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.
You install
a feature pack on top of a Version 6.1 WebSphere Application Server
product installation. If you prepared your operating system for the
Version 6.1 installation, no additional preparation is required to
install a feature pack.
If you have not installed
a Version 6.1 product yet, install the WebSphere Application Server
base, Express, or Network Deployment product. See the documentation
for those products for instructions on installation.
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.
Except on the Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Vista
operating system, 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 or augment a profile using the Profile Management tool
- Plan your installation as described in Planning the installation.
newfeatInstall a feature
pack on an existing Version 6.1 WebSphere Application Server installation.
If you cannot use a graphical user interface on your operating
system, use the wizard in silent mode.
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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Choose
an installation scenario:
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 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.