One alternative to local installation is to install WebSphere® Application Server for IBM® i from a Windows® workstation graphical user interface
(GUI).
About this task
When you run the GUI installation tool, you specify installation
options interactively during the installation process.
Use
this procedure to install WebSphere Application Server for IBM i with the GUI installation
program:
Procedure
- If TCP/IP is not started or if you don't know if TCP/IP
is started, enter the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command
on the Control Language (CL) command line.
- Verify that the host server jobs are started on your IBM i server. The host
server jobs allow the installation code to run on IBM i.
Enter
this command on a CL command line:
STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
- Verify that your user profile has the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM
special authorities.
- Place the WebSphere Application Server for IBM i disk in the disk
drive of your Windows workstation. The autorun
feature brings up the launchpad. Do not use the IBM WebSphere Application Server Windows disk or any other operating system
platform disk from the product package.
The application
server product installer is spanned across multiple CDs. If you are
installing the product from CD, you will be prompted during the installation
for the next CD.
Best practice: Use the following
procedure to avoid being prompted for subsequent CDs:
- Copy both installation CDs into the same parent directory (for
example, WebSphere7) on your hard disk
- Name the directories DISC1 and DISC2 (for example, WebSphere7/DISC1 and WebSphere7/DISC2)
- If your system's language is not set to English, set the language
to English for the duration of the installation.
Note: If your language
is set to something other than English, the installer will still prompt
you to enter the second CD.
- Run the installer from the DISC1 directory after following the
remaining instructions in this document.
- After you have completed the installation, reset your system's
language to its previous setting if you had changed it during the
installation.
You will not be prompted for the next CD during installation
if you have followed this naming convention. If you are installing
silently, then you must follow this procedure or the installation
will not proceed. If you are installing from a DVD or a downloaded
image, then you do not need to take any action because these images
are not spanned.
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- Click Launch the installation wizard for WebSphere Application
Server.
- Enter the name of the IBM i server where you
are installing WebSphere Application Server for IBM i and your corresponding IBM i login information,
then click OK.
You also must
enter a valid user ID and password for the server. Your profile must
have *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities for this step.
- The installation wizard initializes and then
displays the Welcome panel.
Click Next to
continue.
- On the next panel, if you accept the terms of the license
agreement, select I accept both the IBM and the non-IBM
terms, then click Next. If you
do not accept the terms of the license agreement, you cannot continue
with the installation.
- The system prerequisites check verifies that your server
meets the minimum requirements to install the product. If the prerequisites
are met, click Next. If the prerequisites are
not met, you can continue the installation. However, it is recommended
that you exit the Installation wizard and make the required changes.
- If more than one Java™ SE Development Kit 6 (JDK 6) option is
installed on the machine, then select one of the following.
- IBM Technology for JDK 6 - 32 bit (5722-JV1 or
5761JV1 option 11)
- IBM Technology for JDK 6 - 64 bit (5722-JV1 or
5761JV1 option 12)
- IBM Development Kit for Java 1.6
(5722-JV1 or 5761JV1 option 10)
- The optional features panel is displayed.
There are several features available:
- Install the sample applications
Installs the samples
applications for learning and demonstration environments. The samples
are not recommended for installation on production environments.
- 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.
If you choose not to install a feature at this time, then
you can run the installer later and add features to this installation.
Select the features you want to install and click Next.
Avoid trouble: You might want to defer installing features, such
as language packs and samples, to save disk space. However, consider
installing the features if there is a chance you might use them in
the future. If you choose not to install the features and then later
install maintenance, you will have to uninstall all maintenance, install
the features, and then reapply all maintenance or the features might
be corrupted.
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- The next panel displays the product installation root directory,
the default profile location, and the product library name. Accept
or change these values, then click Next.
The product installation root directory for WebSphere Application
Server for IBM i contains the core
product files. It is referred to in many information center examples
as the app_server_root.
The
default profile location for WebSphere Application Server for IBM i contains the configurable
files for the profile. This directory is referred to in many information
center examples as the user_data_root.
The default profile location is the directory under which the profile
registry and profiles directory are created. The default profile is
created under user_data_root/profiles/default.
The profile registry is created under user_data_root/profileRegistry.
The
product library is often spelled out in information center examples,
but it might also be referred to as the product_library
- Select an initial server environment
on the WebSphere Application
Server environments panel.
The following values are
valid:
Table 1. Profile types
Profile Type |
Description |
Management |
Create a management profile that provides
the servers and services necessary to manage your WebSphere environment. You can select one
of the following management profile types on the following panel:
|
Application server |
Create a standalone application server profile. |
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. |
- On the next panel, choose whether to enable administrative
security. If enabled, specify a user name and password to access the
administrative tools. Click Next to continue.
The user ID and password do not need to be a system user
ID and password or an LDAP user ID and password. The ID-and-password
pair specified are stored in the user registry and used for administrative
security for the default profile.
- Click Finish to close the InstallShield
program.
- For security purposes, if the host servers were not running
prior to installation, it is recommended that you run the End Host
Server (ENDHOSTSVR) command after the installation
is complete
Results
This procedure results in installing WebSphere Application
Server for IBM i from a Windows workstation GUI, which can take up
to 120 minutes to complete.