Configuring the product repositories in Installation Manager

Access and configure the repositories that contain the files to install WebSphere® Application Server Version 9.0 and other associated software.

• Access the online live repositories.

  Whenever possible, install from the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

  You can specify individual repository URLs so that you see only the individual products that you want to install, or you can connect to Passport Advantage to see all software that you are entitled to.

  • If you have an IBM ID, you can install the product from the individual web-based repositories, such as the following example:

    http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90 

    Note: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that Installation Manager uses to access the files in this repository to install the product.

    For a complete list of available repositories, see Online product repositories for WebSphere Application Server offerings.

  • If you have a Passport Advantage® ID and password, you can set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to the live repositories so that you can access all of your software without specifying individual repositories.
    1. Open Installation Manager.
    2. Open the Passport Advantage preferences page by selecting File > Preferences > Passport Advantage.
    3. Select Connect to Passport Advantage to connect to the Passport Advantage repository.

       The Password Required dialog box opens.

    4. Enter a user name and password for Passport Advantage.
    5. Optional: Select Save password to save the user name and password credentials.

       If you do not save the user name and password credentials, you are prompted for these credentials each time you access Passport Advantage.

    6. Click OK to close the Password Required dialog box.
    7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

    For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

  Notes:

  • If you do not have an IBM ID and password, you must install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
  • With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. You can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. You can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager documentation.
• Download the files from the Passport Advantage site for local installation.
  Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

  Tip: See Download WebSphere Application Server from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 9.0 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
• Access the physical media for local installation.

  Add the product repositories on the physical media to Installation Manager to install the product.

What to do next

Add the software repositories to Installation Manager:

1. Start Installation Manager.
2. In the file menu, click File > Preferences.
3. Select Repositories.
4. Perform the following actions:
   1. Click Add Repository.
   2. Enter the path to the repository.config file in the location containing the repository files.
      For example:

      • C:\repositories\product_name\local-repositories
      • /var/repositories/product_name/local-repositories

      or

      http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90

   3. Click OK.
5. Deselect any locations listed in the Repositories window that you will not be using.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click OK.
8. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

After you have access to the repositories, you can install WebSphere Application Server and any other associated software.