Identifying which software prerequisites are required

The WebSphere Business Integration Server Express 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 the components you plan to install, perform the following steps:

  1. Select the Launchpad button labeled Install Product. The Install Server screen appears.

    Figure 2. Install Server screen

    Install Server screen with the InterChange Server Express for OS/400 checkbox checked.

  2. On the Install Server screen, the checkbox beside the entry InterChange Server Express is selected by default. Do one of the following:

    Figure 3. Install Tools screen

    Install Tools screen with the Development Tools checkbox checked. The Administrative Tools checkbox is selected and greyed out. The Console for OS/400 checkbox is not checked.

  3. On the Install Tools screen, the checkboxes beside the entries Administrative Tools and Development Tools are selected by default.

    Do one of the following:

  4. The Integrated Test Environment screen offers the option to install the Integrated Test Environment.

    Check the checkbox next to Install the Integrated Test Environment on this machine to install the ITE, if you know that your solution requires it, or you can leave the checkbox empty to skip this screen. You can install the Integrated Test Environment later, if necessary.

    Click Next to continue. The Web-based Tools screen appears.

  5. Install the Web-based tools to display the status of different components of your solution.

    These tools require WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 or 5.1 or WebSphere Application Server Express 5.1 on OS/400.

    Check the checkbox next to Web-based Tools to install the web-based tools. Alternatively, you can leave the checkbox empty to skip this screen. You can install the web-based tools later, if necessary.

    Click Next to continue. The Install Adapters screen appears.

    Note:
    If the OS/400 does not have a licensed version of the Crypto Access Provider (5722AC3) installed, then an encryption screen appears before the Install Adapters screen.

    Figure 4. Install Adapters screen

    Install Adapters screen with the checkbox for Adapter for JText checked. The rest of the adapters are not selected.

  6. 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 is selectable from the following Install Samples screen.

    Figure 5. Install Samples screen

    Install SamplThe Install Samples screen with the Samples checkbox checked.s screen

  7. On the Install Samples screen, the checkbox beside the entry Samples is preselected by default. Do one of the following:

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 (both the OS/400 and Windows depending on your selections), 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:

The Launchpad displays the installation status of each prerequisite on your OS/400 system and on your Windows client system. Status values can include Not Installed, Optional, or OK, and for the database selection only, Not Configured.

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.

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