Installing the product and additional software

Install the application server product on AIX®, HP-UX, Linux®, Solaris, or Windows® operating systems.

Before you begin

Before you use the installation tools, read this topic to prepare for installation and to learn about installation options. Also read the hardware and software requirements on the Supported hardware and software Web site.

The launchpad is the preferred method of starting the installation. Use the launchpad console to access the product overview, the installation guide, and the readme file. Use the launchpad to launch each installation procedure. Read Using the launchpad to start installations for more information.

[Windows] The installation procedure requires the installer ID to have the following advanced user rights, Act as part of the operating system and Log on as a service to install Windows services.

You can install as a root or non-root user. For detailed information on non-root installation considerations, read Non-root installations.

About this task

Use the information in this topic to learn about the types of installation available. This topic has links to more detailed installation topics.

You can install a product using the installation wizard GUI or silent mode. The installation wizard performs the following actions:
  • Automatically checks prerequisites
  • Looks for a previous WebSphere® Application Server Version installation to determine whether to let you add features to the product binaries or to install a new set of product binaries
  • Looks for a previous installation to determine whether to let you upgrade from a trial installation to the real product
  • Installs the necessary product binaries
  • Prompts you to create a cell profile, a management profile, a standalone application server profile, a custom profile, or a secure proxy profile; or prompts you to start the Profile Management Tool to create a profile

Procedure

  1. Plan your installation as described in Planning the WebSphere Application Server product installation.
  2. Prepare your operating platform for installation as described in Preparing the operating system for product installation.
  3. Review the roadmap for installing the Express product as described in Roadmap: Installing the Express product.
  4. Install the Express product.

    If you cannot use a graphical user interface on your operating system for some reason, use the wizard in silent mode.

    Choose an installation scenario:
    • Graphical user interface: Install with the wizard as described in Installing the Express product.
    • Graphical user interface: Install additional features to an existing installation as described in Installing additional features on an existing Express product.

      After installing Express, you can install it again to update the system files by installing previously uninstalled features.

    • Graphical user interface: Upgrade a trial version to a product version as described in Upgrading from the Express trial to the Express product.
    • Command-line interface: Perform a silent installation as described in Installing silently.

      A silent installation requires you to edit the response file that contains all of your installation choices. After creating a valid response file, issue the install command with the -silent parameter and the -options parameter from a command window.

    Restriction: Do not use the for InstallShield Multi-Platforms (ISMP) -console option when invoking the installation or update installer programs. It is an undocumented and unsupported option. If it is necessary to install WebSphere Application Server products at a console, refer to Installing silently.

    If you encounter a problem such as needing more disk space or temporary space or missing prerequisite packages on your system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.

  5. Optional: Install optional components for use with the application server.

    Many of these components are included on the Supplements disk included with the application server. Use the Supplements disk to access installation programs and documentation for Application Client for WebSphere Application Server, IBM® Support Assistant Agent, Update Installer, GSKit, IBM HTTP Server, Installation Factory, and Web server plug-ins. You can also use the migration tools or copy the tools to your system from this disk.

    Read the migration documentation for information about how to use the migration tools on this disk.

    The launchpad application in the root directory of the Supplements disk lets you install and view information about many of the components on the disk.

    The Supplements disk also has World Type and Devanagari fonts on Linux. Use your Linux system utilities to install the World Type fonts or the Devanagari fonts. Use your operating system utilities to install the Devanagari fonts on other operating systems. The Devanagari fonts support Hindi, Sanskrit, and some other languages.

    1. Optional: Install IBM HTTP Server.

      After installing a WebSphere Application Server product, you can use the application server to serve applications over the Internet. It is not necessary to install the IBM HTTP Server or another Web server.

      The installation solution diagrams in Planning the WebSphere Application Server product installation show the components that are present in different types of environments.

      Read Installing IBM HTTP Server for more information about installing IBM HTTP Server.

    2. Optional: Install Web server plug-ins for IBM HTTP Server or another supported Web server.

      If you install the IBM HTTP Server or another Web server, you must then install a binary module for the Web server to enable it to communicate with WebSphere Application Server products.

      After installing a Web server plug-in, the Plug-ins installation wizard configures a new element in the application server configuration called a Web server definition. You can then manage applications for the Web server using the administrative console.

      Read Installing Web server plug-ins for more information.

    3. Optional: Install the application clients.

      You do not need to install the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server unless an application that you are deploying was designed to run as a client application.

      Read Installing application clients for more information.

    4. Optional: Install the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.

      Use the Update Installer to install maintenance packages for any of the installable WebSphere software components in the product package. Read Installing the Update Installer for more information.

    5. Optional: Install the IBM Support Assistant Workbench on a local workstation running the Windows or Linux Intel® operating system.

      IBM Support Assistant allows you to search multiple knowledge repositories and gives you access to the latest product information. You can choose to be guided through your problem symptoms or view a complete listing of advanced tooling for analyzing everything from logs to memory dumps.

      You can troubleshoot a local system using the workbench, or you can troubleshoot a remote system from a local workstation using the IBM Support Assistant Agent. You can connect to the IBM Support Assistant Agent installed on a remote system running on the AIX, Linux, Windows, or Solaris operating system by using the IBM Support Agent Manager installed on a local workstation running the Windows or Linux Intel operating system. You can use IBM Support Assistant to run automated, symptom-specific data collectors. This data can then be attached to an IBM Service Request so that you can get help from IBM Support.

Results

You can install IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express Version 7.0 by following this procedure.

You can also install IBM HTTP Server, the Web server plug-ins, and the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server.

What to do next

Read Migration Overview for information about migrating from a previous version of WebSphere Application Server.

Read Fast Paths for WebSphere Application Server for information about getting started deploying applications.




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