You can install WebSphere Application Server products on distributed operating systems in two ways, from the discs in the product package or by downloading installation images from the Passport Advantage site, if you are licensed to do so. Distributed operating systems include AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows systems.
The installation procedure on distributed platforms uses the InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) program to perform the installation. You can use the installation wizard in graphical interface mode or in silent mode. In silent mode, the installation wizard does not display a graphical interface, but instead, reads your responses from a flat file that you prepare beforehand.
The base product creates a standalone application server process during installation. You can create other standalone application servers using the Profile creation wizard. Each process is created in a profile. The core product files do not change unless you install a maintenance package.
You can create any number of application servers on a single machine. Although each profile is unique, with its own configuration, applications, data, logs, and administrative console, all of the servers share one set of command files and other product binary files. Changes that you make to one server profile do not affect the other servers. Configuration documents are maintained within each profile.
The wasprofile command and its graphical user interface, the Profile creation wizard, create multiple standalone application servers.
You can install IBM HTTP Server, the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server, and the Application Clients for WebSphere Application Server.
Each installation procedure is described in this documentation or in the IBM HTTP Server documentation.
Each product package includes discs for all of the distributed systems. Some operating systems have more than one product disc, such as a disc for an operating system running on a 32-bit hardware platform versus a disc for a 64-bit platform.
See your IBM representative for licensing information, or visit the How to buy WebSphere Application Server software Web site.