Installing WebSphere Application Server -- Custom Install option

To install WebSphere Application Server, do the following:

  1. If IIS or another Web server on your system is running, stop the Web server.
  2. Run the downloaded executable if you obtained Version 3.5 from the product Web site. Or, run \nt\setup.exe if you have the product CD.

    You will need 100 MB free in your temp directory (usually on the C drive), even if you are installing on another drive, because the installation shield package unpacks to the temp directory. This will kick off an installation shield package.

  3. Select a language and click OK.
  4. Click Next to pass the introductory page.
  5. If WebSphere Application Server is already installed on your system, a dialog giving you the option to backup and uninstall WebSphere Application Server displays. You now have two options:

    If WebSphere Application Server is not already installed on your system, proceed to step 6.

  6. In the Install Options dialog, select Custom Installation; then click Next.
  7. In the Choose Application Server Components dialog, select those components you want and deselect those components you do not want. You will likely want to include the default options. Ensure that Configure default server and web application is selected.

    Clicking Other JDK displays the Select Java Development Kit dialog. If you have a Java development kit installed specify that you want the Java Development Kit 1.2 (IBM Developer Kit 1.2.2.) and its destination directory; then click Next. Otherwise, click Back to exit the dialog.

  8. Click Next. If necessary, shut down all Web servers you plan to run with WebSphere Application Server and proceed.
  9. On the Choose Webserver Plugins page, select Microsoft IIS V4.0,V5.0. Note that you must separately purchase and install Microsoft IIS. Only IBM HTTP Server is provided with WebSphere Application Server.
    Choose Webserver Plugins page
  10. On the Security Options dialog, fill in the user ID, security password, and confirming password to use for the application server. Do not use the characters < or > for the user ID or password. You must have administrative privileges, your user ID must have the advanced user right "Act as part of the operating system," and you must be installing from a local user ID. Note that if your user ID has insufficient user rights to install WebSphere, it will not successfully register the WebSphere Administrative Server to the NT services database.

    If you do not need special key ring files, click Next to take the default key ring files and to move to the Product Directory dialog. Note that if you are using WebSphere Application Server in a production environment, you should generate your own unique key ring file after installation. The default key ring file is available to all customers and thus is insecure.

    If you do need special key ring files, click Advanced Key Ring Settings, select Specify your own key ring files, designate client and server files and passwords, and then click Next. After the Security Options page displays again, click Next to move to the Product Directory dialog.

  11. Specify the destination directories and click Next.
  12. On the Database Options dialog, do the following:
    1. For Type, select Oracle.
    2. For Database Name, give the name of the database to use. The default is orcl.
    3. For Path, specify the path for the database program.
    4. For URL, specify the URL for accessing the database. You will likely want to take the default.
    5. For Database User, specify your user name. Note that if you use an invalid user ID to install WebSphere, it will not successfully register the WebSphere Administrative Server to the NT services database. If you have already installed Oracle 8i, ensure that you specify the Username specified when configuring Oracle 8i for use with WebSphere Application Server (for example, EJSADMIN).
    6. For Password and Confirm, enter your password. If you have already installed Oracle 8i, ensure that you specify the Password specified when installing Oracle 8i.
    7. Click Next.
  13. Click Next again to begin the installation.
  14. The next page points you to the README and, if you are installing the samples, states where the samples have been installed. For the most recent version of the README or release notes, go to Library section of the product Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/.

    Click Finish, and choose to restart.