Install a IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment customized
installation package (CIP) using the Installation wizard on distributed operating
system platforms. You install from a CIP image created with the Installation
Factory.
Before you begin
You can install a customized installation
package (CIP) that includes a WebSphere Application Server product and one
or more maintenance packages and other customizations. The Installation Factory
must create a CIP before you can install the CIP. See Developing and installing customized installation packages
for
more information about creating a customized installation package (CIP).
This topic describes one of the
available installation procedures.
If this topic does
not describe the procedure that you meant to select, click the link to the
description of the appropriate installation procedure before you issue the install command.
Knowing
what component to install and in what order to install the component is an
important consideration. Before starting this installation, see Planning to install Network Deployment
. The diagrams show typical
topologies for the product. The solutions are also in the Installation
solution diagrams in the launchpad. See Using the launchpad to start the installation
.
- Log on to the operating system.
Log
on as root on an operating system such as AIX or Linux, or as a member of
the administrator group on a Windows system.
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When installing on a Windows system, a Windows
service is automatically created to autostart the application server if your
installer user account has 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 set
the advanced options. See your Windows documentation for more information.
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.
If you plan to run the application server as a Windows
service, do not install from 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.
- Insert the CD or DVD with the CIP into the disc drive, or access
the directory where the CIP is located.
Mount the drive if necessary
as described in Mounting disc drives on operating systems such as AIX or Linux
.
- Start the installation directly with the install command.
/WAS/install
\WAS\install
If a problem occurs with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), use
the WebSphere Application Server JRE in the /java/jre/bin directory
of an installation image to start the installation.
After launching
the installation wizard from the command line, the installer wizard initializes
and then displays the Welcome panel.
- Click Next to continue.
The license agreement displays.
- Read the license agreement and accept its terms.
Click
the radio button beside the message I accept the terms in the license
agreement to agree to the license agreement and 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 Supported hardware and software 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.
- 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.
Specifically, the wizard
looks for an existing Version 6.0.x installation.
If the wizard
detects a previous installation, it displays the Existing installation panel,
where you can:
- Add features to the existing installation
- Perform a new installation to another directory
- Add maintenance from a CIP to the existing installation
- Add files, directories, enterprise application archive (EAR) files, and
a configuration archive (CAR) file from a CIP to the existing installation
- Use scripts in a CIP to configure the existing system
See Installing CIP features on an existing Network Deployment product
for more information about the scenario that adds features.
This procedure assumes that you do not have an existing installation
that you intend to update.
- Select features to install and click Next.
A CIP might have
from zero to all of the product features. You can install only what was included
in the CIP.
Table 1. Features for
the WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment product
Feature |
Description |
Core product files |
Installs the product binary code. |
Application Server
Samples |
Installs the Samples Gallery and Plants
By WebSphere applications. |
Javadoc |
Installs the application programming
interface (API) and system programming interface (SPI) documentation for WebSphere
Application Server classes. |
For better performance in either a development or production environment,
do not install the Samples. By omitting the Samples, you can improve application
server startup time by 60 percent and save 15 percent of disc space. You can
save up to 30 percent of process footprint (based on a maximum heap size of
256 MB).
The installation wizard displays a confirmation panel.
- Specify the destination of the installation root
directory and click Next.
Specify the
location of the installation root directory for the product binaries, which
are also known as the core product files or system files.
The core
product files do not change unless you:
Install a CIP
- Add a feature
- Install service, such as refresh packs, fix packs,
or interim fixes
- Install another product that extends the Network Deployment product.
Restriction:
- Deleting the default target location and leaving an installation directory
field empty prevents you from continuing.
Do not use symbolic links as the destination
directory. Symbolic links are not supported.
Spaces are not supported in the name
of the installation directory on operating systems such as AIX or Linux.
Do not use a semicolon in the directory name on Windows
systems. WebSphere Application Server cannot install properly on a Windows
platform if the target directory includes a semicolon. A semicolon is the
character used to construct the class path on Windows systems.
The installer program checks for required space before calling
the installation wizard. If you do not have enough space, stop the installation
program, free space by deleting unused files and emptying the recycle bin,
and restart the installation.
- Review the summary information, then click Next to
install the product code or Back to change your specifications.
The installation wizard creates the uninstaller program
and then displays a progress panel that shows which components are being installed.
At the end of the installation, the wizard displays the Installation completion
panel.
- Click Finish to close the installation
wizard.
Select
the check box to launch the Profile Creation wizard,
then click Next to close the installation wizard and
launch the Profile Creation wizard.
See Creating profiles through the graphical user interface
for more information.
Results
The installation
wizard installs the product files into the installation root directory.
You must create a profile that defines a
deployment manager, a managed node, or a stand-alone application server to
have an operational environment.
After
installing a CIP, create an application server profile using the special Profile Creation wizard to restore a configuration
archive customization. See Creating customized CIP profiles from the command line
.