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

Planning the installation

Some Web server topologies are commonly installed with the IBM WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product.

Before you begin

Use this topic to understand the capabilities of your WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product. Knowing what you can do with the product might influence how you install the product and other installable components on the product disc.

Why and when to perform this task

Topology diagrams and descriptions show how to create a given topology by showing what components to install for each topology.

Installation roadmap

Install the following components from the product disc to create a production environment:
  • The WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product
  • The IBM HTTP Server V6 (or another supported Web server from another source)
  • A binary plug-in module for your Web server

Optionally, use the product disc to install an application client environment on a client machine. Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) client applications and thin client applications run on a client workstation. The client applications communicate with WebSphere Application Server on a remote server machine. A client application requires some elements of the Application Server on the client machine. However, instead of installing the full WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product, you can install the Application Client to provide a stand-alone client run-time environment.

Optionally, use the Application Server Toolkit disc in the primary packet of discs to install a development environment. Or use the Rational Application Developer Trial disc in the supplemental packet of discs to install a fully integrated development environment that includes an application server for development testing.

Installation features

Installation features in V6.x include:
Feature Description
The WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product includes cells, stand-alone application server profiles, and managed nodes..

Use the Profile Creation wizard to create deployment manager profiles, Application Server profiles, and custom profiles after installing the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product.

You do not have to reinstall the product to create a new profile. All profiles on a machine share the core product files.

If you do install again to create a second set of core product files, there are two Profile Creation wizards - one for each set of core product files.

The product disc includes all of the installable components that are required to create an e-business environment. Use the product disc to install the IBM HTTP Server, the Web server plug-ins, and the WebSphere Application Client components. Installation programs for each component exist within component directories.
Each installable component has its own installation program. Use the launchpad to install any component on the product disc. Or install each component directly using the install command in the component directory.
The launchpad can install any installable product in the primary packet of compact discs. The launchpad for the WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product can also install the Application Server Toolkit on Windows and Linux (Intel) systems. The Application Server Toolkit is on its own disc. Change discs to launch the installation.

Review topology diagrams for each of the following installable components to determine which topology best fits your needs. The diagrams and their accompanying procedures can serve as a roadmap for installing a similar topology.

This topic describes installation scenarios for the following installable components:
  • WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment
  • Web server plug-ins
  • Application Client

In addition to product installation diagrams for the installable components, this topic also links to a roadmap for using the Profile Creation wizard. The Profile Creation wizard creates run-time environments for application server processes.

Each of the following installation scenarios includes topology diagrams and associated installation steps. Each step links to a specific procedure for installing a component or to a description of a command or tool.

Steps for this task

  1. Diagrams: Review the installation scenarios for the WebSphere Application ServerNetwork Deployment product, as described in Planning to install Network Deployment.
  2. Diagrams: Review the installation scenarios for the Web server plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server, as described in Planning to install Web server plug-ins.
  3. Diagram: Review the installation scenarios for the Application Client, as described in Planning to install WebSphere Application Client.
  4. Diagrams: Review the installation scenarios for profile creation, as described in Planning to create application server environments.
  5. Optional: Review interoperability and coexistence diagrams to know what is possible with Version 6.x.

    WebSphere Application Server V6.x can interoperate with your other e-business systems, including other versions of WebSphere Application Server. Interoperability provides a communication mechanism for WebSphere Application Server nodes that are at different versions, running on separate machines. Coexistence describes multiple versions or instances running on the same machine at the same time.

    Interoperability support enhances migration scenarios with more configuration options. Interoperating is often more convenient or practical during the migration of a configuration from an earlier WebSphere Application Server version to a later one. Some machines can have the earlier product version and other machines can have the later version. An environment of machines and application components at different software version levels can involve both interoperability and coexistence.

    It is often impractical, or even physically impossible, to migrate all of the machines and applications within an enterprise at the same time. Understanding multiversion interoperability and coexistence is therefore an essential part of a migration between version levels.

    See the following topics for more information:

    1. Interoperating
    2. Setting up Version 4.0.x and Version 6.0.x coexistence
    3. Setting up Version 5.x and Version 6.0.x coexistence
    4. Setting up Version 6.0.x coexistence
  6. Optional: Consider performance when designing your network, as described in Example: Choosing a topology for better performance and Queuing network.

Result

Following this procedure results in reviewing installation scenarios to identify specific steps to follow when installing more than one component.

What to do next

After determining an appropriate installation scenario, install the necessary components and configure the products for the system that you selected. See Installing the product and additional software.



Sub-topics
Planning to install Network Deployment
Planning to install Web server plug-ins
Planning to install WebSphere Application Client
Planning to create application server environments
Example: Choosing a topology for better performance
Queuing network

Related tasks
Task overview: Installing

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