WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, Version 6.2.0 Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, i5/OS, Linux, Solaris, Windows


Starting the launchpad

The launchpad for WebSphere® ESB is the single point of reference for installing the entire server environment, which can include WebSphere ESB, WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, a set of Web development tools, a Web server, message service clients, and additional supporting software and documentation.

Before you begin

The launchpad application is available on the product DVD and on downloaded installation images. Do the following before starting it:

About this task

Perform the following procedure to use the launchpad.

Procedure
  1. If you have not done so already, log on to the system.

    For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemFor Windows operating system On Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms: Your user ID need not have root or Administrator privileges. However, installing the product as a non-root or non-Administrator user does create some restrictions. For example, you will not be able to create a Windows or Linux service for WebSphere ESB. Also, the program will not register with the operating system. For more details on restrictions of non-root installers, see the following topic in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, version 6.1.x information center: Limitations of non-root installers.

    For i5/OS operating system On i5/OS® platforms: If you plan to use the launchpad to install WebSphere ESB on an i5/OS system, sign onto a Windows system. You use the Windows system as a client machine to connect to the System i server while performing the interactive installation. The launchpad runs on the Windows client. To install on an i5/OS system, you must use a valid i5/OS user profile for that system. The user profile must have *ALLOBJ and *SECADM authorities. Without these authorities, the installation will fail.

  2. If you have not done so already, access the media in one of the following ways, depending on whether you are installing from the product DVD or from images downloaded from Passport Advantage®.
    • If you are installing from the product DVD, insert the product disk labeled WebSphere ESB V6.2 into the disk drive. .
    • If you are installing from images downloaded from Passport Advantage, navigate to the directory into which you extracted the images.
  3. Start the launchpad in one of the following ways, depending on whether you are installing from the product DVD or from images downloaded from Passport Advantage.
    • If you are installing from the product DVD:
      • For i5/OS operating system On i5/OS platforms: (You use a Windows system client machine to connect to the i5/OS system.) From a command line in the root directory of the disc drive, enter the command launchpad.exe.
      • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system On Linux and UNIX platforms: Enter the command mount_point/launchpad.sh where mount_point represents the mount point on the Linux or UNIX system.
      • For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: From a command line in the root directory of the disc drive, enter the command launchpad.exe.
    • If you are installing from images downloaded from Passport Advantage, enter the following command, where extract_directory represents the directory into which you extracted the electronic image:
      • For i5/OS operating system On i5/OS platforms: (You use a Windows system client machine to connect to the i5/OS system.) From a command line, extract_directory\launchpad.exe.
      • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system On Linux and UNIX platforms: extract_directory/launchpad.sh.
      • For Windows operating system On Windows platforms: From a command line, extract_directory\launchpad.exe.

    The launchpad is displayed. If you have a problem starting the launchpad, use the troubleshooting information in Troubleshooting the launchpad application to correct the problem.

  4. Optional: If the launchpad did not initialize in the language used on your system, select your language in the Language selection field.

Results

You can use the launchpad to start the installation of WebSphere ESB and related products.

What to do next

Return to the installation procedure from which you accessed this topic to continue.


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