Install and configure IBM® Installation
Manager so you can easily download and install the Load Balancer product
and updates.
Before you begin
The minimum disk-space requirement for Installation Manager
is 500 MB with a 10 MB Temp space. For more details on Installation
Manager system requirements, see System Requirements for IBM Installation Manager
1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2 and 1.6.3.x.
The
minimum disk-space requirements for the Edge Components are as follows:
Table 1. Disk-space requirements for the Edge ComponentsComponent |
Application Data Location |
Installation Manager Shared Directory |
Installation Root Location |
Temporary Directory |
Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 |
20 MB |
220 MB |
600 MB |
30 MB |
Load Balancer for IPv4 |
20 MB |
430 MB |
950 MB |
30 MB |
Caching Proxy |
20 MB |
70 MB |
200 MB |
30 MB |
About this task
There are two main steps for this:
Procedure
- Install IBM Installation
Manager on your system.
If you already have IBM Installation Manager installed,
you just need to configure
it for your product.- Get the necessary files for your system.
Note: Be aware of the following:
- The downloadable version of Installation Manager is pre-configured
to use the remote repositories. If you use the local repositories
that are included in the download, you must configure the location
of the repositories in Installation Manager.
- When it is possible, use the remote web-based repositories so
that you are accessing the most recent installation files for the
Load Balancer product
- If you use local repositories, you can also leave in the pre-configured
remote repositories, because they will provide post-shipment service
updates when you are connected to the internet. Deselect the remote
repositories in the Repositories panel of IBM Installation Manager if you use the local
repositories.
There are four options for obtaining the files and installing
the Installation Manager and Load Balancer product:- Use the copy of Installation Manager and the product files from
your product disk:
- Insert the product disk for Websphere Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6, and copy the
product repository to a temporary location in your system.
- Insert the Installation Manager Disk and proceed to the installation step.
- Download a file from the Passport Advantage® site, and use
web-based or local installation:
- If you are a licensed client, download and unpack a compressed
file that contains the pre-configured Installation Manager and the
necessary product repositories.
- Install Installation Manager on your local system and use it to
install Load Balancer from either the web-based repositories or the
unpacked local product repositories.
- Download a file from the Installation Manager for WebSphere® web site, and use web-based installation:
- Download and unpack a compressed file that contains the Installation
Manager that is appropriate for your operating system from the IBM
Installation Manager for WebSphere web
site: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24023498.
- Install Installation Manager on your local system, and use it
to install the product from the web-based repositories.
- Download files from both the Installation Manager for WebSphere
web site and the product web site, and perform a local installation:
- Download and unpack the compressed files that contain the Installation
Manager and the product repositories from the product web site.
- Install Installation Manager on your local system, and use it
to install the product from the unpacked local product repositories.
- Unpack the compressed file that contains Installation
Manager into a temporary folder. Use a folder name like
IM_temp.
- Run the install command for IBM Installation Manager.
- For an interactive installation, run the following command as
an administrator from the temporary directory:
install.exe
The installer
will open the Install Packages window.
- To install IBM Installation
Manager silently, run the following command as an administrator from
the temporary directory:
![[AIX]](../lb/images/aixlogo.gif)
![[HP-UX]](../lb/images/hpux.gif)
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./installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -log log_file_path_and_name
installc --launcher.ini silent-install.ini -log log_file_path_and_name
After
installation is complete, configure your repositories.
For more information on installing Installation Manager silently,
see the topic on silently installing packages using the Installation
Manager installer, which is in the information center for IBM Installation
Manager.
- Ensure that the latest version of the Installation Manager
package is selected, and click Next.
- Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next. The program will create the directory for your installation.
- Click Next.
- Review the summary information, and click Install. Review the results:
- If the installation is successful, the program displays a message
indicating that installation is successful.
- If the installation is not successful, click View Log
File to troubleshoot the problem.
- If you are using local repositories
to install and maintain the product, configure each local repository
in Installation Manager. If you are using the web-based
repositories to install and maintain the product, go to the topic
on Installing the product with the GUI or Installing the product silently. Otherwise, perform the
following actions:
- Unpack the compressed file containing the repository to a directory
on your system.
- Add the local repository to your Installation
Manager preferences:
- In the top menu, click .
- Select Repositories.
- Click Add Repository.
- Enter the path to the repository.config file in the local directory
into which you unpacked the repository files. For example, enter the
following:
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![[HP-UX]](../lb/images/hpux.gif)
![[Linux]](../lb/images/linux.gif)
/var/repositories/edge80/local-repositories
C:\repositories\edge80\local-repositories
- Click OK.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Close Installation Manager. Click .
- Configure it to install and maintain
the Load Balancer product.
Note: Be aware of the following:
- When it is possible, use the remote web-based repositories so
that you are accessing the most recent installation files for the
Load Balancer product.
- If you use local repositories, you can also leave in the pre-configured
remote repositories, because they will provide post-shipment service
updates when you are connected to the internet. Deselect the remote
repositories in the Repositories panel of IBM Installation Manager if you use the local
repositories.
- Download the necessary compressed files from the web
to your system. There are three options for downloading
and installing the product:
- Download a file from the Passport Advantage site, and use
a web-based or local installation:
- If you are a licensed client, download and unpack a compressed
file containing the necessary product repositories.
- Use Installation Manager to install the product from either the
web-based repositories or the unpacked local product repositories.
- Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based
repositories.
- Download files from the product web site, and use a local installation:
- Download the compressed files that contain the product repositories
from the product web site.
- Use Installation Manager to install the product from the unpacked
local product repositories.
- Add the web-based repositories, or configure the local
repositories. Perform one of the following actions:
- If you are using the web-based repositories, add them to your
Installation Manager preferences.
- In the top menu, click .
- Select Repositories.
- Add the product repository.
- Click Add Repository.
- Enter the URL for the product repository. The product repository
for Edge Components is:
http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/V8WASNDEdge
- Click OK.
- Add the service repository.
- Click Add Repository.
- Enter the URL for the service repository: The service repository
might or might not be the same as the product repository.
- Click OK.
- Deselect any locations that are listed in the Repositories panel
that you will not use.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Close Installation Manager. Click .
- Install the product using
the GUI, or install
the product silently.
- If you are using local repositories to install and maintain the
product, configure each local repository in Installation Manager.
- Unpack the compressed file containing the repository to a directory
on your system.
- Add the local repository to your Installation Manager preferences.
- In the top menu, click .
- Select Repositories.
- Click Add Repository.
- Enter the path to the repository.config file in the local directory
into which you unpacked the repository files. For example:
![[AIX]](../lb/images/aixlogo.gif)
![[HP-UX]](../lb/images/hpux.gif)
![[Linux]](../lb/images/linux.gif)
/var/repositories/edge80/local-repositories
C:\repositories\edge80\local-repositories
- Click OK.
- Deselect any locations in the Repositories panel that you will
not use.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
- Close Installation Manager. Click .