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Installing IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition silently

The WebSphere® Application Server Hypervisor Edition supports the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 1.0 specification from the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). It uses this specification as a silent configuration method for the IBM® WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition.

Before you begin

Before proceeding with the following steps, see the OVF 1.0 specifications.

About this task

Silent activation provides an alternative method for configuring your IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition virtual images. Use the following steps to use silent activation to configure a single virtual machine on your ESX hypervisor.

Procedure

  1. Transfer the ESX virtual system disks to your ESX hypervisor. Transfer the IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition virtual system disks to the target hypervisor. If you are using the OVF virtual system disks, then skip this step and follow the instructions for transferring the OVF virtual system disks. There are multiple ways to transfer the IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition virtual images to your ESX hypervisor.
    1. Extract the contents of the compressed packages to the ESX hypervisor. Run the tar command against each package:
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.sles.os.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.binary.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.profiles.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.metadata.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.ihs.tgz
    2. Upload the files to the ESX hypervisor. Transfer the extracted files to the VMware ESX hypervisor using the VMware Infrastructure Client. Click Configuration > Storage and double click a datastore. The Datastore Browser appears, which allows you to create directories and upload files to the system. Place the files inside one of the valid volumes under /vmfs/volumes/XXX. After the packages are extracted, the following files are available for transfer:
      SLES10SP2-32.vmdk
      WebSphere_Binaries.vmdk
      WebSphere_Binaries-flat.vmdk
      WebSphere_Profiles.vmdk
      WebSphere_Profiles-flat.vmdk
      WebSphere_IHS.vmdk
      WebSphere_IHS-flat.vmdk
      WebSphere_V7.vmx
      WebSphere_V7_activation.vmx
      
    3. Register the virtual image. You can register the virtual machine using the VMware Infrastructure Client by right clicking the WebSphere_V7_activation.vmx file and selecting Add to inventory.
  2. Transfer the OVF packaged virtual system disks to ESX hypervisor. Transfer the IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition virtual system disks to the target hypervisor. If you are using the ESX virtual system disks, then you can skip this step. There are multiple ways to transfer the IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition virtual images to your ESX hypervisor.
    1. Extract the contents of the compressed packages to the ESX hypervisor. Run the tar command against each package:
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.sles.os.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.binary.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.profiles.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.metadata.tgz
      tar zxvf was.7003.nd.linux.vmware.esx.ihs.tgz
      After the files are extracted, you have the following files:
      WebSphere_V7-0,vmdk
      WebSphere_V7-1,vmdk
      WebSphere_V7-2,vmdk
      WebSphere_V7-3,vmdk
      WebSphere_V7.ovf
      
    2. Import the Virtual Appliance using the VMware Infrastructure Client. Click File > Virtual Appliance > Import... to access the Import Virtual Appliance wizard. These files can either be imported from your local hard disk drive or from a web server.
  3. Prepare the silent activation file. The OVF specification recommends an ISO image to contain a ovf-env.xml file that specifies multiple configuration parameters for the virtual machine. See ovf-env.xml file for details on the ovf-env.xml file.
  4. Create the ISO image. The ISO image can be created using any standard ISO creation software. Below is an example of the ISO image being created using the mkisofs utility.
    mkdir /tmp/ovfenv
    cp ovf-env.xml /tmp/ovfenv
    mkisofs –J –r –o activation.iso /tmp/ovfenv
  5. Transfer the activation.iso file to the data store where IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition virtual image disks are located. Transfer the activation.iso file to the data store the same way as the virtual image disks were transferred.
  6. Confirm that the activation.iso file is attached to the virtual image. Using the VMware Infrastructure Client, Click Edit Settings and verify that activation.iso is the primary iCD image for the virtual machine.
  7. Start the virtual machine by right clicking the virtual machine name and selecting Power On.

Results

After successfully completing these steps, you have silently configured a single virtual machine that is running and available for use.

What to do next

Click the Websphere Administrative Console icon to open the administrative console. Log in with the virtuser user ID and password you configured with the ovf-env.xml file.

Apply maintenance to the application server using the Update Installer for WebSphere Software or through updated virtual images from IBM. For more information on application server maintenance, see Installing maintenance packages, interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs. Apply operating system maintenance to the virtual image through downloadable packages or through updated virtual images from IBM.




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