WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Preparing Windows systems for installation

This topic describes how to prepare your Windows systems for the installation of IBM WebSphere Application Server, Version 6 products.

Before you begin

Why and when to perform this task

Steps for this task

  1. Log on to a user ID that belongs to the administrator group.

    Log on as a member of the administrator group to successfully install the product. You cannot create Windows services from a user ID that does not belong to the administrator group. The creation of Windows services requires the user to have the advanced user rights Act as part of the operating system and Log on as a service.

  2. Optional: Download and install the latest supported version of Internet Explorer so that you can use the launchpad on the product disc. Download Internet Explorer 6 from the following location:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

  3. Optional: Download and install Mozilla 1.7.5 or later.

    If you plan to use the Mozilla browser, install the 1.7.5 version to avoid a known problem that causes two browser windows to open when using the launchpad.bat script. This problem is caused by a known bug with the Mozilla -CreateProfile feature. See bugzilla bug 249585 for more information.

  4. Stop all instances of the process_spawner.exe program.
  5. Provide adequate disk space.
    Attention:
    730 MB for the C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer directory before creating profiles
    30 MB for the Deployment manager profile
    200 MB for an Application Server profile with the Sample applications
    10 MB for an unfederated custom profile
    100 MB for the C:\temp directory
    830 MB total requirement
    110 MB for the C:\Program Files\IBM HTTP Server directory
    25 MB for the C:\Program Files\ibm\gsk7 directory
    200 MB for the C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\Plugins directory
    25 MB for the C:\Program Files\ibm\gsk7 directory
    The following space is required for the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server:
    150 MB for the C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppClient directory
    Attention:
    550 MB maximum for the C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AST directory
  6. Verify that prerequisites and corequisites are at the required release levels.
  7. Download Windows Script 5.6 to create Start menu items correctly on Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

    Download Windows Script 5.6 from the following Microsoft Web page: http://www.microsoft.com/ downloads/ details.aspx? FamilyId= C717D943-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA.

  8. Verify that the Java 2 SDK on your copy of the product CD is functioning correctly.

    If you created your own product CD from an ISO image or by copying the actual CD, perform the following steps to verify that the Java 2 SDK on the product CD-ROM is working correctly.

    1. Change directories to the \win\WAS\jdk\java\bin directory on the product CD-ROM. Type the following command:
      cd CD_Drive_D:\WAS\jdk\java\bin
    2. Verify the version of the Java 2 SDK. Type the following command:
      .\java -version

      The command completes successfully with no errors when the Java 2 SDK is intact.

Result

What to do next

Go to Preparing to install Network Deployment on a Windows system for the next step in the overall procedure, which is selecting the type of installation to perform.




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