Installing WebSphere Application Server -- Typical Installation option

To install WebSphere Application Server along with the IBM Developer Kit, IBM HTTP Server and DB2 UDB, do the following:

  1. Ensure that you will be installing WebSphere Application Server under a local Windows user ID that is in the Administrative group and has the advanced user rights "Act as part of the operating system" and "Log on as a service."
  2. If IBM HTTP Server or another Web server on your system is running, stop the Web server.

    If you have a level of IBM HTTP Server prior to version 1.3.19 on your system, you must uninstall it for the WebSphere Application Server installation program to install IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19.

  3. If you obtained Version 4.0 from the product Web site, run or unpack the downloaded executable. Then, run the setup.exe file. If you have the product CD, simply run \nt\setup.exe.

    You will need 135 MB free in your temp directory (usually on the C drive), even if you are installing on another drive, because the installation shield package unpacks to the temp directory. This will kick off an installation shield package.

  4. If the Choose Setup Language dialog is displayed, select a language and click OK.
  5. Click Next to pass the introductory page.
  6. If WebSphere Application Server is already installed on your system, a dialog giving you the option to backup and uninstall WebSphere Application Server displays. You now have three options:
    • To backup your files and uninstall WebSphere Application Server, click Backup and Uninstall and then Next to continue with the installation.
    • To install to a different directory, simply click Next and continue with the installation.
    • To migrate your files from a previous release, click Perform Migration. Complete the migration, then run the WebSphere installation program again.

    If WebSphere Application Server is not already installed on your system, proceed to step 7.

  7. On the Installation Options dialog, click Typical Installation and then Next.
  8. On the Security Options dialog, fill in the user ID and password to use for the application server. Do not use the characters < or > for the user ID or password. After you fill in the fields, click Next.
  9. Specify the destination directory for WebSphere Application Server. If IBM HTTP Server is not installed already, you can also specify the destination directory for that product. If you are installing from the WebSphere CD and DB2 is not installed already, you can also specify the destination directory for DB2. Then, click Next.
  10. On the Database Options dialog, do the following:
    1. For Database Type, select DB2. If the Application Server will be using a database that is installed on a machine other than the one onto which you are installing WebSphere Application Server, select the Remote Database check box.
    2. For Database Name, give the name of the database to use. The default is was40.
    3. For Database User ID, specify the Username that installed DB2 UDB; or specify a new name and the WebSphere installation program will create a new database user ID for you.
    4. For Password and Confirm Password, enter your password. If you specified the Username that installed DB2 UDB, ensure that you specify the password specified when installing DB2 UDB. Note that DB2 requires a password of 8 or fewer characters.
    5. For Path, specify the path for the database program. This is the SQLLIB directory.
    6. Click Next.
  11. Select a program folder and click Next.
  12. Click Next again to begin the installation.
  13. After the installation completes, check the box to view the README file.

    For the most recent version of the README or release notes, go to the Library section of the product Web site at http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/.

  14. Click Finish and, to complete the installation, restart your computer.