Before you begin
For transitioning users: In WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS Version 7 and earlier,
the Web server plug-in for IBM HTTP
Server (IHS/390) was located in the
bin directory
of the WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS base product.
In Version 8, both Web server plug-ins are in the
bin directory
of the Web Server Plug-ins product file system. Update any IHS/390
configurations to point to the new location for Version 8.
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Create
an Installation Manager on your z/OS system.
You will need to know the location of the binaries directory for
the Installation Manager and have access to a user ID that can invoke
the Installation Manager.
Obtain the product repository for WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS Version 8. The following
instructions assume that the repository is mounted at /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HBBO800.
The repository can be mounted read-only.
- Choose an installation location for this copy of Web Server
Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8.
This
copy of the product must be mounted at this location every time Installation
Manager accesses it to install, uninstall, or modify it. This does
not have to be the same location at which the product will be mounted
when used in production.
Installation Manager requires that
every installed product or group of products have its own installation
location. Do not install the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application
Server for z/OS into a location
used by any other product.
- Mount an empty file system read/write at this location.
It will require a minimum of 1,000 tracks (3390) or 50 megabytes.
Set the ownership for the file system to that of the Installation
Manager user ID, and set the permissions to allow group-write if it
will be access by a group-mode Installation Manager. For example:
chown IMADMIN:IMGROUP /usr/lpp/zWebSphere_Plugins/V8R0
chmod 775 /usr/lpp/zWebSphere_Plugins/V8R0
You can
use the
zCreateFileSystem.sh script in the
eclipse/tools subdirectory
of the Installation Manager binaries location to create this file
system. For example:
cd /InstallationManager/bin/eclipse/tools
zCreateFileSystem.sh -name WAS.V80.SIWOHFS -type ZFS
-megabytes 50 10 -volume PRV005
-mountpoint /usr/lpp/zWebSphere_Plugins/V8R0
-owner IMADMIN -group IMGROUP
You
can use sample job BBO3CFS in the SBBOJCL dataset to allocate and
mount this file system.
- Log in to the Unix System Services shell under the Installation
Manager user ID, and change the directory to the eclipse/tools subdirectory
of the Installation Manager binaries location.
For example:
cd /InstallationManager/bin/eclipse/tools
- Verify that the product repository is available.
You
do this by issuing the following Installation Manager command-line
command.
imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories path_to_repository
For
example:
imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HBBO800
You
should see one or more levels of the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8 offering,
com.ibm.websphere.PLG.zOS.v80.
- Read the product license, which can be found in the lafiles subdirectory
of the product repository.
- Run the Installation Manager command-line tool to install
the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server
for z/OS product.
imcl install com.ibm.websphere.PLG.zOS.v80
-installationDirectory installation_location
-repositories repository_location
-sharedResourcesDirectory shared_data_location
-acceptLicense
The -sharedResourcesDirectory parameter points to a
directory in which Installation Manager will store artifacts from
the repository during installation processing. This value is set
the first time a product is installed with a particular Installation
Manager. This directory should have at least 30,000 tracks of free
space. You can omit this parameter after the shared resources directory
has been set.
By specifying -acceptLicense, you accept the
terms of the product license. The relevant terms and conditions, notices,
and other information are provided in the license-agreement files
in the lafiles or product_name/lafiles subdirectory
of the installation image or repository for this product.
You
can use sample job BBO3INST in the SBBOJCL dataset to perform the
product installation.
- Product installation is complete when the Installation
Manager completes without error messages.
Logs for
the installation can be found in the logs subdirectory of the Installation
Manager runtime data location.
- When product installation is complete, unmount the product
file system and remount it read-only for use by WebSphere Application Server nodes and
servers.