PQ53789: INSTALLATION DOCUMENTATION INCORRECT FOR STEP WHERE INSTALL.SH IS INVOKED.


APAR

APAR status
Closed as documentation error.

Error description
I tried to run the install script on AIX and Solaris from the ro
directory.  By executing the command /cdrom/aix/install.sh and
/cdrom/adv_sun_128/sun/install.sh on the AIX and Solaris box
respectively.  Both times I received the following error: Except
thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: WASInstaller Howev
I cd'd to the actual directory the install.sh was in and ran it
issuing the command ./install.sh everything works fine. Is this
same error the customer is seeing? If so then I guess we need to
an APAR/defect against the documentation.
Local fix
Document: Installing the Advanced Edition using IBM HTTP Server
          and IBM DB2 UDB on AIX
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/v35/ae/info
center/was/aix_adv_ihs_db2.pdf
Page 12, step 4 in "Installing websphere application server 3.5"
  Customer pointed out that he needed to cd to /cdrom/aix, then
  issue ./install.sh
Issuing the command as written DID NOT WORK
Problem summary
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All UNIX Websphere Application Server users  *
*                 performing a base installation of            *
*                 3.5 from another directory than the one      *
*                 the installation script is in.               *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Try to run the base install script on   *
*                      AIX and Solaris from the wrong          *
*                      directory by executing the command      *
*                      /cdrom/aix/install.sh and               *
*                      /cdrom/adv_sun_128/sun/install.sh on    *
*                      the AIX and Solaris box respectively    *
*                      per infocenter instructions.            *
*                      Received the following error: Except    *
*                      thread "main"                           *
*                      java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:         *
*                      WASInstaller                            *
*                                                              *
*                      Correct usage:                          *
*                      Cd to the installation directory and    *
*                      issue./install.sh.                      *
*                                                              *
*                      This would hold true for ALL Unix       *
*                      systems.                                *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
Try to run the base install script on
AIX and Solaris from the wrong directory
by executing the command
/cdrom/aix/install.sh and
/cdrom/adv_sun_128/sun/install.sh on
the AIX and Solaris box respectively
per infocenter instructions.
Received the following error: Except
thread "main"
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
WASInstaller

Correct usage:java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:WASInstaller
Cd to the installation directory and issue./install.sh. This would hold true for ALL Unix systems.
Correct usage:Cd to the installation directory andissue./install.sh.This would hold true for ALL Unixsystems.
Problem conclusion
Update infocenter install docs for UNIX platforms.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR information
APAR numberPQ53789
Reported component nameWAS ADVANCED AI
Reported component ID5648C8400
Reported release350
StatusCLOSED DOC
PENoPE
HIPERNoHIPER
Submitted date2001-10-21
Closed date2001-10-30
Last modified date2001-11-05

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Document Information

Product categories: Software, Application Servers, Distributed Application & Web Servers, WebSphere Application Server, General
Software version: 350
Reference #: PQ53789
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: 2001-11-05