The WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus system
can determine the prerequisite software needed for your installation based on
the components you plan to install. See the section Deciding which WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and Express Plus components to install for descriptions of available components. Certain
entries on the GUI screens have help icons next to them. When you
select an icon, a window opens with relevant information about the feature and
the prerequisites required for the feature.
To communicate to the system which components you plan to install, perform
the following steps:
- Select the Launchpad button labeled Install Product. The
Install Server screen appears.
Figure 3. Install Server screen

- On the Install Server screen, the checkbox beside the entry
InterChange Server Express is selected by default. Do one of
the following:
- To install the InterChange Server Express component, select
Next.
- To not install the InterChange Server Express component,
unselect the checkbox and select Next.
The Install Tools screen appears.
Figure 4. Install Tools screen

- On the Install Tools screen, the checkboxes beside the entries
Administrative Tools and Development Tools are selected
by default. Do one of the following:
- To install both the Administrative tools and Development tools,
select Next.
- To install only the Administrative tools, unselect the checkbox beside the
entry Development Tools and select Next.
- Note:
- You cannot install only the Development tools. They require that
Administrative tools also be installed.
- To install neither the Administrative tools nor Development
tools, unselect the checkboxes beside the entries Administrative
Tools and Development Tools, and select
Next.
- Tip:
- Unselect the checkbox beside Development Tools first. This
action enables the checkbox beside Administrative Tools, so you can
then unselect it.
The Install Adapters screen appears.
Figure 5. Install Adapters screen

- On the Install Adapters screen, select the adapters you want to
install. You can install as many adapters as you want. However,
a maximum of three can be registered with the InterChange Server
Express if you are installing WebSphere Business Integration Server
Express; a maximum of five if you are installing WebSphere
Business Integration Server Express Plus. Select
Next. The Install Samples screen appears.
- Note:
- The Adapter for JText is selected by default because it is required to run
the System Test sample, which is part of the Samples component. (The
Samples component can be selected from the Install Samples screen, described
in Step 5.)
Figure 6. Install Samples screen

- On the Install Samples screen, the checkbox beside
the entry Samples is preselected by default. Do one of the
following:
- To install the Samples component, select Next.
- Note:
- The Samples component requires installation of the InterChange Server
Express, the Toolset Express, and the JText Adapter. Therefore, when
you elect to install the Samples component, the InterChange Server Express,
the Toolset Express, and the JText Adapter are installed as well, regardless
of whether you elected to install them in previous screens.
- To not install the Samples component, unselect the checkbox and
select Next.
The Software Prerequisites screen appears.
From the selections you made in the previous steps, the Launchpad
determines the software prerequisites needed for the components you are
installing, identifies whether any or all are installed on your system, and
posts the results of its analysis on the Software Prerequisites screen.
The list that appears on this screen for your particular system might contain
all or only some of the following entries, depending on which WebSphere
Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus components you elected to
install:
- IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express V5.1
- IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06 and higher CSD levels
- A database (one of three supported)
- IBM Java(TM) Development Kit 1.3.1_05
- A Web browser (one of two supported)
The Launchpad displays the installation status of each prerequisite.
Status values can include Not Installed, Optional, or
OK, and for the database selection only, Not
Configured.
The following example Software Prerequisites screen from the Launchpad for
the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus product shows the
results when the Launchpad finds IBM Java Development Kit
1.3.1_05 installed and a database installed, but in need of
configuration.
Figure 7. Software Prerequisites screen before installing selected prerequisites

If any software program you require for your system has a status of
Not Installed or Optional, you can use the Launchpad to
either install it or to direct you to where to obtain it (the Launchpad
installs only selected prerequisites). If you have a database installed
and its status is Not Configured, you can use the Launchpad to
configure it. See Installing selected software prerequisites for information on which tasks the Launchpad can perform
related to each prerequisite.
