Links are provided to a description of the new functionality,
the product support Web site, the product documentation, and to last
minute updates, limitations, and known problems for IBM® WebSphere® Application
Server Version 7.0 products.
Accessing last-minute updates, limitations,
and known problems
Release notes are available on the product
support Web site.
Accessing hardware and software requirements
Accessing
documentation on the installation image
The following documentation
is installed with the product.
- Readme files
- Several readme files are provided for the installation image for
the base product:
- The readme_en.html file in the root directory
of the product CD-ROM is a shadow of the Launchpad application. It
provides links to the installation procedures and documentation for
all of the installable components on the product CD. Translated versions
of the file are in the launchpad directory.
- The readme.html file in the WAS directory
points to this more detailed readme in the WAS directory
and to the Getting Started Guide in the WAS/docs directory.
This file is not translated.
- The readme_en.html in the readme directory
of each installable component, such as this file. The Launchpad links
to this file for a description of installing the product. This file
is also available from the readme directory in the root directory
of the product CD-ROM.
- Getting Started Guide
- The InstallGuide_en.pdf and InstallGuide_en.html files
in the WAS/docs directory provide detailed instructions
for installing the base product. The information in the guide is derived
from information in the online information center. The guide is not
translated on the product CD; however, translated versions of the
information center are available online.
- Help files
The help files provide detailed instructions for completing
tasks and for specifying settings in the graphical systems management
tools. Use the help menus, links, or buttons provided in the tool
interfaces to access the help files.
Accessing the most current Web documentation
For
the entire documentation set for all WebSphere Application Server products,
including the information center and Adobe® Acrobat
PDF versions of the information, go to the WebSphere Application
Server library page. All product documentation is in the information
center, including versions of the installed help files.
Accessing the product support Web site