Use the launchpad to install IBM® WebSphere® Application Server from the product
media or from an installation image that you can download
from the Passport Advantage® site.
About this task
This topic provides an overview of installing the base WebSphere Application Server product.
The installation program uses the InstallShield
MultiPlatform (ISMP) product to perform the installation. You can
use the installation wizard either from a graphical interface or from
the command line. If you use the -silent parameter on the command
line option, the installation wizard does not display the graphical
user interface.
Install
the base product to create a single standalone application server
named server1. You can also use the Profile Management Tool to create multiple
standalone application servers on the machine.
Procedure
- Use the launchpad to get started,
if possible.
The launchpad gives you important clues
about creating typical topologies. The installation solution diagrams
identify some of the system topologies you can create. The launchpad
is in the root directory of the product CD.
The launchpad also
provides access to the documentation for each of the installable components
on the product CD. Use the launchpad to launch the installation program
for each of the installable components in the primary disk packet.
See Using the launchpad to start installations.
Or you can start the installation directly with the install command.
/WAS/install
\WAS\install
- Review typical installation scenarios
for the product.
- Install a standalone application
server.
The installation
of the product creates a standalone application server. You simply
have to start the application server named server1 to begin using
the server.
The steps for installing a standalone application
server are:
- Prepare the operating system.
- Insert the product disk or access a downloaded installation image.
- Start the launchpad, or run the install command.
- Install the product.
- Check for and install any recommended maintenance packages.
- Open the First steps console and start the application server.
- Create multiple application
servers on a single machine.
Two
different wizards create an application server:
- The installation wizard creates one standalone application server
profile.
- Each use of the Profile Management Tool also
creates one standalone application server profile.
Installing the product again on the same machine or partition
is not necessary. Use the Profile Management Tool to create additional
application server profiles. Each profile contains one server1 application
server.
Each application server profile is a unique runtime
environment, with its own configuration, applications, data, logs,
and administrative interface. All of the application server instances
on a machine share the same set of core product files.
The
following procedure shows the basic steps for creating two profiles
on one machine:
- Prepare the operating system.
- Insert and mount the product disk.
- Start the launchpad.
- Launch the installation program for the product.
- Install the product.
- Check for and install any recommended maintenance packages.
- Change directories to the app_server_root/firststeps directory.
- Start the First steps console with the firststeps command.
./firststeps.sh
firststeps.bat
- Select the Profile Management Tool option
and create a new application server profile.
Give the new profile
a unique name, such as Profile02.
- Start each application server.
- Troubleshoot any problems.
If you encounter a problem such as needing more space or
missing the right prerequisite updates on your system, cancel the
installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.
The installation procedure has a description of more comprehensive
troubleshooting procedures.
Results
The application server product is installed on a single machine.
If the server process cannot
start, follow the procedure in Troubleshooting installation.
What to do next
After installing
the product from the installation image, the next step is to check
for available updates before you alter the configuration of the product.
Read the "Installing maintenance packages" topic for more information.
After installing, updating, and verifying, the next step is to use the product. Start the application server. to use the administrative console to deploy an existing application. See Fast paths for WebSphere Application Server for more information.