Install
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment on AIX 5L, HP-UX,
Linux, Linux on zSeries, Solaris, or Windows operating systems.
Before you begin
Before you use the installation tools, read this topic
to prepare for installation and to learn about installation options.
Also read the hardware and software requirements on the Supported hardware and software Web site.
Guidelines for installing WebSphere Application Server on Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and Windows 2008 operating systems:
- Support for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 on the Windows
Vista operating system began with WebSphere Application Server Version
6.1.0.9. Support for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 on the
Windows Server 2008 operating system began with WebSphere Application
Server Version 6.1.0.17.
Windows Vista and Windows 2008 are supported
as 32-bit platforms for WebSphere Application Server development and
testing, but Windows Vista is not supported for application server
production use. Application clients are supported for development,
testing, and production use.
See WebSphere Application Server detailed system requirements and WebSphere Application Server support for the Microsoft
Windows Vista operating system for more information.
- Because of differences between the Microsoft Windows Vista and
Windows 2008 operating system and previous Windows operating systems,
particularly in the area of User Account Control (UAC), the following
procedure should be followed when installing Websphere Application
Server on a machine containing these operating systems.
- First, install Websphere Application Server Version 6.1.
Perform
your installation with an understanding of the differences between
these operating systems and earlier Microsoft Windows operating systems.
From the standpoint of Websphere Application Server installation and
operation, one of the most significant changes for these operating
systems is the introduction of UAC. UAC is enabled by default.
- Choosing a user account
Use the administrator account
that was created when the operating system was installed to install
WebSphere Application Server. This account is a member of the administrators
group.
- Choosing an installation location
The following default
installation directory is often used on other Windows operating systems:
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
However,
WebSphere Application Server locates various log files and configuration
files in the installation directory; and on the Windows Vista and
Windows 2008 operating systems, files located under the
Program
Files directory can only be created or modified by applications
running with Administrator privileges. On a machine running these
operating systems, therefore, you should install Websphere Application
Server in the user directory of the administrator account. Typically,
this would be similar to the following directory:
C:\Users\administrator_account_name\IBM\Websphere\AppServer
You
might have to manually override the default selection to install in
the recommended location. The best practice would be for you to install
all Websphere Application Server components under the following directory:
C:\Users\administrator_account_name\IBM
Note: Websphere
Application Server icons and shortcuts are not created in the Windows
Start menu for any users other than the Administrator if you install
under the Program Files directory (which is not
recommended in any case). You must install to a directory other than Program
Files if you want to have Websphere Application Server
icons and shortcuts created in the Start menus of users with standard
privileges.
- Installing silently
Performing a silent installation
of Version 6.1 on a machine running the Windows Vista or Windows 2008
operating system requires Administrator privileges.
- If you launch the silent installation using standard user privileges,
you are presented with an elevation prompt for Administrator privileges
before you are allowed to continue.
You can avoid this prompt by
running the silent installation from a Command Prompt window that
is opened by performing the following actions:
- Right-click a Command Prompt shortcut.
- Click Run As Administrator.
- When you open the Command Prompt window as Administrator, an operating-system
dialog appears that asks you if you want to continue. Click Continue to
proceed.
You might have to manually change the installLocation specification
in your response file to point to the recommended installation directory.
- Installing as a non-Administrator
- Performing runtime operations after installation
Immediately
after installing Version 6.1, do not attempt to perform any of the
following runtime operations:
- Launching the Websphere Application Server runtime
- Verifying the installation
- Using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofiles command
to create profiles
You will be able to perform these operations on Windows Vista
after you have installed a service pack containing Version 6.1.0.9
or later as described later in this procedure. You will be able to
perform these operations on Windows 2008 after you have installed
a service pack containing Version 6.1.0.17 or later.
Download and install the Update Installer
for WebSphere Software Version 6.1.0.9 or later from the product support
Web site. See Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server for
a link to the appropriate Update Installer download page and installation
instructions.
- Download and install the Update Installer for
WebSphere Software Version 6.1.0.17 or later from the product support
Web site.
See Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server for
a link to the appropriate Update Installer download page and installation
instructions.
- Download and install the latest code for the IBM Installation
Factory for WebSphere Application Server.
See IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application
Server V6.1 releases for the Installation Factory download
page.
- Make sure that you are using IBM Java™ 2
Platform Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK) 1.5 Service Release
5 or later.
- Use the Update Installer for WebSphere Software Version 6.1.0.9
or later to install a service pack containing Websphere Application
Server Version 6.1.0.9 or later. Use the Update Installer for WebSphere
Software Version 6.1.0.17 or later to install a service pack containing
Websphere Application Server Version 6.1.0.17 or later.
Make sure
that you use the same administrator account that you used for the
Version 6.1 installation.
- You can now perform the following actions:
Except for on the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system,
the launchpad is the preferred method of starting the installation.
Use the launchpad console to access the product overview, the installation
guide, and the readme file. Use the launchpad to launch each installation
procedure. See Using the launchpad to start the installation for
more information.
The installation procedure requires the installer
ID to have the following advanced user rights, Act as part
of the operating system and Log on as a service to
install Windows services.
The installer ID can be a non-root
user ID. However, some installation procedures might require the installer
ID to be the root user. One such example is the GSKit, which is required
for using SSL with the IBM HTTP Server. After installing the IBM HTTP
Server or the Web server plug-ins as a non-root user, log on as the
root user and install GSKit. For detailed information on non-root
limitations see, Limitations of non-root installers.
About this task
Use the information in this topic to learn about the types
of installation available. This topic has links to more detailed installation
topics.
You can install a product using the installation wizard
GUI or silent mode. The installation wizard performs the following
actions:
- Automatically checks prerequisites
- Looks for a previous WebSphere Application Server
Version 6.1 installation to determine whether to let you add features
to the product binaries or to install a new set of product binaries
- Looks for a previous Version 6.1 installation
to determine whether to let you upgrade from a trial installation
to the real product
- Installs the necessary product binaries
- Prompts you to create
a cell profile, a deployment manager profile, a standalone application
server profile, or a custom profile; or prompts you to start the Profile Management tool to create a profile
Procedure
- Plan your installation as described in Planning the installation.
- Prepare your
operating platform for installation as described in Preparing the operating system for product installation.
- Review the roadmap for installing
the Network Deployment product as described in Roadmap: Installing the Network Deployment product.
- Install the Network Deployment
product.
If you cannot use a graphical user interface
on your operating system for some reason, use the wizard in silent
mode.
Choose an installation scenario:
- Graphical user interface: Perform the installation with
the wizard, as described in Installing Network Deployment.
The
installation lets you select features to install.
- Graphical user interface: Install additional features to
an existing installation as described in Installing additional features on an existing Network Deployment product.
After installing the product, you can install
it again to update the system files by installing previously uninstalled
features.
- Command-line interface: Perform a silent installation as
described in Installing silently.
A
silent installation requires you to edit the response file that contains
all of your installation choices. After creating a valid response
file, issue the install command with the -silent
parameter and the -options parameter from a command window.
The installer program does not support the ISMP-console
installation method at this time.
If you encounter a problem
such as needing more disk space or temporary space or missing prerequisite
packages on your system, cancel the installation, make the required
changes, and restart the installation.
- You can also install optional components for use with the
application server. Many of these components are included
on the Supplements disc included with the application server. Use
the Supplements disc to access installation programs and documentation
for Application Client, IBM Support Assistant, Update Installer, GSKit,
IBM HTTP Server, Installation Factory, and Web server plug-ins. You
can also use the migration tools from this disc or copy the tools
to your system.
The Launchpad application in the root directory
of the Supplements disc lets you install and view information about
many of the components on the disc.
The Supplements disc also
has World Type and Devanagari fonts on Linux. Use your Linux system
utilities to install the World Type fonts or the Devanagari fonts.
Use your operating system utilities to install the Devanagari fonts
on other operating systems. The Devanagari fonts support Hindi, Sanskrit,
and some other languages.
- Optional:
Install IBM HTTP Server.
After installing a WebSphere
Application Server product, you can use the application server to
serve applications over the Internet. It is not necessary to install
the IBM HTTP Server or another Web server.
The installation
solution diagrams in Planning the installation show
the components that are present in different types of environments.
See Installing IBM HTTP Server for
more information about installing IBM HTTP Server.
- Optional:
Install Web server plug-ins for IBM HTTP Server or another supported
Web server.
If you install the IBM HTTP Server or another
Web server, you must then install a binary module for the Web server
to enable it to communicate with WebSphere Application Server products.
After
installing a Web server plug-in, the Plug-ins installation wizard
configures a new element in the application server configuration called
a Web server definition. You can then manage applications
for the Web server using the administrative console.
See Installing Web server plug-ins for
more information.
- Optional:
Install the application clients.
You do not need
to install the Application Client unless an application that you are
deploying was designed to run as a client application.
See Installing Application Client for WebSphere Application Server for
more information.
- Optional: Install the Update
Installer for WebSphere Software.
Use the Update Installer
to install maintenance packages for any of the installable WebSphere
software components in the product package. See Installing the Update Installer for WebSphere Software for more information.
- Optional: Use the Install
and Migration Tools disk to access the Update Installer, migration
tools, the IBM Support Assistant, and World Type fonts.
Results
You
can install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version
6.x by following this procedure.
You can also install
IBM HTTP Server, the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application
Server, and the application clients for WebSphere Application Server.