Installing WebSphere Application Server 4.0--Custom Installation option
This article describes how to install WebSphere Application Server on a local HP machine.
These instructions assume the following:
To install WebSphere Application Server, do the following:
- Ensure that you are logged onto the host machine with superuser (root) privileges.
- Ensure that the swagentd daemon is running by entering the following command:
# ps -ef | grep swagentd
- If a preexisting Web server on your system is running, stop the Web server.
If you plan to install IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19 as part of the WebSphere Application Server
installation and a version of IBM HTTP Server prior to 1.3.19 is already installed on your system, you must
uninstall it in order for the WebSphere Application Server installation program to successfully install
IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19.
- Insert the WebSphere Application Server CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
- Mount the CD-ROM by following the instructions in the file
"Mounting a CD-ROM on HP-UX."
The following steps assume that the CD-ROM drive is mounted at /cdrom.
- Navigate to the correct directory on the WebSphere Application Server CD-ROM
by entering the following command:
# cd /cdrom/hp
- If the supported Web server or database you plan to use with WebSphere Application Server
is newer than the
version currently required by WebSphere Application Server, you must update the prereq.properties file or disable
the prerequisite checking functionality before installing WebSphere Application Server.
To obtain an updated prereq.properties file, download the latest version from the WebSphere Application Server
Tools Web site at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/tools.html.
Ensure that the updated prereq.properties file is downloaded or copied into the local /tmp directory.
To disable the prerequisite checking functionality, perform the following steps:
- Copy the prereq.properties file from the /cdrom/hp directory to the /tmp directory on the
machine on which you plan to install WebSphere Application Server.
- Open the prereq.properties file in a text editor and disable prerequisite checking for an individual
component by changing the value of the specific key from
1 to 0 .
- Save the edited prereq.properties file.
- If you have not downloaded a new prereq.properties file or disabled the prerequisite checking functionality
as detailed in
Step 7, run the installation script file by entering the following command:
# /cdrom/hp/install.sh
If you have downloaded a new prereq.properties file or disabled the prerequisite checking functionality as detailed in
Step 7, run the installation script file by entering the following command:
# /cdrom/hp/install.sh -prereqfile /tmp/prereq.properties
- Click Next to pass the introductory page.
- The Install Options window opens. Select Custom Installation and then click Next.
- The Choose Application Server Components window opens. Select the components you
want to install and deselect the components you do not want to install. Note the following
information:
- The Java 2 Software Development Kit (SDK) is installed by default.
- The Server, Admin, Samples, Application Assembly and Deployment Tools,
IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19, and WebServer Plugins components are selected for
installation by default.
- If you plan to use WebSphere Application Server with IBM HTTP Server, ensure that the
IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19 and Web Server Plugins options are selected.
- If you plan to use WebSphere Application Server with a different supported Web server,
ensure that the Web Server Plugins option is selected.
Note: No plug-ins are required to launch the Application Server or the administrative
console. However, for production applications, you will not be able to serve servlets without
having installed a supported Web server and corresponding Web server plug-in. For non-production
applications, you can use the internal HTTP transport system to serve servlets without installing
a Web server plug-in by using the internal HTTP transport port 9080 . For example,
to serve the sample snoop servlet by using the internal HTTP transport, enter the URL
http://machine_name:9080/servlet/snoop
In this command, machine_name represents the name of the machine on which WebSphere Application Server is running.
The internal HTTP transport mechanism is not designed for use in a production environment.
- If you plan to install the Web server plug-in for IBM HTTP Server, you must select the IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19
option, or have it already installed on the machine.
- These instructions assume that you are installing all of the components.
Click Next to continue.
- A window opens that lets you select the plug-in. In this window, do the following:
- Select the plug-in option for your Web server.
- Click Next.
Only IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19 is provided with WebSphere Application Server. You
must separately purchase and install the other supported Web servers.
- The Database Options window opens. From the information that is displayed, do the following:
- For Database Type, select your database from the drop-down list.
- Ensure that Remote DB is not selected. For this example, you will install
WebSphere Application Server on the same node as the database.
- For Database Name (Database SID), enter the name of the database to use. This value is the name
of the database that you created when you configured your database (for instance, orcl for Oracle or
was40 for DB2 UDB).
- For DB Home, specify the path of the directory containing the database software.
- For DB URL, specify the URL for accessing the database. In most cases, accept the default.
(If you are using DB2, Sybase, Merant, or Informix, this field cannot be edited.)
- For Server Name, specify the name of the host machine on which the database is located. In
most cases, accept the default. (Do not edit this parameter if you are using DB2.
To edit this parameter when using another database type, the database
must be installed remotely and you must have clicked the Remote DB button.)
- For Port Number, specify the port number of the host machine on which the database is located. In
most cases, accept the default. (Do not edit this parameter if you are using DB2.
To edit this parameter when using another database type, the database
must be installed remotely and you must have clicked the Remote DB button.)
- For Database User ID, specify the database user name. Ensure that you specify the same user name
that you specified when configuring your database for use with WebSphere Application Server.
- For Database Password, enter the database password. Ensure that you
specify the same password that you specified when installing your database.
If you are using DB2 UDB, your password must be eight or fewer characters in length.
- Click Next.
- The Select Destination Directory window opens. Specify the directory into which you want to
install WebSphere Application Server. You can either accept the default destination directory or specify a
different one by typing the full pathname or by clicking Browse. Note that if you've selected IBM HTTP
Server for installation, you cannot modify its destination directory. Click Next to continue.
- A window opens that lists the options you have selected to install. Click Install to begin the installation.
- If you are installing IBM HTTP Server automatically at the same time as you install
WebSphere Application Server, a window opens, prompting you for the full pathname and file name of the configuration file
for the IBM HTTP Server, httpd.conf. Type the location of this file and click OK.
- The Setup Complete window opens. To view the ReadMe file, ensure that Yes, I want to view the ReadMe File is selected and
click Finish; the ReadMe file is displayed in a default
browser window. To view the ReadMe file at a later time, deselect
Yes, I want to view the ReadMe File and click Finish to exit from the WebSphere Application Server installation program.
- The WebSphere Application Server - First Steps window opens. You can use the GUI to access product
information in the InfoCenter, start the administrative server, launch the administrative console, or
launch the application assembly tool. Because you must first start and possibly configure your Web server,
close this window for now. If you later want to access the First Steps window, do the following:
- Navigate to the directory containing the firststeps.sh script (by default, /opt/WebSphere/AppServer/bin)
by using the cd command, as follows:
# cd /opt/WebSphere/AppServer/bin
- Execute the firststeps.sh script as follows:
# ./firststeps.sh
- Unmount the CD-ROM before removing it from the CD-ROM drive by following the
instructions in the file "Mounting a CD-ROM on HP-UX."
- If you are using a Web server other than IBM HTTP Server, start the server. If you installed IBM HTTP Server
as part of the WebSphere
Application Server installation, you might need to configure it. Perform the following steps to
verify that the IBM HTTP Server is installed correctly:
- Ensure that the Web server is running or start it by entering the following command:
# /opt/HTTPServer/bin/apachectl start
- Open a Web browser window and type the name of the host machine as the URL
(http://host_machine or localhost). If you see the Welcome to the IBM HTTP Server page,
the server has been installed correctly.
Note that you might need to make configuration adjustments to the server
in order to run it successfully on your system. See the IBM
HTTP Server documentation at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpservers/library.html
for more information.
To enable the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) on IBM HTTP Server, see the IBM HTTP Server documentation at
www.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpservers/doc/v1319/9atstart.htm
for more information.
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