Installing required software prerequisites and WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus

The WebSphere Business Integration Server Express or Express Plus system can determine the prerequisite software needed for your installation based on the components you plan to install. If certain items are not installed, it can install them.

The Launchpad offers two installation options: Typical and Custom.

The Typical installation automatically installs the following components:

For more information on these components refer to Components available for installation.

The Typical installation also automatically detects whether you have the required prerequisite components and can install many of them for you.

The Custom installation allows you to choose which components to install. It, like the Typical installation, also detects whether the prerequisites are installed and can install them for you. See the section Deciding which components to install (Custom installation only) for descriptions of available components. For further information on the Custom installation, see the section Custom installation.

For more information on the Typical installation option, see the section Typical installation.

The installation instructions throughout this chapter assume the following:

This chapter contains the following sections:

See Appendix. Silent installation and uninstallation for instructions on performing silent installation and uninstallation.

Copyright IBM Corp. 2004, 2005