Installing WebSphere Application Server -- Quick Install option

To install WebSphere Application Server, do the following:

  1. Ensure that you will be installing WebSphere Application Server under a local Windows user ID that is in the Administrative group and has the advanced user rights "Act as part of the operating system" and "Log on as a service."
  2. If IBM HTTP Server or another Web server on your system is running, stop the Web server.
  3. 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.

  4. Select a language and click OK.
  5. Click Next to pass the introductory page.
  6. On the Install Options page, click Quick Install and then Next.
  7. On the Security Options page, fill in the user ID, password, and confirming password to use for the application server. Do not use the characters < or > for the user ID or password. After you fill in the fields, click Next.
  8. Specify the destination directory, then click Next.
  9. Click Next again to begin the installation.
  10. The next page points you to the README and states where the samples have been installed.

    For the most recent version of the README or release notes, go to the Library section of the product Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/.

  11. Click Finish and, to complete the installation, restart your computer.