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.