Roadmap: Installing the Express product

Install IBM® WebSphere® Application Server - Express 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 WebSphere Application Server - Express 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

  1. Review typical installation scenarios for the product.
  2. Install the product and create a standalone application server.
    The steps for installing a standalone application server are:
    1. Prepare the operating system.
    2. Access the product disk or a downloaded installation image.
    3. Install the product.
    4. Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create an application server profile.
    5. Open the First steps console and start the application server, or start the application server from the command line:
      1. Change to the profile_root/bin directory.
        • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] cd profile_root/bin
        • [Windows] cd profile_root\bin
      2. Start the application server with the startServer command.
        • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./startServer.sh server_name
        • [Windows] startServer.bat server_name

        See the documentation for the startServer command for more information.

  3. 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:

    1. Change directories to the app_server_root/firststeps directory.
    2. Start the First steps console with the firststeps command.
      • [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris] ./firststeps.sh
      • [Windows] firststeps.bat
    3. 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.

    4. Start the application server.
  4. 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 Express product is installed on a single machine, and you can start its application server.

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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