IBM WebSphere Application Server for Windows

This article tells you where to find information especially for users of IBM WebSphere Application Server for Windows. Because the product differs little on various operating systems, most of the product documentation is non-specific with respect to operating systems.

Supported operating system versions

IBM WebSphere Application Server is available for some Windows operating systems. See the product prerequisites Web site for the specific operating system versions supported by this version of IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Installation

For installation and configuration steps in PDF files, select from the table below according to the Web server and database you will be using.

Web server DB2 in Typical DB2 in Custom Oracle in Custom Sybase in Custom Oracle & Merant in Custom SQL & Merant in Custom
IBM HTTP Server





Apache HTTP Server  
       
iPlanet Web Server  
       
Microsoft IIS    
     

For installation and configuration steps in HTML files, select from the list below. The steps describe installation that uses a graphical user interface. WebSphere Application Server also offers silent installation.

For installation and configuration steps in PDF files, select from the table below according to the Web server you will be using.

Web server Typical Custom
IBM HTTP Server

Apache HTTP Server  
iPlanet Web Server  
Microsoft IIS  

For installation and configuration steps in HTML files, select from the list below. The steps describe installation that uses a graphical user interface. WebSphere Application Server also offers silent installation.

Note: If you are installing WebSphere Application Server onto a Windows platform using the Custom Installation option and choose not to install IBM HTTP Server, you must manually add the path for the GSK library to the systems path. This is only necessary if you want a Web server plug-in other than the IBM HTTP Server plug-in to communicate with the application server using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). After adding the path, reboot your system so that the plug-in is loaded into the Web server properly. The GSK is installed on the C: drive, in which case you add C:\Program Files\IBM\gsk5\lib to the system path.

The Master table of contents lists all of the available installation and configuration articles.

Product installation root

The product installation root is used frequently throughout this documentation in references to notable files installed as part of the product.

The default product_installation_root for supported Windows operating system versions is drive:\WebSphere\AppServer, such as C:\WebSphere\AppServer.

System-specific limitations, problems, and workarounds

View the Release Notes for other general and specific limitations, problems, and workarounds.

Data access

"6.6.14: Administering database connections" provides operating system-specific information related to data access, such as where to find a database driver in its default location for your operating system.

Select installation and configuration steps according to the database and Web server you will be using. The Quick installation installs a supported database and Web server for you.

  DB2 Oracle
IBM HTTP Server

Netscape iPlanet server
 
Microsoft IIS  
  DB2 Oracle
IBM HTTP Server  
Netscape iPlanet server
 
Microsoft IIS  

Quick installation (with InstantDB):


Windows

The links below point to easy-to-follow steps for installing the WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition. The steps describe installation that uses a graphical user interface. WebSphere Application Server also offers silent installation.

The links below point to easy-to-follow steps for installing the WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition. The steps describe installation that uses a graphical user interface. WebSphere Application Server also offers silent installation.

The site map lists all of the available installation and configuration articles.

Product installation root

The product installation root is used frequently throughout this documentation in references to notable files installed as part of the product.

The default product_installation_root for supported Windows operating system versions is drive:\WebSphere\AppServer, such as C:\WebSphere\AppServer.

System-specific limitations, problems, and workarounds

View the Release Notes for general and specific limitations, problems, and workarounds.

Data access

Article 1.2.3.6 provides operating system-specific information related to data access, such as where to find a database driver in its default location for your operating system.