Installation methods for installing the WebSphere® Application
Server product include installing from the server, installing from
a Windows® workstation command line, or installing
from the Windows workstation graphical
user interface.
About this task
New, more granular installation procedures simplify installation
and improve installation reliability. Installation routines exist
for the following components on the product disk. Separate
installation procedures let you install only what you need on a particular
machine:
- WebSphere Application Server
- This component installs the application server run time and optionally
installs various features:
- Sample applications
- If you do not want to use the WebSphere Application
Server samples, you can clear the check box for this optional feature.
See Installing and accessing the Samples Gallery on IBM i for more information.
- Install non-English language packages for the administrative console
- Installs all the non-English language files for using the administrative
console from machines with non-English locales. If you do not select
this option then only the English language pack is installed.
- Install non-English language packages for the application server
runtime environment
- Installs all the non-English language files that support the application
server runtime environment such as the wsadmin tool and logging. If
you do not select this option then only the English language pack
is installed.
- Web server plug-ins
- This component provides the necessary files and Web server plug-ins
for running remote HTTP servers to access WebSphere Application
Server.
Read the "Installing Web server plug-ins
on IBM® i" topic for
more information.
- Application client
- This component provides the client application development and
runtime portion of the WebSphere Application Server
product. This component allows you to compile your client application
code and run both Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
(Java EE) client applications and thin applications.
Use any of the following installation methods
to install WebSphere Application Server on your IBM i server.
Procedure
- Install WebSphere Application Server
from your IBM i server.
Installing the product from the CD-ROM drive of your IBM i server requires direct
physical access to the server. The local installation requires less
time to complete than a remote installation. The local installation
reads installation options from a response file.
See Installing WebSphere Application Server from your IBM i system.
- Install WebSphere Application Server
from a Windows workstation command line.
The install.exe command
invokes the installation wizard. The wizard reads installation options
from a response file. Installing the product from a Windows workstation
does not require direct physical access to the IBM i server, but it typically
requires more time to complete than a local installation.
See Installing from a Windows workstation command line.
- Run the GUI installation tool from a Windows workstation
The interactive GUI uses an InstallShield interface to prompt
you for installation options. Installing the product from a Windows workstation does not require direct
physical access to the IBM i server,
but typically requires more time to complete than a local installation.
See Installing on IBM i using a Windows workstation GUI.
Results
Selecting one of the methods results in performing an installation
that can take up to 120 minutes to complete.