Snapshot installation
When you install a process application snapshot to a process server, the library items for that snapshot (including toolkit snapshots) are copied from the repository to the selected process server if they do not already exist on the process server. The process server can be connected or offline. Depending on your needs and whether the process server is connected or offline, you can use the Process Center console or wsadmin commands to install the snapshot.
If you plan to install a process application snapshot that contains IBM Business Process Manager Advanced content or an IBM Business Monitor model, the user or group to which you belong must be assigned to the Configurator, Operator and Deployer administrative security role. If you are not currently assigned to all of these roles, click Users and Groups in the WebSphere administrative console to modify the user or group roles. For more information, see Administrative security roles. In addition, if the snapshot contains BPEL process and human task applications, you can use the serviceDeploy command or the wsadmin tool to deploy the EAR file that contains the applications. For more information, see Deploying BPEL process and human task applications.
Connected process servers
You can install snapshots of process applications to connected process servers in your environment using either the Process Center console or the BPMInstall command. Ordinarily, you have connections to one or more servers in your environment, as shown in the following figure.
Offline process servers
You can also install process application snapshots to an offline server that is running but is not connected to Process Center (for example, if the process server is behind a firewall). In this situation, use the wsadmin commands to create an installation package for a particular snapshot on the Process Center server, transfer the package to the offline process server, and then run the wsadmin command to install the package. Always install snapshots to an offline process server from the same Process Center.
Custom and generic installation packages
Generic installation packages | Custom installation packages |
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With custom installation packages, you can continue to use scripts and installation services created for IBM® Business Process Manager version 8.5.5.0 or earlier.