About this task
To install IBM App Connect
Enterprise,
complete the following steps.
Procedure
- Start the installation wizard by running the following
command:
ACESetup11.0.0.n.exe
The Install window opens.
- Optional: By
default, both the IBM App
Connect Enterprise Toolkit and
the IBM App Connect
Enterprise runtime component are
installed. If you do not want to install the toolkit, click Options and
deselect the Install IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit check
box.
- Optional: By default IBM App Connect
Enterprise is installed in C:\Program Files\IBM\ACE\11.0.0.n.
If you want to change the installation directory, click Options and
type or navigate to the directory path that you want to use.
If
you specify your own directory path, be aware of the following restrictions:
- Specify a directory path to a new or empty directory. Do not install IBM App Connect
Enterprise Version
11.0 over an existing
deployment of IBM App Connect
Enterprise. To upgrade
the product, either uninstall the existing version of IBM App Connect
Enterprise before you install the new
version of the product, or install the new version alongside the existing
version and migrate your resources to the new version.
- In Windows, there is a file
system limit of 256 characters for the combination of a directory
path and file name. You might have access problems if the combination
of path and resource name (for example, a message flow) exceeds this
length. Choose a short name for your directory path to avoid problems
that are associated with this restriction.
- Accept the license terms and conditions and then click
Install to start the installation.
Note: If the Microsoft.NET
framework is not already installed on your computer, then the framework
is installed as part of the IBM App Connect
Enterprise installation.
The installation of the Microsoft.NET
framework might involve communicating with Microsoft servers over the internet. Depending
on the configuration of your firewall, you might need to accept a
prompt to allow this communication.
Results
The installation wizard proceeds to install the
IBM App Connect
Enterprise
software. After some minutes, the installation process finishes with the message
"Installation
Successfully Completed". You can then close the installation wizard.
What to do next
If you have installed the
IBM App
Connect Enterprise Toolkit, you can verify your
installation by starting the toolkit using either of the following methods:
- Use the Windows
Start menu option for .
- From the IBM App
Connect Enterprise Console, type ace
toolkit.