The Launchpad has determined which prerequisites are needed for your
system:
- If you plan to install the InterChange Server Express component of
WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus, you will need a
database to hold the repository (which contains metadata for installed
components). The Launchpad can automatically install and configure a
supported database, or configure an existing supported database. See Installing and configuring a database for more information.
- If you plan to use System Monitor or Failed Event Manager (which are
installed as components of the Administrative Toolset Express) you need to
install a Web application server. The Launchpad can automatically
install WebSphere Application Server Express v5.1. See Installing WebSphere Application Server Express for more details. Other Web application servers are
supported.
- Important:
- If you want the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus
installer to automatically configure System Monitor and Failed Event Manager
for use with the Express or Express Plus product and with WebSphere
Application Server Express or WebSphere Application Server, you
must have one of the supported versions of WebSphere Application
Server Express or WebSphere Application Server installed before you
run the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus
installer. Otherwise, you will have to manually configure System
Monitor and Failed Event Manager, as detailed in Manually configuring System Monitor and Failed Event Manager. If you are using Tomcat as your Web application
server, you will need to manually configure it. See Manually configuring System Monitor and Failed Event Manager for details.
The automatic configuration that the WebSphere Business Integration Server
Express or Express Plus installer performs assumes that no Web server, such as
IBM HTTP Server, is installed. The resulting default URLs are, as
follows:
- For System Monitor:
http://hostname:7089/ICSMonitor
- For Failed Event Manager:
http://hostname:7089/FailedEvents
- Every installation of WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and
Express Plus requires installation of WebSphere MQ
5.3.0.2 CSD06 or a higher CSD level. However,
whether you need to install both the server and client or just the client
depends on the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus
components you plan to install. The Launchpad can automatically install
this software. See Installing WebSphere MQ for details.
- If you plan to perform collaboration and mapping development, you need to
have the IBM Java Development Kit 1.3.1_07 prerequisite
installed. The Launchpad can automatically install this
software. See Installing the Java Development Kit for details.
- If you plan to use System Monitor or Failed Event Manager (which are
installed as components of the Administrative Toolset Express), you need to
install a Web browser on a remote machine running on a Windows
platform. See Installing a Web browser on a remote machine for more information.
Complete tables of all required software exist in the section Checking software requirements. If you have previously installed the appropriate
versions of prerequisite products, you might not need to reinstall them
through the Launchpad. Check the configuration instructions for the
specific software.
IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and Express Plus support
IBM DB2(R) Universal Database(TM) v8.1 Express, Fix Pack 5 and higher,
and IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1 Enterprise, Fix Pack 2 and
higher. Before installing or configuring a database, do the
following:
- Ensure that you have administrator privileges to create a new database and
add new users.
- Review the minimum requirements for the database in the section Checking minimum database requirements.
The Launchpad has already determined whether you require a database, and if
so, whether one is installed and configured appropriately. To obtain
information about the condition of your database requirements, do the
following:
- From the Launchpad Software Prerequisites screen, expand the entry
IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1 Express. This area of
the screen explains what the Launchpad has found on your machine.
- Do one of the following, depending on which software the Launchpad has
found on the machine:
If no supported database is installed on your machine or if you want to
install and configure IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1 Express
regardless of having another supported database already installed, follow the
instructions in this section.
The installation instructions in this section assume that this is the first
time you are installing DB2 UDB Express on your machine. If you have
previously installed DB2 UDB Express through the Launchpad, uninstalled it
following standard DB2 uninstallation procedures, and are now reinstalling it
through the Launchpad, you must first do the following before you use the
Launchpad to reinstall DB2 UDB Express:
To install IBM DB2 UDB Express, do the following:
- If you have not done so already, on the Launchpad Software Prerequisites
screen, expand the entry IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1
Express. This area of the screen explains what the Launchpad has
found on your machine.
- Select the button labeled Install IBM DB2 Universal Database
v8.1 Express. A dialog appears, which requests that you
insert the appropriate CD into the machine.
- Important:
- Select the button labeled Install IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1
Express located within the highlighted area under IBM DB2 Universal
Database v8.1 Express, not the button labeled
Install Product located at the bottom of the screen.
- Insert the CD containing IBM DB2 UDB Express into the machine and select
OK. (If the Launchpad does not detect the installation
program, an "Open" dialog box is displayed, in which you must select the
location to which the CD is mounted.)
Silent installation of the database begins. A dialog will notify you
when installation is complete and will prompt you to insert the second DB2 CD,
which contains Fix Pack 5.
- Note:
- IBM DB2 Express is installed by default in the directory
/opt/IBM/db2/V8.1/.
- Insert the CD containing Fix Pack 5 into the machine and select
OK. (If the Launchpad does not detect the installation
program, an "Open" dialog box is displayed, in which you must select the
location to which the CD is mounted.) Silent installation of Fix Pack 5
and configuration of the database begin.
After silent installation of Fix Pack 5 and configuration of the database
complete, verify that the status of DB2 in the Launchpad changed from Not
Installed to OK.
The installation and configuration processes do the following:
- Create the following DB2 users:
- db2inst1
- db2fenc1
- dasusr1
- Create a user named smbadmin with a password of
smbP4$$word.
- Create a database named SMB_DB.
- Grant the appropriate authorities to the smbadmin user in the
SMB_DB table.
If the Launchpad finds a pre-existing installation of IBM DB2 v8.1
Express without Fix Pack 5 applied, it offers to automatically patch the
software.
- If you have not done so already, on the Launchpad Software Prerequisites
screen, expand the entry IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1
Express. This area of the screen explains what the Launchpad has
found on your machine.
- In the area under IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1
Express, select the button labeled Apply Fixpack5.
Silent installation of the patch and configuration of the database execute and
the software status in the Launchpad changes to OK.
The patching and configuration processes do the following:
- Create the following DB2 users:
- db2inst1
- db2fenc1
- dasusr1
- Create a user named smbadmin with a password of
smbP4$$word.
- Create a database named SMB_DB.
- Grant the appropriate authorities to the smbadmin user in the
SMB_DB table.
If IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1 Express or Enterprise is
installed and you want to configure it for use with WebSphere Business
Integration Server Express or Express Plus, do the following:
- If you have not done so already, on the Launchpad Software Prerequisites
screen, expand the entry IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1
Express. This area of the screen explains what the Launchpad has
found on your machine.
- In the area under IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1
Express, select the button labeled Continue.
- Note:
- If you have two or more instances in your DB2 system, a drop-down box
appears. In this case, select the instance in which you want to create
the database to be used by the InterChange Server Express.
After IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.1 is successfully configured,
you will see a message that the database configuration is complete. The
configuration process does the following:
- Creates a user named smbadmin, with a password of
smbP4$$word.
- Creates a database named SMB_DB.
- Grants the appropriate authorities to the smbadmin user in the
SMB_DB table.
- Tip:
- If you are using DB2 Enterprise, it does not restart the database manager
when the machine is restarted. Because the database manager is not
running, two problems can occur if the machine is restarted during the
installation of WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express
Plus:
- Repository creation can fail. When repository creation fails
because of this issue, the Installer log includes the following message
line: No start database manager command was issued.
- Startup of InterChange Server Express can fail, because without the DB
manager running, InterChange Server Express cannot connect to
SMB_DB. When this failure occurs, the
InterchangeSystem.log file messages include this line:
No start database manager command was issued.
Both of these problems can be addressed by following these steps:
- Open the DB2 Control Center.
- Expand the All Cataloged Systems folder, then expand the folder
for your host, and then expand the Instances folder.
- In the Instances folder, right-click the DB2 icon
and choose Start. This DB2 message displays:
DB2START processing was successful.
After you have performed these steps, you can create a respository and
start InterChange Server Express.
This prerequisite is required if you intend to install the Toolset Express
components System Monitor and Failed Event Manager, both of which require a
Web application server with a Servlet engine. If you have already
installed WebSphere Application Server versions 5.0.2 or
5.1, WebSphere Application Server Express versions 5.0.2
or 5.1, or Tomcat versions 4.1.24 or
4.1.27, this prerequisite is satisfied.
To install IBM WebSphere Application Server Express, do the
following:
- If you have not already done so, from the Launchpad Software Prerequisites
screen, expand IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express
V5.1.
- Select Install to start the silent installation of IBM
WebSphere Application Server Express V5.1. A dialog appears,
which requests that you insert the appropriate CD into the machine.
- Important:
- Select the button labeled Install located within the highlighted
area under IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express V5.1,
not the button labeled Install Product located at the
bottom of the screen.
- Insert the CD labeled WebSphere Application Server - Express
V5.1 Components Disk 1 into the machine and select
OK. (If the Launchpad does not detect the installation
program, an "Open" dialog box is displayed, in which you must select the
location to which the CD is mounted.) Silent installation
begins.
Notes:
- WebSphere Application Server Express is installed by default in the
directory /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Express51.
- You will not be prompted to insert the CD labeled WebSphere
Application Server - Express V5.1 Components Disk 2. This
CD contains the WebSphere Studio Site Developer tool. The Launchpad
does not install this optional tool automatically; however, you can
install it manually as a stand-alone product. See Installing the WebSphere Studio Site Developer tool for installation instructions.
- After silent installation of WebSphere Application Server Express
completes, verify that its status in the Launchpad changed from
Optional to OK.
WebSphere MQ messaging software is required to run the WebSphere Business
Integration Server Express and Express Plus products. Whether both the
server and client or just the client components are needed depends on which
WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus components you
plan to install:
- If you intend to install the InterChange Server Express component, you
must install the WebSphere MQ server and client. Installation of the
server and client enables communication between InterChange Server Express and
connectors.
- If you intend to install only adapters, you need to install only the
WebSphere MQ client.
The Launchpad has already determined whether you require the server and
client or just the client and presents one of the following entries on the
Launchpad Software Prerequisites screen:
- If you must install IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06
server and client, you see the entry IBM WebSphere MQ
5.3.0.2 CSD06.
- If you must install only the IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2
CSD06 client, you see the entry IBM WebSphere MQ Client
5.3.0.2 CSD06.
To install the IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06 server
and client or client alone, do the following:
- From the Launchpad Software Prerequisites screen, expand IBM
WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06 or IBM WebSphere MQ
Client 5.3.0.2 CSD06 (whichever appears on your
system).
- Ensure that the radio button beside Install IBM WebSphere MQ
5.3.0.2 CSD06 Server and Client (101 MB) or
Install IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06 Client Only
(16 MB) is selected.
- Select Install to start the silent installation of IBM
WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06. A dialog appears,
which requests that you insert the appropriate CD into the machine.
- Important:
- Select the button labeled Install located within the highlighted
area under IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06 or
IBM WebSphere MQ Client 5.3.0.2 CSD06,
not the button labeled Install Product located at the
bottom of the screen.
- Insert the CD containing IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2
CSD06 into the machine and select OK. (If the Launchpad does
not detect the installation program, an "Open" dialog box is displayed, in
which you must select the location to which the CD is mounted.) Silent
installation of WebSphere MQ begins.
- Note:
- WebSphere MQ is installed by default in the directory
/opt/mqm.
- After silent installation of WebSphere MQ completes, verify that its
status in the Launchpad changed from Not Installed to
OK.
- Note:
- WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06 software has its own software
and network prerequisites. If these prerequisites are not met, the
silent installation of this product will fail. For more details, see
WebSphere MQ documentation.
If the Launchpad finds a pre-existing installation of WebSphere MQ
5.3.0.2 without CSD06 applied, it offers to automatically
patch the software. In this case, when you expand the selection
IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3.0.2 CSD06 or IBM
WebSphere MQ Client 5.3.0.2 CSD06 on the Launchpad
Software Prerequisites screen, you can select Apply CSD06.
Silent installation of the patch executes and the software status in the
Launchpad changes to OK.
The IBM Java Development Kit 1.3.1_07 is required for
performing collaboration and mapping development.
- Note:
- A C++ compiler is also required for performing collaboration and mapping
development and its path must be on your PATH variable. This compiler
is not supplied with the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or
Express Plus product.
To install the IBM Java Development Kit 1.3.1_07, do the
following:
- From the Launchpad Software Prerequisites screen, expand IBM Java
Development Kit 1.3.1_07.
- Select Install. A dialog appears, which requests that
you insert the appropriate CD into the machine.
- Important:
- Select the button labeled Install located within the highlighted
area under IBM Java Development Kit 1.3.1_07,
not the button labeled Install Product located at the
bottom of the screen.
- Insert the CD containing IBM Java Development Kit 1.3.1_07
into the machine and select OK. (If the Launchpad does not
detect the installation program, an "Open" dialog box is displayed, in which
you must select the location to which the CD is mounted.) Silent
installation of IBM Java Development Kit 1.3.1_07 begins.
- Note:
- The JDK is installed by default in the directory
/opt/IBMJava2-131/.
- After silent installation of IBM Java Development Kit
1.3.1_07 completes, verify that its status in the Launchpad
changed from Not Installed to OK.
A Web browser is required if you intend to install the Administrative
Toolset Express components System Monitor and Failed Event Manager.
This browser must exist and be reachable on a remote machine running on a
Windows platform. Supported Web browsers on Windows include Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 or later and Netscape Navigator
4.7x.
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 all needed prerequisites installed.
Figure 9. Software Prerequisites screen after installing prerequisites

