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Task overview: Installing

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:

New or updated for this feature pack You must download Web Services feature pack and SOA feature pack installation images. Feature pack product code is not available on disc or in a CIP.

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.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Install your WebSphere Application Server product.

    See Installing the product and additional software for specific installation procedures for installing a component.

    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.

  4. Install the most current product fixes, as described in Installing maintenance packages. The list of recommended updates is maintained on the Support site.
  5. Configure the product after installation.

    See Configuring the product after installation.

    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.

Results

You can install the WebSphere Application Server product.

What to do next

Deploy your applications. Go to Fast paths for WebSphere Application Server for a description of how to get started deploying applications.




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