This topic describes how to install IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express, Version 6 on a Windows operating system.
Before you begin
Before using this topic to prepare for installing the Express 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 a member of the administrator group to successfully install the product. Creating a Windows service for the server1 process requires you to have the following advanced user right: Act as part of the operating system.
During the procedure, you can assign another ID or the one you are using to install, as the user who will log on the Windows service. That user requires the advanced user right: Log on as a service.
However, if you do not have this advanced user right or if the user ID that is to log on the Windows service does not have the advanced user right, the Installation wizard assigns the advanced right to the user.
Why and when to perform this task
After verifying prerequisites, verifying the product CD, and setting your installation goals, you can start installing. Use the following procedure to link to the type of installation procedure that you require. Then install the WebSphere Application Server - Express product on your operating system.
Steps for this task (dependent on configuration)
The typical installation of the Express product installs all of the features. The features include the core product files (required), the Javadoc (optional), and the Sample applications (optional).
See Installing the Express product with full installation options.
The custom installation lets you select features to install.
A silent installation requires you to edit the example response file to contain all of your installation choices. After creating a valid response file, issue the install command with the silent parameter from a command window.
See Installing silently.
After using a custom installation to omit one or both of the optional features, you can install the product again to add the features. Select a missing feature to install it.
See Installing additional features on an existing Express product.
After installing a trial, you can install the actual product to upgrade the trial to the real product.
See Upgrading the Express trial to the Express product.Result
This procedure results in the Installation wizard installing WebSphere Application Server - Express into the installation root directory. The Installation wizard creates a profile named default that provides the run-time 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 install_root/profiles directory by default.
See Using the Profile creation wizard 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.