Installing the Collaboration Capacity Pack using the GUI

The Collaboration Capacity Pack installation GUI does the following:

To successfully install the Collaboration Capacity Pack, you and your system must meet the following prerequisites:

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

  1. Select the button labeled Install Capacity Pack from the Launchpad. The Launchpad first checks if WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus is installed on the machine. It then acts, as follows:
  2. Select Install Collaboration Capacity Pack to launch the GUI to install the Collaboration Capacity Pack.

    The Welcome screen appears.

    Figure 25. Welcome screen


  3. At the Welcome screen, select Next.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

    Figure 26. 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, the Feature screen appears.

    Figure 27. Feature screen


  5. On the Feature screen, select one collaboration group from the list of available collaboration groups, by selecting the radio button beside its name, then select Next. For more information on the collaboration groups selectable from this screen, see Deciding which collaboration group to install.

    The Pre-installation Summary screen appears.

    Figure 28. Pre-installation Summary screen


  6. 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:

    Figure 29. Post-installation Summary screen


  7. On the Post-installation Summary screen, select Finish to exit the installation GUI.

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

Deciding which collaboration group to install

Installing a Collaboration Capacity Pack allows you to choose one collaboration group from the following:

Each collaboration group is made up of several individual collaborations, as follows:

The installer installs all files associated with the collaboration group, including a set of generic business objects that all collaborations use. You can download, install, and view documentation about the individual collaborations at the following site: http://www.ibm.com/websphere/wbiserverexpress/infocenter.

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