Install IBM® WebSphere® Application
Server from the product media or from an installation image that you
can download from the Passport Advantage® site.
Before you begin
See Installing the product for information about
installing any of the products in the WebSphere Application Server family of
products.
About this task
This
article provides an overview of installing the base WebSphere Application
Server product.
The Installation Manager product performs
the installation. You can install from a graphical interface or from
the command line using a response file.
Use
the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command
to create standalone application servers on the machine.
Procedure
- Review typical installation scenarios
for the product.
- Install the product and create
a standalone application server.
- Create multiple application
servers on a single machine.
Each
use of the Profile Management Tool or
the manageprofiles command creates one standalone
application server profile.
Installing the product again on
the same machine or partition is not necessary. Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command
to create additional application server profiles. Each profile contains
one application server.
Each application server profile is a
unique runtime environment with its own configuration, applications,
data, logs, and administrative interface. All of the application server
instances on a machine share the same set of core product files.
The
following procedure shows basic steps for creating a profile on a
machine using the Profile Management Tool:
- Change directories to the app_server_root/firststeps directory.
- Start the First steps console with the firststeps command.
./firststeps.sh
firststeps.bat
- Select the WebSphere Customization Toolbox option and launch the
Profile Management Tool to create a new application server profile.
Give
the new profile a unique name, such as Profile02.
- Start the application server.
- Troubleshoot any problems.
If you encounter a problem such as needing more space or
missing the right prerequisite updates on your system, cancel the
installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.
The installation-procedure documentation has a description of more
comprehensive troubleshooting procedures.
Results
The application server product is installed
on a single machine.
What to do next
After installing and verifying, the next step is to use the product. Start the application server to use the administrative console to deploy an existing application.
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