WebSphere Application Server - Express, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Upgrading the Express trial to the Express product

This topic describes how to upgrade a trial installation of the Express product to the full Express product.

Before you begin

This procedure is one of the installation paths that are available for any platform.

Select the appropriate installation path before you begin the installation.

Before starting the installation, see Using the launchpad to start the installation for information about the Installation solutions diagrams. The diagrams show typical topologies for the product. The solutions are also in Planning to install WebSphere Application Server - Express.

Why and when to perform this task

Perform the following installation to upgrade a trial installation to the actual WebSphere Application Server - Express product.

Steps for this task

  1. Log on as root on a Linux or UNIX operating system, or as a member of the administrator group on a Windows system.
    [Linux][UNIX]In addition, verify that the umask setting is 022. To verify the umask setting, issue the following command:
    umask
    To set the umask setting to 022, issue the following command:
    umask 022
    [Windows]Some steps of the installation on a Windows platform require the administrator group user to have the following advanced user rights:
    • Act as part of the operating system
    • Log on as a service

    For example, on some Windows systems, click Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > User Rights Assignments to see the advanced options. See your Windows documentation for more information.

    [Windows]The installation wizard grants your Windows user ID the advanced user rights, if the user ID belongs to the administrator group. The silent installation does not grant these rights. If you create a new user ID on a Windows platform to perform a silent installation, you must restart the system to activate the proper authorizations for the user ID before you can perform a successful silent installation.

    [Windows]When installing the WebSphere Application Server as a Windows service, do not use a user ID that contains spaces. A user ID with spaces cannot be validated. Such a user ID is not allowed to continue the installation. To work around this problem, install with a user ID that does not contain spaces, or do not choose to install Windows services.

  2. Insert the product CD-ROM labeled WebSphere Application Server - Express into the CD-ROM drive and mount the drive if necessary, as described in Mounting CD-ROMS on Linux and UNIX operating systems.
  3. Start the installation with the launchpad.sh command on Linux and UNIX platforms or the launchpad.bat on Windows platforms.
    You can also start the installation using the install command:
    • [Linux][UNIX]/WAS/install
    • [Windows]\WAS\install
    If you have a problem with using the correct Java 2 SDK, you can force the installation to use the correct SDK with the following command:
    • [Linux][UNIX]./install -is:javahome install_root/java
    • [Windows]install -is:javahome install_root\java

    If you have a problem starting the launchpad, use the troubleshooting information in Using the launchpad to start the installation to correct the problem.

    When using the launchpad, launch the Installation wizard for Express server.

    After launching the Installation wizard from the launchpad or from the command line, the InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) wizard initializes and then displays the Welcome panel.

  4. Click Next to continue.

    The license agreement displays.

  5. Click the radio button beside the I accept the terms in the license agreement message to agree to the license agreement, then click Next to continue.

    After you accept the licensing terms, the Installation wizard checks for a supported operating system and prerequisite patches.

    If you encounter a problem such as not having the right prerequisite updates on your system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.

    Although the Installation wizard checks for prerequisite operating system patches with the prereqChecker application, review the prerequisites on the IBM WebSphere Application Server supported hardware, software, and APIs Web site if you have not already done so.

    The Web site lists all supported operating systems and the operating system fixes and patches that you must install to have a compliant operating system.

    Refer to the documentation for non-IBM prerequisite and corequisite products to learn how to migrate to their supported versions.

  6. After confirming that your operating system is supported and that you have installed all necessary patches, click Next to continue.

    The Installation wizard checks for a previous installation at the same product level.

    If the wizard detects a previous installation, it displays the Existing installation panel. The panel lets you add features to the existing installation, perform a new installation to another directory, or perform an upgrade of a trial installation to the full product.

    This task describes the scenario where a previous installation of the Express Trial exists and you are installing the actual Express product to upgrade the trial.

    Select the Upgrade option and click Next. The installer program installs the new license files and updates the system properties to indicate that the actual product is installed.

Result

The wizard completes the upgrade and exits at then end of the upgrade without presenting another panel.

This procedure results in upgrading a trial installation to the actual WebSphere Application Server - Express product.

What to do next

You can install the Express product again to add features. Or you can use the Profile creation wizard to create more stand-alone application servers.

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 install_root/profiles directory by default.

See Using the Profile creation wizard for more information.

If you have already created the topology that you require, try deploying an application in your environment.

Deploy an application to get started!

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




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