Installing additional features on an existing installation

Use this procedure to install additional features on an existing installation of WebSphere Process Server using the Installation Wizard graphical user interface (GUI).

Before you begin

Before adding additional features to your installation using this procedure, ensure that:
  • You have an installation of WebSphere Process Server on your system. You do not have to have an existing WebSphere Process Server profile to install additional features on an installation. Also, ensure that you want to add the features using an interactive interface. If your proposed installation does not meet these criteria, see Installing the product for descriptions of other installation procedures.
  • You are installing the features as the root user on a Linux or UNIX system, or as a member of the Administrator group on a Windows system.

Why and when to perform this task

The procedure in this topic assumes installation from product CDs. If you plan to install from images obtained from Passport Advantage, see Special considerations when installing from Passport Advantage for installation tips.

Following this procedure to install additional features does not modify features that are already installed or affect any updates made to the original installation.

Use the following procedure to install additional features to your WebSphere Process Server installation.

Steps for this task

  1. Log on as the root user on a Linux or UNIX system, or as a member of the Administrator group on a Windows system.
  2. Start the Launchpad by following the procedure in Starting the Launchpad.
  3. Start the WebSphere Process Server installer.

    Icon indicating 6.0.1 content only If you are using WebSphere Process Server, version 6.0.1, from the right pane of the Launchpad, select WebSphere Process Server installation > Launch the Installation Wizard for WebSphere Process Server for Multiplatforms.

    Icon indicating 6.0.0 content only If you are using WebSphere Process Server, version 6.0.0, from the right pane of the Launchpad, select Launch the Installation Wizard for WebSphere Process Server for Multiplatforms.

  4. From the Welcome panel, select Next.
  5. In the License agreement panel, accept the licensing terms.

    Icon indicating 6.0.1 content only If you are using WebSphere Process Server, version 6.0.1, review the IBM licensing terms in the main window of the panel and select Read non-IBM terms to review non-IBM licensing terms. Then select the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button and select Next.

    Icon indicating 6.0.0 content only If you are using WebSphere Process Server, version 6.0.0, review the IBM licensing terms, select the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button, and select Next.

    The Installation Wizard checks for a supported operating system with prerequisite patches. During the check, the Checking prerequisites panel is displayed. At the end of the process, this panel indicates whether your system passed the check. This procedure assumes that your system passed.

    If you do not have a supported operating system or the correct prerequisite patches on your system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.

  6. In the Checking prerequisites panel, select Next to continue.

    The Installation Wizard checks for any existing installations of WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment. This procedure assumes that you have an existing installation of WebSphere Process Server on your system. If you do, an Existing installation detected panel is displayed.

    Important: The installer will also detect unregistered instances of WebSphere Application Server or WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment if they have entries in the .WASRegistry file. This file is located in the $USER_HOME directory of the installation. Using an unregistered installation of one of these products with your WebSphere Process Server installation is neither recommended nor supported.
  7. In the Existing installation detected panel, which lets you choose to install a new installation of WebSphere Process Server to coexist with the current one, to add features to an existing installation, or to add profiles to an existing installation, select the radio button beside Add features to an existing copy of WebSphere Process Server 6.0, select the installation of WebSphere Process Server to which you want to add features, and select Next.
  8. In the Feature selection panel, select the features you want to install and select Next. Features that are already installed have the text (installed) beside them.
    Important: Clearing the check box beside an installed feature will not cause it to be uninstalled.
    See Product components for descriptions of the features that can be selected from this panel.
  9. In the Installation summary panel, which details the components that will be installed, the amount of space they will consume, and where they will be located on the system, review the information and either select Next to install the product code or select Back to change your specifications.
    The disk space shown on the Installation summary panel includes space for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Subtract the size of the JVM for your operating system to determine the installed size on disk for the features that you selected.
    Table 1. JVM sizes
    AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows
    59 MB pa-risc: 109 MB ia32: 83 MB 81 MB ia32: 75 MB

    Verify that you have the total amount of free space shown before installing. Space is required for a working copy of the JVM during the installation.

    The Installation Wizard creates the uninstaller program and shows a progress panel to indicate that components are being installed. At the end of the installation, the Installation complete panel is displayed.
    Attention: If errors are detected during installation, other panels might be displayed in place of the Installation complete panel. Examples include the following:
    • Installation is complete with errors panel, which indicates that the installation completed but errors were generated
    • Installation failed panel, which indicates that the installation failed completely
    Each of these panels identifies the log file to reference in order to troubleshoot the problems. See the descriptions of relevant log files listed in Log files, error messages in Error messages: installation and profile creation and augmentation, and refer to Troubleshooting installation for tips on troubleshooting your installation.
  10. In the Installation complete panel, do one of the following, depending on whether you have an existing WebSphere Process Server profile:
    • To create a new profile, leave the check box beside Launch the Profile Wizard selected and select Next. The Installation Wizard closes and the Profile Wizard is launched. See Creating and augmenting profiles by using the Profile Wizard for instructions on how to use this wizard to create new process server profiles or augment existing application server profiles into process server profiles.
    • To not create a new profile, unselect the check box beside Launch the Profile Wizard and select Next. The Installation complete panel is displayed with a check box to launch the First Steps console. Ensure that this check box is selected and select Finish to close the Installation Wizard and launch the First Steps console.

Result

If the Installation complete panel is displayed at the end of the procedure, the additional features were installed successfully.

What to do next

If the installation was successful, after you have created a WebSphere Process Server stand-alone or deployment manager profile, start the server or deployment manager from its First Steps console to verify that your installation is operating properly. See Options on the First Steps console for more details.

Icon indicating 6.0.1 content only If you are using WebSphere Process Server, version 6.0.1, you can also use the installation verification tools to verify your installation. See Using the installation verification tools with WebSphere Process Server, version 6.0.1 for more information.


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