Before you start
Before you start the Launchpad, do the following:
- Check that your system meets the hardware requirements
listed on this Web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wbiserverexpress.
Note:
The maximum number of physical processors that can
be used with this server machine is restricted to two processors.
Please refer to the product license terms for more details.
- Check the following site for any available Fix Packs for your
product: http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/websphere/support/
- Make sure that all Windows applications have
been shut down.
- Ensure that you have Windows Administrator privileges. If this
requirement is not met, an error message outlining the problem will
appear and the Launchpad program will terminate.
- The installation instructions throughout this document assume
installation from product CDs. If you are installing from ESDs obtained
from Passport Advantage, do the following:
- Refer to your Passport Advantage information for downloading
instructions.
- Extract all ESDs to the same directory on your hard drive and
install from the hard drive to ensure proper installer function.
Do not create CDs based on the ESD images
and attempt to install from them. If you do, installation can fail
since configuration utilities for some software prerequisites might
not be packaged with the ESDs containing the actual prerequisite
software.
- Ensure that the component folders of the directory into which
you extract the ESDs have no spaces in their names. For instance,
C:\Program Files\WBISE is not a valid directory because the folder Program
Files has a space in its name. C:\WBISE is a valid directory because
the folder WBISE does not have a space in its name.
- If you want the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express
or Express Plus installer to automatically configure System Monitor,
Failed Event Manager, or Web Deployment 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, Failed Event Manager, or Web Deployment, as detailed in Manually configuring web-based tools.
For supported versions of WebSphere Application
Server Express or WebSphere Application Server, refer to http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wbiserverexpress. Also, refer to Upgrading
software prerequisites.
- Ensure that you have administrator privileges
to create a new database and add new users.
