This article guides you to information especially for users of IBM WebSphere Application Server for Solaris. Because the product differs little on various operating systems, most of the product documentation is non-specific with respect to operating systems.
See the WebSphere Application Server Supported Hardware, Software, and APIs Web site at www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/latest/prereq.html for the specific operating system versions supported by this version of IBM WebSphere Application Server.
Select installation and configuration steps according to the Web server and database you plan to use. The Quick installation option installs a supported Web server and database for you.
Custom installation:
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Quick installation:
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The links below point to easy-to-follow steps for installing the WebSphere Application Server, Standard Edition. The steps describe installation that uses a graphical user interface. WebSphere Application Server also offers silent installation. See the article Selecting steps for silent installation for more information.
The site map lists all of the available installation and configuration articles.
The value product_installation_root is used frequently throughout this documentation in references to notable files installed as part of the product.
The default value of product_installation_root for Solaris is:
/opt/WebSphere/AppServer
View the Release Notes for general and specific limitations, problems, and workarounds.
The driver property reference provides operating system-specific information related to data access, such as where to find a database driver in its default location for your operating system.