This topic describes how to get started installing the IBM WebSphere
Application Server, Version 6 product on a Solaris operating system.
Before you begin
Before using
this topic to prepare for installing the product, decide the sort
of topology you want to install and prepare your operating system.
See the following topics for more information:
About this task
After verifying prerequisites, verifying
the product disc, and setting your installation goals, you can start
installing. Use one of the following links to open the installation
procedure that you require. Then install the product on your operating
system.
Procedure
- Perform a typical installation.
The
typical installation installs all of the features. The features include
the core product files (required), the Javadoc (optional), and the
Sample applications (optional).
See Installing the base product with full installation options.
- Perform a custom installation.
The
custom installation lets you select features to install.
See Installing WebSphere Application Server.
- Perform a silent installation.
A
silent installation requires you to edit the example response file
to contain all of your installation choices. After creating a valid
response file, issue the install command with the
silent parameter from a command window.
See Installing silently.
- Install additional features to an existing
product.
After using a custom installation to omit
one or both of the optional features, you can install the product
again to add the features. Select a missing feature to install it.
See Installing additional features on an existing base product.
- On a SPARC 32-bit platform, upgrade a trial version to the WebSphere
Application Server product.
After installing a trial version,
you can install the actual product to upgrade the trial version to the real
product.
See Upgrading the trial to the full product.
- On a SPARC 32-bit platform, upgrade the Express product to the
base WebSphere Application Server product.
You can install
the base product on a system where the Express product is installed. The installation
upgrades the Express product to the base product.
See Upgrading Express to the WebSphere Application Server product.
Results
This procedure results in the installation wizard installing WebSphere® Application Server into the installation root directory. The installation
wizard creates a profile named default that provides the runtime environment
for the server1 application server.
Further configuration
is not necessary at this time. However, you can create additional
stand-alone application servers with the Profile Management tool. Each profile is
created in the profile_root directory
by default.
See Creating profiles using the graphical user interface for more information.