Installation of WebSphere Application Server fails due to file name case sensitivity mismatch
 Technote (FAQ)
 
Problem
After FTP download of installation files from a Microsoft® Windows® platform to a UNIX® platform, file names are in uppercase, causing installation to fail.
 
Cause
When viewing a UNIX installation CD for WebSphere® Application Server on a Windows platform, file names all appear in uppercase. The installation files were transferred to the Unix platform using FTP.

When the files were transferred to the UNIX system, they were received with uppercase file names. This causes the installation on the UNIX platform to fail.

After changing the file names to lower case, the installation completed successfully.

 
Solution
On UNIX platforms, mount the installation CD on the system to maintain the case sensitivity of the files.

Remote installations of WebSphere should be between like platforms, such as UNIX to UNIX or Windows to Windows, so that the correct file structure, symbolic links and file permissions are preserved.

 
 
Historical Number
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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Install
Operating system(s): Solaris
Software version: 6.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1052454
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Mar 14, 2006