Preparing to install the base product on a Linux system

This topic describes how to get started installing the IBM WebSphere Application Server, Version 6 product on a Linux system.

Before you begin

Before using this topic to prepare for installing the product, decide the sort of topology you want to install and prepare your operating system. See the following topics for more information:

Log on as root to successfully install the product. You cannot install the product correctly from a non-root user.

About this task

After verifying prerequisites, verifying the product disc, and setting your installation goals, you can start installing. Use one of the following links to open the installation procedure that you require. Then install the product on your operating system.

Korean locale only: A known problem in the SDK prevents the installation wizard from displaying the graphical user interface properly. Use the silent installation method instead.

Procedure

Results

This procedure results in the installation wizard installing WebSphere Application Server into the installation root directory. The installation wizard creates a profile named default that provides the runtime environment for the server1 application server.

Further configuration is not necessary at this time. However, you can create additional stand-alone application servers with the Profile Creation wizard. Each profile is created in the profile_root directory by default.

See Creating profiles using the graphical user interface for more information.

What to do next

Deploy an application to get started!

See Fast paths for WebSphere Application Server to get started deploying applications.




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