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2. Run the imcl listInstalledPackages command to verify that the package was installed.
See Example 2-10.
Example 2-10 Listing the installed package
C:\IBM\InstallationManager\eclipse\tools\>imcl.exe listInstalledPackages
com.ibm.cic.agent_1.5.2000.20120223_0907
com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85_8.5.0.20120501_1108
3. Examine the installation log file to verify that the installation was successful. You can view
the log file using a text editor, a browser, or the Installation Manager GUI. To use the
Installation Manager GUI, click File View Log, and then select the log file to be viewed.
2.6 Installing additional software
The WebSphere Application Server V8.5 package comes with additional software that can be
used with the product, such as IBM WebSphere HTTP Server V8.5, WebSphere Plug-ins,
WebSphere Customization Toolbox V8.5, and the Application Client for WebSphere
Application Server 8.5.
This section guides you through installing the WebSphere Customization Toolbox and the
Application Client. For installation of the HTTP server software, refer to Chapter 12,
“Configuring and managing web servers” on page 417.
2.6.1 WebSphere Customization Toolbox
The WebSphere Customization Toolbox (WCT) existed in WebSphere Application Server
Version 7. It was used only to configure z/OS servers. WebSphere Application Server V8
enhanced the functionality of the tools for managing, configuring, and migrating various parts
of the product environment.
The toolbox is available as two different offerings, each with various combinations of tools for
different platforms:
Embedded WCT
Stand-alone WCT
Each WebSphere Customization Toolbox offering is installed, modified, rolled back, or
updated using Installation Manager. It can be installed silently using the command line or
interactively using the GUI or console modes.
Embedded WebSphere Customization Toolbox
The embedded WebSphere Customization Toolbox comes as a part of the WebSphere
Application Server V8.5 package. Tools included in the embedded version are:
Profile Management Tool (PMT)
Configuration Migration Tool (CMT)
With the embedded WebSphere Customization Toolbox offering, both of the included tools
are automatically installed. They are not listed for selection in Installation Manager.
Important: You can also include the showProgress argument to see the progress of the
silent installation in the command line.
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Other supported platforms include HPUX 64-bit, Windows 2000 (32-bit and 64-bit), Linux on
x86 (32-bit and 64-bit), Linux on Power (32-bit and 64-bit), Linux on s390 (32-bit and 64-bit),
Solaris Sparc, and AIX (32-bit and 64-bit).
Stand-alone WebSphere Customization Toolbox
The stand-alone WebSphere Customization Toolbox comes as its own product offering. It can
be found in the WebSphere Application Server V8.5 supplements package and is installed
using Installation Manager.
Tools included in the stand-alone WebSphere Customization Toolbox are the following:
Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool
z/OS Profile Management Tool (zPMT)
z/OS Migration Management Tool (zMMT)
Remote Installation Tool for IBM i
When installing the stand-alone WebSphere Customization Toolbox, you select the tools you
want to install. However, zPMT and zMMT must be installed together because they have
dependencies that Installation Manager recognizes.
Supported platforms include HPUX, Windows, Linux on x86, Linux on Power, Linux on s390,
Solaris (Sparc and x86), and AIX. Regardless of whether it is installed on a 32-bit or 64-bit
operating system, the stand-alone toolbox operates as a 32-bit component on a 32-bit JDK.
Toolbox tools
Tools in the two WebSphere Customization Toolbox offerings include:
Profile Management Tool (PMT)
The Profile Management Tool provides a user interface for profile creation and
augmentation. To learn more about the Profile Management Tool, refer to Chapter 3,
“Working with profiles on distributed systems” on page 59.
Configuration Migration Tool (CMT)
The Configuration Migration Tool provides a graphical interface to the migration tools
included in WebSphere Application Server.
Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool (PCT)
The Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool allows you to configure your web server
plug-ins on distributed systems for communicating with the application server. If possible,
it creates a web server configuration definition in the application server. To learn more
about the Web Server Plug-ins Tool, refer to 12.3, “Web server configuration using the
WebSphere Customization Toolbox” on page 425.
Important: In WebSphere Application Server V8 and later versions, IBM AIX 64-bit
systems can use GUI-based tools. However, AIX requires that the GNU Toolkit (GTK) be
installed to run the GUI. If you do not have the GTK installed, you receive an Eclipse error
when trying to launch the GUI. For details about configuring AIX to support the GUI, refer
to the product information center at this website:
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v8r5/topic/com.ibm.websphere.installa
tion.nd.doc/ae/tins_aixsetup.html

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