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:
- Select the Launchpad button labeled Install Product. The
Install Server screen appears.
Figure 2. 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. The Install Tools screen appears.
- To not install the InterChange Server Express component, clear
the checkbox and select Next. The Install Tools screen
appears.
Figure 3. 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. The Integrated Test Environment screen
appears.
- To install only the Administrative tools, clear the checkbox
beside the entry Development Tools and select
Next. The Web-based Tools screen appears. Skip to
Step 5
- Note:
- You cannot install only the Development tools. They require that the
Administrative tools also be installed.
- To install neither the Administrative tools nor Development tools, clear
the checkboxes beside the entries Administrative Tools and
Development Tools, and click Next. The Web-based
Tools screen appears. Skip to Step 5.
- 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.
- 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

- 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

- 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. The
Software Prerequisites screen appears.
- 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, clear 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 (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:
- IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express V5.1
- IBM Java Development Kit 1.3
- IBM Java Development Kit 1.4
- IBM Toolbox for Java
- QShell Interpreter
- AC3 Crypto Access Provider(5722AC3)
- IBM HTTP Server for OS/400
- IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3 CSD06 or later for Windows
- IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3 CSD06 or later for OS/400
- A database for Windows (one of several supported)
- IBM Java (TM) Development Kit 1.3.1_05 for Windows
- A Web browser (one of two supported).
For the OS/400 Launchpad, the only prerequisite that can be optional is the
web browser. On the OS/400, if the prerequisite is damaged, an Error
status will be displayed.
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.
