Why and when to perform this task
Use the Launchpad to access a product overview, to access the readme file, to access the installation guide, and to install the product.Steps for this task
The Launchpad program is in the operating_system_platform directory on the product CD.
You can start the Launchpad manually using a fully qualified command instead of changing directories to the CD-ROM and running the command locally from the platform directory:
The Launchpad opens in the language of the machine locale setting. The appearance of the Launchpad is the same for the base product and the Network Deployment product. You can access the Installation Guide to see which product it describes installing if you lose track of the product to which the panel applies.
Results
You can use the Launchpad to start the installation and to access information through a browser.If you use the Mozilla browser on a Linux or UNIX system and you do not have the Netscape browser, some links might not work because the Launchpad attempts to call the Netscape browser in the /usr/bin/netscape directory. Try a symbolic link to the Mozilla browser to fix the problem as shown in the following example:
ln -sf /usr/bin/mozilla /usr/bin/netscape
If you still cannot use the Launchpad panel, you can launch the following links directly from your browser:
It is possible that your security options might prevent redirection, such as to the http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info1/websphere/index.jsp?tab=products/appserv Web site. If so, you can identify the IBM Web site as a trusted site to allow the redirection. For example, on Internet Explorer, add http://www-306.ibm.com to the list of Trusted Sites by selecting Tools > Internet Options > Security (tab) > Trusted Sites.
The Installation Guide is in Adobe PDF format. Viewing this document requires you to have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is a free download from the Adobe Acrobat Web site .
Download a new installation guide at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/webserver/appserv/library/wasv502base_gs.pdf
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CDROM_drive:\platform_directory\Install.exe on Windows platforms.
What to do next
Return to Installing the product to continue.