Installing the adapters in the Adapter Capacity Pack using the GUI

The installation GUI supplied with the Adapter Capacity Pack installs and registers with the InterChange Server Express up to three adapters, which are selectable from the list in the section Deciding which adapter to install. The installer installs and registers only one adapter at a time (thus, you must run the Adapter Capacity Pack installer separately for each adapter you want to install).

The installation GUI does the following:

To successfully install an adapter supplied in the Adapter Capacity Pack, you and your system must meet the following prerequisites:

To invoke the Launchpad to launch the installation GUI, do the following:

  1. Select the button labeled Install Capacity Pack from the Launchpad.

    The Install Capacity Pack screen appears with two buttons.

    Figure 14. Install Capacity Pack screen


  2. Select Install Adapter Capacity Pack to launch the GUI to install the Adapter Capacity Pack.

    The Welcome screen appears.

    Figure 15. Welcome screen


  3. At the Welcome screen, select Next.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

    Figure 16. Software License Agreement screen


  4. Read and accept the terms of the Software License Agreement by selecting the radio button beside the entry I accept the terms in the license agreement, then select Next.

    The installer checks that the prerequisites listed at the beginning of this section have been met. If any have not been met, it forces you to cancel the installation by selecting the Cancel button. If all prerequisites have been met, installation proceeds, as follows:

    Figure 17. Destination screen


  5. On the Destination screen, accept the default installation location or browse for a different location, then select Next.
    Note:
    The directory path must not contain any spaces.

    The Feature screen appears.

    Figure 18. Feature screen


  6. On the Feature screen, select one adapter from the list of available adapters, by selecting the radio button beside its name, then select Next. For more information about which adapter to select, see the section Deciding which adapter to install.

    One of the following screens appears:

    Figure 19. Name Server Configuration screen


  7. On the Name Server Configuration screen, type the IP address of the computer on which you have installed the InterChange Server Express component, and then select Next.

    The InterChange Server Express Password screen appears.

    Figure 20. InterChange Server Express Password screen


  8. On the InterChange Server Express Password screen, type the password of the user admin for the InterChange Server Express, and then select Next. For more information on how the system updates the license file, see Updating the license file.

    The Pre-installation Summary screen appears.

    Figure 21. Pre-installation Summary screen


  9. On the Pre-installation Summary screen, review your selection and installation location and select Next.

    The installer verifies that enough disk space exists for the installation. Installation then proceeds, as follows:

  10. On the Post-installation Summary screen, select Next.

    The Reboot screen appears.

    Figure 23. Reboot screen


  11. On the Reboot screen, select whether you want to restart your machine now or later, and select Finish to exit the installation GUI.

During the installation process, the Adapter Capacity Pack installer creates an installation log file called adapterCPInstallLog.txt in the directory ProductDir\log.

Deciding which adapter to install

Running the Adapter Capacity Pack installer allows you to choose one adapter component from the following:

Note:
Some adapters have corresponding Object Discovery Agents (ODAs), which are installed if those adapters are selected. With any adapter selection, the following components are also installed:

For descriptions of individual adapters, see the Adapter documentation at the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/websphere/wbiserverexpress/infocenter.

Updating the license file

The Adapter Capacity Pack installer and unistaller update the adapter license file in the InterChange Server Express component of WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus any time an adapter is installed or uninstalled. In this way, the license file is always current. Up to three adapters can be registered with the InterChange Server Express.

The installer and uninstaller obtain the connection password of the InterChange Server Express from the InterChange Server Express Password screen during the installation and uninstallation processes. Near the end of the installation and uninstallation processes, a message dialog informs you whether the adapter was registered or unregistered successfully. Another informs you if the number of registered adapters has reached the maximum limit.

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