You can install additional features on an existing IBM
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment installation.
Before you begin
This topic assumes that you have an existing Network Deployment
installation and that you want to install a feature using the installation
wizard graphical user interface.
Supported configurations: On the Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
operating systems, you might encounter the following error message
when you launch a graphical user interface to install or uninstall
the product:
The installer is unable to run in graphical mode. Try running the installer with the -console or -silent flag". This issue is specific to using Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
For
more information, see the documentation about the problems using the
graphical installation process.
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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.
Before starting this installation, see the following topics:
- Log on to the operating 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.
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.
- Stop each running application server
with the stopServer command.
Stop
all server processes in all profiles on the machine. For example,
issue the following command from the
profile_root/bin directory
to stop the server1 process in the application server profile:
./stopServer.sh server1
If
a server is running and security is enabled, use the following command:
./stopServer.sh server1 -user user_ID -password password
If
you have multiple servers, you can use the
serverStatus command
to find running application servers. Issue the following command from
the
profile_root/bin directory
to determine which servers, if any, are running:
./serverStatus.sh -all
- Stop the node agent process with the stopNode command.
Stop the node agent process that might be running on the
machine. For example, issue the following command from the
profile_root/bin directory
of a federated node on a Linux
® machine
to stop the node agent process:
./stopNode.sh
If servers are running and security is enabled,
use the following command:
./stopNode.sh -user user_ID -password password
- Stop the deployment manager dmgr process
with the stopManager command.
Stop
all dmgr processes that are running on the machine. For example, issue
this command on a Linux machine
from the
profile_root/bin directory
of the deployment manager profile:
./stopManager.sh -user user_ID -password password
- Uninstall all maintenance packages.
You are using the product installation image to install additional
features. The features have not had any maintenance applied to them.
If you remove all maintenance packages, your entire product will be
at the same release level. You can then reapply the maintenance packages
as described in a later step.
Start the Update Installer program with the updi_root/update command
to search for and uninstall all maintenance packages.
- Insert the product disc that provides
the feature into the disc drive.
Feature |
Product disc |
Sample Applications |
WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment |
Mount the drive if necessary
as described in Mounting disc drives on operating systems such as AIX or Linux.
- Start the installation.
Or you can start the installation directly with the install command.
/WAS/install
\WAS\install
If you have a problem starting the launchpad, use the
troubleshooting information in Using the launchpad to start the installation to
correct the problem.
When using the launchpad, launch the installation
wizard for WebSphere® Application
Server Network
Deployment.
After launching the installation wizard from
the launchpad or 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 both the IBM and the non-IBM terms 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 automatically checks for prerequisite operating
system patches with the prereqChecker application, review the prerequisites
on the WebSphere Application
Server detailed system requirements web site if you have not
already done so.
Although the installation process
verifies that the minimum required version of the operating system
is available, the installation process might not correctly flag a
maintenance upgrade of that operating system version as being a supported
configuration. If you have upgraded your supported operating system
version to a higher maintenance level and you receive the following
error message, then you can ignore the message and click
Next.
Avoid trouble: Although maintenance upgrades of the same
major release are supported, subsequent
major releases of the
operating system might not be supported.
gotcha
Failed : Your operating system failed the
prerequisites check.
A supported operating system was not detected. Support for your
operating system might have been added after the release of the
product.
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. This task describes the scenario
where a previous installation exists and you are adding features with
an incremental installation.
When the wizard detects a previous
installation, it displays the Existing installation panel. The panel
lets you add features to the existing installation, or perform a new
installation to another directory.
- Choose to install additional features.
Click Next to continue to the Features selection
panel.
Do not change the installation directory unless
another existing installation is in the directory that you specify.
An incremental installation adds features to the shared binaries identified
in the field.
You can add features to the core product files
at any time by running the Installation wizard again. Installing additional
features does not affect profiles that you might have already created.
When
adding features during an incremental installation, the wizard displays
the Features selection panel next.
- Select features to install and click Next.
In Version 6.1, just one feature is available,
which installs sample applications.
Table 1. Features for the WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment product
Feature |
Description |
Application
Server Samples |
Installs the Samples Gallery
and Plants By WebSphere applications. |
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 disk 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.
- Review the summary information and click Next to
install the product code or Back to change
your specifications.
The disk space shown on the pre-installation
summary panel includes space for the Java Virtual
Machine (JVM). Subtract the size of the JVM for your operating system
to determine the installed size on disc for the features that you
selected.
Table 2. JVM sizes
AIX® |
HP-UX |
Linux |
Solaris |
Windows |
59 MB |
pa-risc: 109 MB 64 bit: 137 MB
|
ia32: 83 MB 64 bit: 133 MB
|
81 MB |
ia32: 75 MB 64 bit: 71 MB
|
Verify that you have the total amount of free space
shown before installing. Space is required for a working copy of the
JVM during the installation.
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.
At the end
of the installation, the wizard displays the Installation completion
panel.
- Verify the success of the installer
program by examining the completion panel and the log.txt file
for installation status.
Examine the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt file
to verify that there were no file system or other unusual errors while
installing. If there are problems, correct them, and reinstall the
product.
If problems occur, consult the following applicable
logs:
Log files for WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment: The following table shows the installation logs,
content, and indicators of success and failure for WebSphere Application Server
Network
Deployment for Version 6.1:
Table 3. Installation and profile creation logs for WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment
Log |
Content |
Indicators |
app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt |
Logs all installation events |
- Return code
- Meaning
- 0
- Success
- 1
- Failure
- 2
- Partial Success
|
app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_create.log |
• Traces all events that occur during the
creation of the named profile
• Created when using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofiles command
|
- INSTCONFFAIL
- Total profile creation failure.
- INSTCONFSUCCESS
- Successful profile creation.
- INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
- Profile creation errors occurred but the profile is still functional.
Additional information identifies the errors.
|
user_data_root/profileRegistry/logs/manageprofiles/create.log |
• Traces all events that occur during the
creation of the named profile
• Created when using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofiles command
|
- INSTCONFFAIL
- Total profile creation failure.
- INSTCONFSUCCESS
- Successful profile creation.
- INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
- Profile creation errors occurred but the profile is still functional.
Additional information identifies the errors.
|
app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_delete.log |
• Traces all events that occur during the
creation of the named profile
• Created when using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofiles command
|
- INSTCONFFAIL
- Total profile deletion failure.
- INSTCONFSUCCESS
- Successful profile deletion.
- INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
- Profile deletion errors occurred but the profile is still deleted.
Additional information identifies the errors.
|
app_server_root/logs/install/installconfig.log.gz |
• Logs the activities of ANT configuration
scripts that run at the end of the installation procedure
•
Gzip file
|
- Configuration action failed:
- Unsuccessful ANT script configuration.
- Configuration action succeeded:
- Successful ANT script configuration.
|
app_server_root/logs/install/installconfig.log |
• Logs the activities of ANT configuration
scripts that run at the end of the installation procedure
|
- Configuration action failed:
- Unsuccessful ANT script configuration.
- Configuration action succeeded:
- Successful ANT script configuration.
|
If the installation of the core product files fails,
fix the error and reinstall.
If the creation
of a profile fails, fix the error and run the Profile Management tool to
recreate the profile.
Troubleshoot the installation if
the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt file
or the app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_create.log file
does not contain a record of any problems, but problems exist.
Troubleshoot the installation
if the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt file
or the user_data_root/profileRegistry/logs/manageprofiles/create.log file
does not contain a record of any problems, but problems exist.
See Troubleshooting installation and Installation component troubleshooting tips for more information.
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Examine the Start menu entry. The menu is an indication
of a successful installation:
- [All]
Programs > IBM WebSphere > Application Server Network Deployment v6.1
If problems exist that cause you to reinstall the product,
correct the errors, uninstall the product as described in Uninstalling the product, reboot a Windows machine or log off and back on as
root on a machine with an operating system such as AIX or Linux,
and reinstall.
- Click Finish to close
the installation wizard.
If you
did not create a profile during the installation, the option to launch
the Profile Management tool is displayed.
Use the Profile Management tool to
create an operational environment that includes a profile.
See Creating profiles using the graphical user interface for
more information.
If you
did create a profile, select the check box to open the First Steps
console.
What to do next
Create any deployment manager profile or application server
profile that your configuration requires.
Adding the samples feature
does not automatically deploy the samples to existing profiles that
did not have samples deployed to them initially. You must create a
new profile to deploy the samples. For example, create an application
server profile and select to deploy the sample applications.
Use the Profile Management tool to create profiles
in the default profile_root directory
or in a directory that you select.
See Creating profiles using the graphical user interface.
After creating an
application server profile, you can deploy an application. See Fast paths for WebSphere Application Server to
get started deploying applications.