Before you begin
Obtain the product code for distributed platforms in one of
the following ways:
- From the product media
- From the Passport Advantage® site, where
licensed customers can download installation images
- From the Trial download page on the Support site, where you can
download a packed installation file
Trial downloads are available for WebSphere Application Server - Express, Rational® Application
Developer, IBM HTTP Server, Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Application Client.
The Trial download for Rational Application
Developer is available at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rad/.
Trial
downloads are available at no cost and provide the same product code
as purchased products, The only difference is that the time period
for which a trial installation works is limited. To continue using
a trial installation after the limit is reached, you must purchase
a license and upgrade to the full product. See Upgrading from the Express trial to the Express product.
The launchpad
application is available on the product media and on downloaded installation
images, including trials. The
launchpad is the recommended method of installation. See Using the launchpad to start installations for more information about
the launchpad.
About this task
Perform the following procedure to learn about and to
create a running version of the product components on your machine.
Plan to read through the major topics in the Welcome, Learn about,
and Product overview sections of the information center before beginning
the installation.
If you are planning to migrate from an earlier
version, you can install the WebSphere Application Server
product before migrating.
- Review the installation solution diagrams to help you plan
a design for your application serving topology.
Use
the diagrams to identify and select your installation path. See Planning the WebSphere Application Server product installation for more information.
Before you
start installing products with the launchpad, verify that your operating
system is supported and that you have installed all of the prerequisite
patches.
Administrative
security is a selectable installation option that is enabled by default.
Plan to record your administrative user ID and password so that you
can use the administrative console and start and stop application
servers.
- Prepare your operating platform for installation.
Use
the information in Preparing the operating system for product installation to
verify that your operating system is able to run the WebSphere Application
Server products.
After preparing your operating system, you
are ready to install the WebSphere Application Server
products.
- Install your WebSphere Application Server
product.
See Installing the product and additional software for
specific installation procedures for installing a component.
Continue
to follow this procedure if you are installing one of the components
from the product package so that you install the most current maintenance
and configure the product.
- Install the most current product fixes, as described in Installing maintenance packages, interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs. The list
of recommended updates is maintained on the Support site.
- Configure the product after installation.
See Configuring the product after installation.
You can use the Profile Management Tool to configure additional
application server runtime environments, called profiles.
The installation wizard uses the Profile Management Tool in silent mode
to create and configure profiles.
See the documentation for
creating profiles for more information.
- Optional: Consider
migrating a previous installation to Version 7.0.
You
can migrate the configuration and applications from a previous installation
of another version of WebSphere Application Server.
Version 7.0 has a utility to help you perform the migration.