Use the launchpad to install IBM HTTP Server.
Before you begin
Before you can successfully install IBM HTTP Server, ensure
that your environment meets the prerequisites for the application
server. For more information, see the Preparing the operating system
for product installation topic.
Ensure that the /usr partition
contains at least 100 MB of free space when installing to an alternate
location. The installation fails if sufficient disk space is not available
to store the installation data in the /usr partition.
Set
the umask value to 022. To verify that the
umask value is set to 022, run the umask command.
Procedure
- Prepare your operating platform for installing IBM® HTTP
Server as you would for installing any of the installable components
on the product disc. Read the "Preparing the operating
system for product installation" article that is specific for your WebSphere® Application Server product.
- Insert the product disc and mount the disc if necessary.
See Mounting CD-ROMS on AIX, HP-UX, Linux and Solaris systems for information about mounting
the product disc.
- Start the installation with the launchpad
command:
launchpad.sh
launchpad.bat
You can also start the installation from the
IHS directory,
where
IHS is the installable component directory on the product
disc. Launch the following command from the product disc:
When
using the launchpad, launch the Installation wizard for IBM HTTP
Server. Read the "Using the launchpad to start the installation" article
that is specific for your WebSphere Application Server
product.
After launching the Installation wizard from the launchpad
or from the command line, the ISMP wizard initializes and then displays
the Welcome panel.
- Click Next to display the License agreement panel.
- Accept the license agreement and click Next to display
the operating system prerequisites check panel.
- Click Next to display the installation root directory
panel.
- Specify the root directory information and click Next to
display the port specification panel. Use the port-specification
panel to modify the ports for IBM HTTP Server and the IBM HTTP
Server administration server. The default port values are 80 for IBM HTTP
Server and 8008 for the IBM HTTP
administration module. Specify unique port values if the default ports
are already in use by another application.
Tip: Issue netstat
-an from the command prompt to display a list of active ports.
Click Next to display the Windows® Service Definition panel. You
have the option to create a Windows service
for IBM HTTP Server and the IBM HTTP
Server administration server on this panel. You can configure the
services to run as Local System account or a user ID that you specify.
The user ID requires the following advanced user rights:
- Act as part of the operating system and Log on as a service.
- If you are planning to administer IBM HTTP
Server using the WebSphere Application Server administrative
console, select Run IBM HTTP Server Administration as
a Windows Service with Log on as Local System
account. A user name and password is not required for this selection.
- If you will not administer IBM HTTP
Server using the WebSphere Application Server administrative
console, select Run IBM HTTP Server Administration Server
as a Windows Service with Log on as a specified
user account. Specify your user ID and password information.
Click Next to display the IBM HTTP
Server Administration Server Authentication panel. If selected, this
panel creates a user ID and password to authenticate to the IBM HTTP
Server administration server using the WebSphere Application Server
administrative console. This user ID and password can optionally
be created after installation using the htpasswd utility.
Click Next to
display the IBM HTTP Server Administration Server setup panel.
This panel collects information to enable the installation to grant
a user ID write access to the necessary IBM HTTP
Server and plug-in configuration files. The IBM HTTP
Server administration server runs as the specified user ID.
- Click Next to display the IBM HTTP
Server Plug-in for Websphere Application Server panel. This panel
collects information to install the Websphere Application Server Plug-in
into a directory that is relative to the IBM HTTP
Server installation location, using the remote setup type.
Important: If the
plugin directory does not exist at
the same level as the IBM HTTP Server directory, the panel
for selecting the plug-ins installer does not display. In that case,
launch the plug-ins installer from the launchpad or launch the following
command from the
plugin directory:
- Click Next to review the confirmation panel to verify
your selections. Click Back to change any of your specifications.
- Click Next to begin installing IBM HTTP
Server.
Results
If the installation is successful, the IBM HTTP
Server product is installed and the log file is located in the /logs/install/ directory.
However, if the product installation fails, see the log.txt file in
either the /logs/install/ directory or the $USER/ihslogs/ directory.