Enterprise Service Bus, Version 6.2.0
Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, i5/OS, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Installation information
This reference section contains subtasks and supporting conceptual
and reference information related to installing and configuring WebSphere® ESB.
Subtopics
Automatic installation of interim fixes WebSphere ESB interim
fixes can be automatically installed by placing them in a pre-defined
or a user defined directory location. During installation, the directories
are checked for interim fixes, and if any are found, they are installed
as part of the installation process.
Default installation directories for the product, profiles, and tools References in product information to install_root, user_data_root, profile_root, updi_root,
and cip_proc_server_root, represent specific default directory
locations for the product installation, profile configuration files,
and tools. This topic describes the conventions in use for WebSphere ESB. The
meaning of these variables can differ based on whether you are installing
the product on a clean server or on one with an existing installation
of WebSphere Application
Server, WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment, or WebSphere Enterprise Service
Bus. They can also differ depending on whether you are performing
the installation as a root (Administrator on a Windows® system) or non-root user.
i5/OS scripts
These WebSphere Application
Server scripts are commonly used to perform tasks when using WebSphere ESB. The
default location of these scripts is install_root/bin directory.
When a profile is created, copies of the scripts are also put in the profile_root/bin directory.
install command
The install command installs the product
and most of the components in the product. When you install the product,
the installer program installs the core product files and creates
one or no profiles, depending on your installation selections. A silent
parameter runs the installation wizard in silent mode without displaying
the graphical user interface.
.nifregistry and vpd.properties files
The installer program for WebSphere ESB uses
the InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) program to install code. The
.nifregistry and vpd.properties files list program components that
are currently installed. The file helps ISMP and the installer programs
of WebSphere ESB recognize
previous installations of WebSphere ESB and
control options for new installations.
Operating system registry keys
Use the installation procedures to register WebSphere ESB and
associated products with the native operating system registry. This
topic describes possible registry key values.
Port number settings
Prevent port conflicts from occurring when you want an
installation of WebSphere Enterprise Service
Bus to
coexist with another installation of WebSphere ESB, or
with an installation of WebSphere Process
Server, WebSphere Application
Server, or WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment.
Installable features
There are some features you can choose to install during
a typical installation or when adding features to an existing installation
of WebSphere ESB.
Product library, directories, subsystem, job queue, job description, and output queues
An i5/OS® platform
uses different configurations than installations of WebSphere ESB on
other platforms. This topic describes the product library, directories,
subsystems, job queue, job description, and output queues that WebSphere ESB uses
on the i5/OS platform.
Profile commands in a multiprofile environment
When two or more profiles exist on a server, certain commands
require that you specify the profile to which the command applies.
These commands use the -profileName attribute to identify
which profile to address. To overcome having to specify the -profileName attribute
for each command, use the versions of the commands that exist in the bin directory
of each profile.
Special considerations when installing from Passport Advantage
If you plan to install from images obtained from Passport Advantage®,
you must review the downloading instructions provided with the images
and observe certain guidelines concerning user permissions and directory
setup.