Installing WebSphere Application Server V5.0 on SuSE Linux SLES 8
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Abstract
This document describes how to install WebSphere® Application Server V5.0 on servers running the SuSE Linux SLES 8 operating system.
 
Download Description
Briefly stated, in order to install WebSphere Application Server V5.0 on SuSE Linux SLES 8, you must perform three steps:

1) Download a modified version of the prereqChecker.xml file and the associated prereqChecker.dtd file (see the table below). These files are used to check software prerequisites during the installation process. Copy these two files to the same directory - they must be in the same directory prior to beginning the install process.

2) Install WebSphere Application Server V5.0 on the SuSE Linux SLES 8 machine with the modified prereqChecker.xml file by using the osLevelCheckActionBean.configFilePath parameter to pass the modified prereqChecker.xml file to the install program.

Example:
./install -W osLevelCheckActionBean.configFilePath="/tmp/prereqChecker.xml"

3) Download and Install the WebSphere Application Server V5.0 Fix Pack.

Details on this procedure are available in the document titled "How to Install WebSphere Application Server V5.0 on SuSE Linux SLES 8" in the table below.
 
Prerequisites
The software prerequisites are available at the URL below.
 
URL LANGUAGE SIZE(Bytes)
Prerequisites English 999
 
 
Installation Instructions
See the document link below for the detailed installation instructions for installing WebSphere Application Server V5.0.x on an SuSE SLES 8 machine.
 
URL LANGUAGE SIZE(Bytes)
How to Install WebSphere 5.0.x on SuSE Linux SLES 8 English 5077
 
Download package
What is DD?
Download RELEASE DATE LANGUAGE SIZE(Bytes) Download Options
prereqChecker.xml 5/15/2003 English 42765 FTP DD
prereqChecker.dtd 5/15/2003 English 2814 FTP DD
 
Technical support
Contact 1-800-IBM-SERV (U.S. Only) or visit WebSphere Application Server Support site on the web at:
http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/
 
Cross Reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers Runtimes for Java Technology Java SDK
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Install
Operating system(s): Linux
Software version: 5.0.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 4004743
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Feb 25, 2005