Roadmap: Installing the Express product

Use the launchpad to install IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express from the product disc or from an installation image that you can download from the Passport Advantage site.

Before you begin

This topic assumes that you have read Installing the product and additional software and have decided to install Express using the installation wizard graphical user interface. This topic also assumes that you have prepared your operating system for installation.

About this task

This topic provides an overview of installing the WebSphere Application Server - Express product.

The installation program uses the InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) product to perform the installation. You can use the installation wizard either from a graphical interface or from the command line. If you use the -silent parameter on the command line option, the installation wizard does not display the graphical user interface.

Install the Express product to create a single standalone application server named server1. After installing Express and creating a single standalone application server, you can use the Profile Creation wizard to create more standalone application servers on the machine.

Install Rational® Web Developer to create an integrated development environment.

Procedure

  1. Use the launchpad to get started, if possible.

    Use the launchpad to launch the installation program for each of the installable components in the primary disk packet. See Using the launchpad to start the installation.

    The launchpad is in the root directory of the product disc. Start the launchpad with the launchpad command.
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./launchpad.sh
    • [Windows] launchpad.bat

    After starting the launchpad, you can use the launchpad to access the documentation for each of the installable components on the product disc.

  2. Install a standalone application server.

    See Installing the Express product with full installation options and Installing the Express product with custom options.

    The installation of the product creates a standalone application server. You simply have to start the application server named server1 to begin using the server.

    The steps for installing a standalone application server are:
    1. Install the Express product.
    2. Check for and install any recommended maintenance packages.
    3. Open the First steps console and start the application server.
      Or start the application server from the command line:
      1. Change directories to the profile_root/bin directory:
        cd profile_root/bin
      2. Start the application server named server1 with the startServer command.
        • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./startServer.sh server1
        • [Windows] startServer.bat server1

        See the description of the startServer command for more information.

  3. Optional: Create multiple application servers on a single machine.

    Installing the Express product creates one standalone application server profile. Use the Profile Creation wizard to create additional standalone application server profiles. Each profile contains one server1 application server.

    Each application server profile is a unique runtime environment, with its own configuration, applications, data, logs, and administrative interface. All of the application server instances on a machine share the same set of core product files.

    The following procedure shows the basic steps for creating two profiles on one machine:

    1. Install the Express product.
    2. Check for and install any recommended maintenance packages.
    3. Change directories to the profile_root/firststeps directory.
    4. Start the First steps console with the firststeps command.
      • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./firststeps.sh
      • [Windows] firststeps.bat
    5. Select the Profile Creation wizard option and create a new application server profile.

      Give the new profile a unique name, such as Profile02.

    6. Start each application server.
  4. Optional: Install Rational Web Developer.
    Important: IBM does not recommend installing the Express server on the same machine with Rational Web Developer. Rational Web Developer installs its own copy of the Express server for a totally functional test environment.
    The following procedure creates a fully integrated development environment using Rational Web Developer:
    1. Insert and mount the disc 1 of Rational Web Developer on a Windows or Linux (Intel) system.
    2. Start the launchpad.
    3. Launch the installation program for Rational Web Developer.
    4. Install Rational Web Developer.
    5. Check for and install any recommended maintenance packages.

    No further steps are necessary to create a fully integrated development environment. Start the tutorial on the product disc to learn how to use Rational Web Developer.

  5. Troubleshoot any problems.

    If you encounter a problem such as needing more space or missing the right prerequisite updates on your system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation. The installation procedure has a description of more comprehensive troubleshooting procedures.

Results

The Express product is installed on a single machine and you can start its application server.

If the server process cannot start, follow the procedure in Troubleshooting installation.

What to do next

After installing the product from the installation image, the next step is to check for available updates. See Installing maintenance packages for more information.

After installing and updating the Express® server, you can start the application server and use the administrative console to deploy an existing application. See Fast paths for WebSphere Application Server for more information.

If you install Rational Web Developer, you can use the tutorials on the product Welcome page to begin learning how to develop and deploy applications.




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