Use this topic to install a DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server using the launchpad. Installing the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server allows a secure proxy server profile to be created outside of the cell.
Review the topic Selecting a DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server topology to determine how the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server is best used in your environment.
Complete the following steps to install a DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
Click Next to continue.
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. 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.
Warning: A supported operating system was not detected. Support for your operating system might have been added after the release of the product. See the WebSphere Application Server detailed system requirements Web pages for more information about supported operating systems. You can continue with the installation, but the installation or product operation might not succeed without applying maintenance. Go to the product support Web pages to obtain the latest maintenance packages to apply after installation.
Refer to the documentation for non-IBM prerequisite and corequisite products to learn how to migrate to their supported versions.
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.
This procedure assumes that you do not have an existing installation that you intend to update.
Specify the location of the installation root directory for the product binaries, which are also known as the core product files or system files.
The system-owned default app_server_root directories for installing as a root user or an administrator are different than the user-owned default app_server_root directories when installing as a non-root installer.
The installer program checks for required space before calling the Installation wizard. If you do not have enough space, stop the installation program, free space by deleting unused files and emptying the recycle bin, then restart the installation.
Profile Type | Description |
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Management | Create a management profile that provides the servers and services necessary to manage your WebSphere environment. A management profile includes an administrative agent server and services for managing multiple application server environments. An administrative agent manages application servers that are on the same workstation. |
Secure proxy | Create a secure proxy server to take requests from the internet and forward them to application servers. The secure proxy server resides in the DMZ. |
None | Do not create a profile during installation. However, if you do not create a profile during installation, then you must create a profile after installation to have an operational product. |
Review the summary information. Click Next to install the product code or Back to change your specifications.
The installation wizard creates the uninstaller program and then displays a progress panel that shows which components are being installed.
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 errors, but errors exist.
Read the Troubleshooting installation and Installation component troubleshooting tips topics for more information.
If problems exist that cause you to reinstall the product, correct the errors, uninstall the product as described in Uninstalling a DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server, 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.
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 the profiles documentation for more information.
If you did create a profile, select the check box to open the First Steps console then click Finish.
The installation wizard installs the product files into the installation root directory.
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