Use the installation procedures to register WebSphere® Application Server and the associated products with the native operating system registry. Some associated products include the IBM® HTTP Server, the Web server plug-ins, the Application Client, DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server, Edge Components, and the Update Installer. This topic describes possible registry key values.
Installations are registered with the native operating system registries, such as the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) on Linux® systems.
Operating system | WebSphere Application Server | Application Client | IBM HTTP Server | Web Server Plug-ins | DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server | Edge Components | Update Installer (UPDI) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIX® | WSBAA70 | WSCAA70 | WSIHS70 | WSPAA70 | WSNDDMZ70 | WSEDG70 | WSUPD70 |
HP-UX | WSBAA70 | WSCAA70 | WSIHS70 | WSPAA70 | WSNDDMZ70 | WSEDG70 | WSUPD70 |
Linux | WSBAA70LicensingComponent-7.0-0 | WSCAA70J2eeComponent-7.0-0 WSCAA70LicensingComponent-7.0-0 | WSIHS70LicensingComponent-7.0-0 | WSPAA70LicensingComponent-7.0-0 | WSNDDMZ70LicensingComponent-7.0-0 | WSEDG70 | WSUPD70 |
Solaris | WSBAA70 | WSCAA70 | WSIHS70 | WSPAA70 | WSNDDMZ70 | WSEDG70 | WSUPD70 |
Windows® | HKEY_ CURRENT_ USER\ SOFTWARE\ IBM\WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment\7.0.0.0 | HKEY_ CURRENT_ USER\ SOFTWARE\ IBM\Application Client for WebSphere Application Server\7.0.0.0 | HKCU\SOFTWARE\IBM\ Web server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server\7.0.0.0 | N/A | HKCU\ SOFTWARE\ IBM\ WAS Update Installer\7.0.0.0 |
The WebSphere Application Server installation programs create a record of installed products in an install registry file.
Packages installed by a non-root installer might not register using native operating system mechanisms.
For example, a WebSphere Application Server product installed
as a non-root user on an AIX version 5.3 operating system
cannot register to the AIX lpp command.
Thus, running the lslpp command does not list the
current WebSphere Application Server version
that is installed.
See Non-root installations for more information about registry entries resulting from an installation by a non-root user.
You must use the installRegistryUtils command to manipulate the install registry file. The installRegistryUtils command lists installed products and packages and assists in cleaning a particular registered product (including the associated packages), package, or all registered products (including all associated packages) which are visible to the current user.
The application server installation program also creates an inventory signature file for use by IBMTivoli® License Compliance Manager. You can use the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager to manage the WebSphere Application Server license and version.
To enable the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager to detect and monitor WebSphere Application Server software components, obtain the ITLMReadinessOfferings.xml catalog file. This file is also referred to in IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager as the IBMUseOnlySoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml or IBMSoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file. The IBMUseOnlySoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file is used with the Sub-Capacity version. The IBMSoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file is used for the Full version.
The inventory file lists software signature recognition and usage files in XML format that are used by the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager components to identify and monitor software found on the agents. You can obtain the catalog file from http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliLicenseManager.html.
WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 uses the InstallShield for Multiplatforms (ISMP) installer, which also creates or updates a file called vpd.properties that contains a list of product codes that ISMP uses to track installations that it has performed. The vpd.properties is for informational use only and does not reliably list all application server products and products which extend the application server.
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