Use this procedure to install and customize IBM WebSphere Application
Server components on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows operating systems.
Before you begin
Obtain the product code for distributed platforms in one of the following
ways:
- From the product disc
- From the Passport Advantage site, where licensed customers can download
installation images
- From the Trial download page on the Support site, where you can download
a packed installation file
- From a customized installation package (CIP) created
with the Installation Factory
Trial
downloads are available for WebSphere
Application Server, Application Server Toolkit, IBM HTTP Server, Web server plug-ins
for WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Application Client.
Trial downloads are available at no cost and provide the
same product code as purchased products, The only difference is that the time
period for which a trial installation works is limited. To continue using
a trial installation after the limit is reached, you must purchase a license
and upgrade to the full product.
The launchpad application is
available on the product disc and on downloaded installation images. The launchpad is the recommended method of installing
components that are on the product disc or on the Install
and Migration Tools disc. See Using the launchpad to start the installation for more information about the launchpad.
A customized installation package
does not include the launchpad.
A
customized installation package from the Installation Factory has just one
installable component in the image:
Installable component |
Directory |
Program |
WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment |
WAS |
install |
About this task
Perform the following procedure to learn about and to create a
running version of the product components on your machine. Plan to read through
the major topics in the Welcome, Learn about, and Product overview sections
of the information center before beginning the installation.
If you
are planning to migrate from an earlier version, you can install the WebSphere
Application Server product before migrating.
See Migrating Network Deployment configurations and Using the Migration wizard to migrate product configurations.
Procedure
- Review the installation solution diagrams to help you plan a design
for your application serving topology.
Use the diagrams to identify
and select your installation path. See Planning the installation for more information.
Before
you start installing products with the launchpad, verify that your operating
system is supported and that you have installed all of the prerequisite patches.
As of Version
6.1, administrative security is a selectable installation option that is enabled
by default. Plan to record your administrative user ID and password so that
you can use the administrative console and start and stop application servers.
- Prepare your operating platform for installation.
Use
the information in Preparing the operating system for product installation to
verify that your operating system is able to run the WebSphere Application
Server products.
After preparing your operating system, you are ready
to install the WebSphere Application Server products.
- Install your WebSphere Application Server product.
See Installing the product and additional software for specific
installation procedures for installing a component.
See IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server for information about using
the Installation Factory to create and install customized installation packages
(CIPs). The rest of the steps in this procedure do not apply to installing
the product with the Installation Factory because a CIP can include maintenance
and configured profiles.
Continue to follow this procedure if you are
installing one of the components from the product package so that you install
the most current maintenance and configure the product.
- Install the most current product fixes, as described in Installing maintenance packages. The list of recommended
updates is maintained on the Support site.
- Configure the product after installation.
See Configuring the product after installation.
Create
a cell during installation. The cell includes a deployment manager profile
and a federated application server profile.
The installation
wizard uses the Profile Management tool in
silent mode to create and configure profiles.
See Creating profiles using the graphical user interface and
the description of the manageprofiles command for more
information.
- Optional:
Consider migrating a previous installation to Version 6.x.
See Migrating and coexisting.
You can migrate the configuration and
applications from a previous installation of another version of WebSphere
Application Server. Version 6.x has a utility to help you perform the migration.
Results
You can install the WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product.