Typical installation

To begin the Typical installation, follow these steps:

  1. Select Install Product from the welcome screen.
    Figure 2. Welcome screen

    The Choose the Setup Type screen appears.

  2. Select Typical from the Choose the Setup Type screen.
    Figure 3. Choose the Setup Type screen

    After you have selected Typical installation, the Software Prerequisites screen appears.

    Figure 4. Software Prerequisites screen before installing selected prerequisites
  3. The Launchpad displays the installation status of each prerequisite. 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.

    To install a software program using Launchpad, click on the product name. An Install button becomes visible. Select the Install button to begin the installation of the program. When the installation process for the software program is complete, you will be returned to the Software Prerequisites screen and the program name will have OK next to it.

    If you have a database installed and its status is Not Configured, you can use the Launchpad to configure it. Click on the database name to start configuration.

    Note:
    If you already have earlier versions of the prerequisite software installed on this system, refer to Upgrading the system for more detailed information about how the Launchpad will behave, and what you might need to do depending on the version.

    For more information on the installation of software prerequisites, including why you may need to install certain prerequisites, refer to the section Software prerequisites.

    Once the software prerequisites required for your planned installation each have a status of OK, select the button labeled Install Product located at the bottom of the screen.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

    Figure 5. Software License Agreement screen
  4. Read and accept the terms of the Software License Agreement by selecting the radio button beside the entry I accept the terms in the license agreement, then select Next.

    The Destination screen appears.

    Figure 6. Destination screen
  5. On the Destination screen, accept the default installation location of C:\IBM\WebSphereServer or browse for a different location, then select Next.
    Note:
    The directory path must not contain any spaces. Throughout this document, the installation directory C:\IBM\WebSphereServer (or the alternative path that you entered) will be referred to as ProductDir.

    One of the following occurs:

    Figure 7. RBAC screen
  6. To enable Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), enter a user name and password, then select Next.

    Make note of the user name and password that you enter. You will need it later.

    Note:
    RBAC enhances the security of server access. The user name and password provided will be used to create the server administrator role during deployment to the server. This information is stored in the InterChangeSystem.cfg file, with the password encrypted. Any additional roles or password changes regarding RBAC must subsequently be done through the System Manager.

    A summary screen appears.

    Figure 8. Summary screen
  7. The summary screen provides a summary of the installation selections you have made. Read over the information to make sure it is correct, then select Next. The installation process begins.
  8. As the installation process begins, the installer verifies that enough disk space exists for the installation:

    Figure 9. Post-installation summary screen

    A window then appears informing you that the installation is complete and asks if you would like to launch the First Steps application. For more information on this application, refer to the section Using First Steps.

  9. Add a listener to the WebSphere MQ service by following the instructions in the section Adding a listener to the WebSphere MQ service.

The installation process has completed the following:

A log file is created during the installation process that details the components installed and other actions taken. It is located in wbi_server_exp_install_log.txt. At this point, you can view the files and directory structure of your system, as detailed in Directory structure and files.

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