[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]

Installing the product on distributed operating systems

IBM® Installation Manager is a common installer for many IBM software products that you use to install this version of Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6.

Before you begin

New feature New feature: Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 is the first full version to be installed by Installation Manager rather than by the programs based on InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) that are used to install, update, and uninstall previous versions. Installation Manager is a single installation program that can use remote or local software repositories to install, modify, or update new Load Balancer products. It determines and shows available packages—including products, fix packs, interim fixes, and so on—checks prerequisites and interdependencies, and installs the selected packages. You also use Installation Manager to easily uninstall the packages that it installed.newfeat
Table 1. Installing and Maintaining Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6.

The following scenario is currently supported by the new Installation Manager solution.

Earlier ISMP-Based Installation and Maintenance Solution New Installation Manager Solution
  1. Install Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6.
  2. Download and install the latest version of the Update Installer.
  1. Install Installation Manager.
  2. Configure Installation Manager connections to remote or local product and service repositories.
  3. Select and install Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 and fixes for the product.
Restrictions:
  • Do not use the same response files that are used with Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 Version 7.0 or earlier to install or uninstall Version 8.0 silently. Use response files that are based on Installation Manager to install, update, or uninstall Version 8.0 and later.
  • [Solaris] The Installation Manager GUI is not supported on Solaris 10 x64 systems. Perform the following actions to install or uninstall the product on these systems:
    • Use the Installation Manager GUI on a supported system to record a response file that will allow you to install or uninstall Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 Version 8.0 silently.
    • Edit the recorded response file if necessary.
    • Use the response file to install or uninstall Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 Version 8.0 silently on your system.
  • [Linux] For any Linux system that is enabled for Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 11, you must identify the Java shared libraries in the Installation Manager 1.4.2 or later installation image to the system. Also, you must identify the Java shared libraries in the Installation Manager 1.4.2 or later installation after it has been installed. For example:
    chcon -R -t texrel_shlib_t ${IM_Image}/jre_5.0.3.sr8a_20080811b/jre/bin
    chcon -R -t texrel_shlib_t ${IM_Install_root}/eclipse/jre_5.0.3.sr8a_20080811b/jre/bin 

About this task

Perform one of these procedures to install or uninstall the product using Installation Manager.

Procedure

Results

Notes on logging and tracing:
  • An easy way to view the logs is to open Installation Manager and go to File > View Log. An individual log file can be opened by selecting it in the table and then clicking the Open log file icon.
  • Logs are located in the logs directory of Installation Manager's application data location. For example:
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] Administrative installation:
      C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager
    • [Windows] Administrative installation:
      /var/ibm/InstallationManager
  • The main log files are time-stamped XML files in the logs directory, and they can be viewed using any standard web browser.
  • The log.properties file in the logs directory specifies the level of logging or tracing that Installation Manager uses. To turn on tracing for the Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 plug-ins, for example, create a log.properties file with the following content:
    com.ibm.ws=DEBUG
    com.ibm.cic.agent.core.Engine=DEBUG
    global=DEBUG
    Restart Installation Manager as necessary, and Installation Manager outputs traces for the Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 plug-ins.
Notes on troubleshooting:
  • [HP-UX] By default, some HP-UX systems are configured to not use DNS to resolve host names. This could result in Installation Manager not being able to connect to an external repository.

    You can ping the repository, but nslookup does not return anything.

    Work with your system administrator to configure your machine to use DNS, or use the IP address of the repository.

  • In some cases, you might need to bypass existing checking mechanisms in Installation Manager.
    • On some network file systems, disk space might not be reported correctly at times; and you might need to bypass disk-space checking and proceed with your installation.
      To disable disk-space checking, specify the following system property in the config.ini file in IM_install_root/eclipse/configuration and restart Installation Manager:
      cic.override.disk.space=sizeunit  
      where size is a positive integer and unit is blank for bytes, k for kilo, m for megabytes, or g for gigabytes. For example:
      cic.override.disk.space=120 (120 bytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=130k (130 kilobytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=140m (140 megabytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=150g (150 gigabytes)
      cic.override.disk.space=true
      Installation Manager will report a disk-space size of Long.MAX_VALUE. Instead of displaying a very large amount of available disk space, N/A is displayed.
    • To bypass operating-system prerequisite checking, add disableOSPrereqChecking=true to the config.ini file in IM_install_root/eclipse/configuration and restart Installation Manager.
    If you need to use any of these bypass methods, contact IBM Support for assistance in developing a solution that does not involve bypassing the Installation Manager checking mechanisms.
  • Installation Manager might display a warning message during the uninstallation process.

    Uninstalling Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 Version 8.0 using Installation Manager requires that the data repositories remain valid and available.

    A warning message is displayed by Installation Manager to alert you when repositories are not available or connected. A similar warning message might display after you add or modify data repository connection preferences in Installation Manager.

    If Installation Manager detects missing data repositories or fails to connect to repositories during the uninstallation process, complete the following actions:
    1. Click Cancel to end the uninstallation task.
    2. Select File > Preferences > Repositories, and add the appropriate data repositories that you can connect to successfully.
    3. Exit Installation Manager.
    4. Restart Installation Manager.
    5. Uninstall the product.
  • For more information on using Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.
    Read the release notes to learn more about the latest version of Installation Manager. To access the release notes, complete the following task:
    • [Windows] Click Start > Programs > IBM Installation Manager > Release Notes.
    • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] Go to the documentation subdirectory in the directory where Installation Manager is installed, and open the readme.html file.



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