Obtaining product repositories for installing IBM HTTP Server for 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. The product repository for IBM HTTP Server Version 8.5 is part of the product repository for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS® Version 8.5.

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

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.

Procedure

Perform the procedure described in Obtaining product repositories for installing the product on z/OS to obtain the repository for IBM HTTP Server for z/OS Version 8.5.