WAS70ND to the repository in D:\CIM\repository. Overwrite the installation package in the repository if it exists already.
```
ifcli.bat -repositoryPath D:\CIM\repository -installationPackagePath E:\WAS70ND -overwrite 
```
Example 4: Use the following command to configure the WebSphere Application Server installation in C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer with the repository at D:\CIM\repository. The repository is created if it does not exist.
```
ifcli.bat -wasPath C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer -repositoryPath D:\CIM\repository 
```