Installation process overview

This chapter presents a high-level view of the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server installation process. The following tasks are described in detail in this guide:

  1. Confirm that your system meets the minimum hardware requirements based on the scope of your ICS environment. See Installation requirements.
  2. Confirm that all third-party software is installed or is available for installation as described in the installation process. See Installation requirements.
  3. Create and configure a database to store the ICS component definitions. See Pre-installation administration tasks.
  4. Install and configure WebSphere MQ for guaranteed delivery of events. See Pre-installation administration tasks.
  5. Install the ICS software. See Installing InterChange Server, XML data handler, e-Mail adapter, and other supporting products.
  6. Install the XML Data Handler. See Installing InterChange Server, XML data handler, e-Mail adapter, and other supporting products.
  7. Install the e-Mail adapter. See Installing InterChange Server, XML data handler, e-Mail adapter, and other supporting products.
  8. Install the client software. See Installing client software.
  9. Optional: Install other WebSphere Business Integration Adapters. See Installing WebSphere Business Integration Adapters.
  10. Optional: Install System Monitor. See Installing System Monitor.
  11. Configure the ICS software. See Configuring or reconfiguring InterChange Server.
  12. Start ICS to build the repository tables. See Starting InterChange Server for the first time.
  13. Load the component definitions into the repository tables. See Starting InterChange Server for the first time.
  14. Start System Manager and log on to ICS. See Starting InterChange Server for the first time.

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