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