Starting the Launchpad

Before you start the Launchpad, do the following:

To invoke the Launchpad, insert the CD containing the Base Components of WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus into your computer. The Launchpad Welcome screen appears. Buttons on the left side of the Welcome screen allow quick selection of several tasks.

The Launchpad Welcome screen for the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express product differs slightly from that of the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus product. Here is the Launchpad Welcome screen for the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express product.

Figure 1. WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Launchpad Welcome screen

WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Launchpad Welcome screen

The buttons on this screen control the following tasks:

Install Product
Leads you to install the appropriate software prerequisites based on the product components you intend to install and then installs the product components as well.

First Steps
Launches the Quick Start Guide.

Exit
Stops the Launchpad.

Here is the Launchpad Welcome screen for the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus product. Note that the Express Plus version has an extra button called Install Capacity Pack. This button lets you launch the installers for the Adapter Capacity Pack and Collaboration Capacity Pack. Installation procedures for the Adapter Capacity Pack and Collaboration Capacity Pack are described in Installing the Adapter Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus and Installing the Collaboration Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus.

Figure 2. WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus Launchpad Welcome screen

WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus Launchpad Welcome screen

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