Installing the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product repository

The files that you need for installing the WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® product code are distributed in a repository that is available with your IBM® Business Process Manager for z/OS order. You can install this repository in the z/OS system by using System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E).

Procedure

  1. Add the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product repository to the z/OS system as follows:
    • If you ordered IBM Business Process Manager as part of an IBM CustomPac (SystemPac, ServerPac, or ProductPac®), the WebSphere Application Server product repository is preinstalled.
    • If you ordered IBM Business Process Manager as part of a Custom-Built Product Delivery Offering (CBPDO), the WebSphere Application Server product repository is included in the CBPDO. Install the repository by following the instructions in the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS program directory that is supplied with your delivery.
  2. Mount the repository at the default /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/WAS_FMID location, where WAS_FMID represents the function modification identifier, or use another location.

What to do next

The WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product code is now ready for installation by using Installation Manager.