Task overview: Installing

Use this high-level procedure to install and customize IBM® WebSphere® Application Server components.

Before you begin

Obtain the product code for distributed platforms in one of the following ways:

Trial downloads are available for WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Application Client.

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.

The launchpad application is available on the product media and on downloaded installation images. 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.

Procedure

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.
  5. Configure the product after installation.

    See Configuring the product after installation.

    Create a cell during installation. The cell includes a deployment manager profile and a federated application server profile.

    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.

  6. 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.

Results

You can install the WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product.

What to do next

Deploy your applications. Go to Fast Paths for Working with WebSphere Application Server for a description of how to get started deploying applications.




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