WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration and Configuration Guide for the Full Profile

Chapter 29. Managing an environment with the centralized installation manager 1007

29.3.2 Accessing the centralized installation manager

You can access the centralized installation manager in WebSphere Application Server V8

releases from the following interfaces:

 The job manager console

 The deployment manager console

 The AdminTask object from wsadmin

The console for the centralized installation manager tools is available under the Jobs menu

and is accessible from the job manager or deployment manager for WebSphere Application

Server V8 releases. Figure 29-2 shows the following menu options in the job manager or

deployment manager console:

 Submit: Prepares and submits jobs to one or more targets.

 Status: Displays a current status of submitted jobs.

 Targets: Lists defined targets and allows you to create new targets.

 Target resources: Lists target resources, which is useful when working with target groups.

 Target groups: Lists and defines target groups.

 Installation Manager installation kits: Configures the Installation Manager installation kit

repository.

Figure 29-2 Centralized installation manager Jobs menu

You can also work with the centralized installation manager using the command line. You can

use the AdminTask object by invoking it from the wsadmin script from the job manager or the

deployment manager host. Example 29-1 presents a Jython example of the AdminTask object

usage. In this example, a testConnection job type invokes the target to verify that the

connection between job manager or deployment manager and yourhost.com is active.

Example 29-1 AdminTask command used for connection test on WebSphere Application Server

AdminTask.submitJob('-jobType testConnection -targetList [yourhost.com]' -username

admin -password admin)

29.4 Using centralized installation manager with prior releases

WebSphere Application Server V8 releases do not require IBM Update Installer or IBM

Installation Factory. However, it supports these products in case you plan to use Version 6.1

or Version 7 together with WebSphere Application Server Version 8 or above.

The following sections explain additional components that are used when managing Version

6.1 or Version 7 installations using WebSphere Application Server V8.5.