You can create a new Integration Server instance using the Integration Server instance creation script, is_instance.bat/sh, which is located in the Integration Server_directory\instances directory.

The script creates a home directory for the instance under Integration Server_directory\instances\instance_name. The home directory contains the predefined packages described in Predefined Packages.

When creating an instance, the script uses IBM webMethods Update Manager to determine the most recent updates applied to another Integration Server instance within the same Integration Server installation on the host machine. The script then uses Update Manager to apply the updates to the new instance automatically. At the same time, the script also uses Update Manager to update existing instances with the same updates. The script updates only those instances in the same installation of Integration Server. After creating a new instance, all instances of Integration Server running on the same host machine and within the same installation will be at the same fix level. You do not need to shut down the existing Integration Server instances prior to running the script to create an instance.

If you want the server instance to use components or services contained in other packages, you must add the packages to the Integration Server. For example, if you want the server instance to use IBM webMethods Deployer or IBM webMethods API Gateway, you must add the WmDeployer or WmAPIGateway packages respectively to the Integration Server instance. The IBM webMethods Installer installs packages in the package repository, which is located under the Software AG_directory\IntegrationServer\packages directory.

For information about how to create a new Integration Server instance, see Creating a New Integration Server Instance. For information about how to add packages to a server instance, see Updating Packages on a Server Instance.