Obtaining product repositories for installing the product on z/OS®

IBM® WebSphere® Portal 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.

About this task

The initial repository for the WebSphere Portal product is installed using SMP/E. These SMP/E-installed product repositories are updated through normal service to include additional WebSphere Portal fix packs and feature packs as they become available. Fix packs, feature packs, and interim fixes can also be downloaded directly with the IBM Installation Manager from a central IBM service website as needed.

Perform this procedure to obtain the repository for WebSphere Portal.

• If you ordered the WebSphere Portal product as part of a ServerPac or SystemPac, the WebSphere Portal product repository will already be installed.

  Mount the repository at /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HPTL800 or a location of your choice.

• If you ordered the WebSphere Portal product as part of a Custom-Built Product Delivery Offering (CBPDO), the IBM Installation Manager installation kit will be included in the CBPDO as FMID HPTL800. Install this product following the instructions in the program directory.

  Mount the repository at /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HPTL800 or a location of your choice.

Results

This repository contains the necessary files to install the product code.

What to do next

When you use IBM Installation Manager to install WebSphere Portal, specify the path to the appropriate repository in the -repositories parameter of the imcl command.