Install IBM WebSphere Application Server using the Installation
wizard on distributed operating system platforms. You can install
from the installation image on the product disc, or the downloaded
Passport Advantage image.
- Log on to the operating system.
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When installing on a Windows
® system, a Windows service is automatically created
to autostart the application server if your installer user account
has the following advanced user rights:
- Act as part of the operating system
- Log on as a service
For example, on some Windows systems,
click
Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > User
Rights Assignments to set the advanced options. See your Windows documentation for more
information.
If you
plan to run the application server as a Windows service, do not install from a user
ID that contains spaces. A user ID with spaces cannot be validated.
Such a user ID is not allowed to continue the installation. To work
around this problem, install with a user ID that does not contain
spaces.
- Insert the disc labeled WebSphere Application Server into the disc drive.
Mount the drive
if necessary as described in tins_mount.dita{
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- Start the installation.
Or you can start the installation directly with the install command.
/WAS/install
\WAS\install
If you have a problem starting the launchpad, use the
troubleshooting information in Using the launchpad to start the installation to
correct the problem.
When using the launchpad, launch the installation
wizard for WebSphere® Application
Server.
After launching the installation wizard from
the launchpad or from the command line, the installer wizard initializes
and then displays the Welcome panel.
- Click Next to continue.
The license agreement displays.
- Read the license agreement and accept its terms.
Click the radio button beside the message I
accept both the IBM and the non-IBM terms to agree to
the license agreement and click Next to continue.
After you accept the licensing terms, the installation
wizard checks for a supported operating system and prerequisite patches.
If you encounter a problem such as not having the right prerequisite
updates on your system, cancel the installation, make the required
changes, and restart the installation.
Although
the installation wizard automatically checks for prerequisite operating
system patches with the prereqChecker application, review the prerequisites
on the WebSphere Application
Server detailed system requirements web site if you have not
already done so.
Although the installation process
verifies that the minimum required version of the operating system
is available, the installation process might not correctly flag a
maintenance upgrade of that operating system version as being a supported
configuration. If you have upgraded your supported operating system
version to a higher maintenance level and you receive the following
error message, then you can ignore the message and click
Next.
Avoid trouble: Although maintenance upgrades of the same
major release are supported, subsequent
major releases of the
operating system might not be supported.
gotcha
Failed : Your operating system failed the
prerequisites check.
A supported operating system was not detected. Support for your
operating system might have been added after the release of the
product.
The Web site lists all supported
operating systems and the operating system fixes and patches that
you must install to have a compliant operating system.
Refer to the documentation for non-IBM prerequisite and
corequisite products to learn how to migrate to their supported versions.
- After confirming that your operating system is supported
and that you have installed all necessary patches, click Next to
continue.
The Installation wizard checks for a previous
installation at the same product level.
Specifically, the wizard
looks for an existing Version 6.1 installation.
If the wizard
detects a previous installation, it displays the Existing installation
panel, where you can:
- Add features to the existing installation
- Perform a new installation to another directory
- Perform an upgrade of a trial installation or an Express installation to the full product
This procedure assumes that you do not have an existing
installation that you intend to update.
- Select features to install and click Next.
In Version 6.1, just one feature is available, which installs
the Samples Gallery.
Table 1. Features
for the WebSphere Application Server product
Feature |
Description |
Application
Server Samples |
Installs the Samples Gallery
applications. |
Performance considerations
For better
performance in either a development or production environment, do
not install the Samples. By omitting the Samples, you can improve
application server startup time by 60 percent and save 15 percent
of disk space. You can save up to 30 percent of process footprint
(based on a maximum heap size of 256 MB).
The Installation
wizard displays a confirmation panel.
- Specify the destination of the installation root directory
and click Next.
Specify the
location of the installation root directory for the product binaries,
which are also known as the core product files or system files.
The
core product files do not change unless you:
- Add a feature
- Install service, such as refresh packs, fix packs, or interim
fixes
- Install another product that extends the base product.
The system-owned default app_server_root directories
for installing as a root user or an administrator user are different
than the user-owned default app_server_root directories
when installing as a non-root installer.
Restriction:
- Deleting the default target location and leaving an installation
directory field empty prevents you from continuing.
Do not use symbolic links as
the destination directory. Symbolic links are not supported.
Spaces are not supported in
the name of the installation directory on systems such as AIX or Linux.
Do not use a semicolon in the directory name
on Windows systems. WebSphere Application Server cannot install properly
on a Windows platform if the target directory includes a semicolon.
A semicolon is the character used to construct the class path on Windows
systems. Also, if you are using parentheses () in your directory
name, you must include a space before the leading parenthesis or profile
creation actions will fail.
The installer program checks for required space before
calling the Installation wizard. If you do not have enough space,
stop the installation program, free space by deleting unused files
and emptying the recycle bin, and restart the installation.
- Enable administrative
security.
The default setting is to enable administrative
security. Clear the check box to disable security or supply an administrative
ID and password.
Tip:
- In environments where you plan to have multiple standalone application
servers, the security policy of each application server profile is
independent of the others. Changes to the security policies in one
application server profile are not synchronized with the other profiles.
- Write down the user name and password. You cannot log onto the
administrative console without it. You cannot use WebSphere Application Server at all unless
you know the ID and password.
- Specify the node and host names for the application
server and click Next.
A good
practice is to use unique names for each application server that you
create. However, unique names are important only at the profile name
level in the configuration directory.
Reserved names: Avoid using reserved folder
names as field values. The use of reserved folder names can cause
unpredictable results. The following words are reserved:
- cells
- nodes
- servers
- clusters
- applications
- deployments
Field name |
Default value |
Constraints |
Description |
Node name |
DefaultNode |
Avoid using reserved folder names.
|
Pick any name except for the reserved names.
To help organize your installation, use a unique name if you plan
to create more than one application server on the machine. However,
a unique name for a stand-alone application server is not required. |
Host name |
DNS name of your machine |
See the following considerations for the host
name field. |
Use the actual DNS name or IP address of your
machine to enable communication with your machine. See additional
information about the host name following this table. |
Node name considerations
The installation directory path must be no longer
than 60 characters.
See Host name values for more information.
After specifying application server characteristics,
the wizard displays the Windows service
definition panel, if you are installing on a Windows platform.
Choose whether to run
the application server as a Windows service
on a Windows platform, then
click Next. WebSphere Application Server
attempts to start Windows services
for application server processes started by a startServer command.
For example, if you configure an application server as a Windows service and issue the startServer command,
the WASService command attempts to start the defined
service.
If you chose to install a local system service, you
do not have to specify your user ID or password. If you create a specified
user type of service, you must specify the user ID and the password
for the user who is to run the service. The user must have Log
on as a service authority for the service to run properly.
To
perform this installation task, the user ID must not have spaces in
its name. The ID must also belong to the administrator group and must
have the advanced user rights Act as part of the operating
system and Log on as a service. The installation
wizard grants the user ID the advanced user rights if it does not
already have them, if the user ID belongs to the administrator group.
You
can also create other Windows services
after the installation is complete, to start other server processes. See Automatically restarting server processes for
more information.
The installation wizard shows which components
are selected for installation in a pre-installation summary panel.
- Review the summary information, then click Next to
install the product code or Back to change
your specifications.
The installation
wizard creates the uninstaller program and then displays a progress
panel that shows which components are being installed. At the end
of the installation, the wizard displays the Installation completion
panel.
- Verify the success of the installer
program by examining the completion panel and the log.txt file
for installation status.
Examine the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt file
to verify that there were no file system or other unusual errors while
installing. If there are problems, correct them, and reinstall the
product.
If problems occur, consult the following applicable
logs:
Log files for WebSphere Application Server: The following table shows the installation logs,
content, and indicators of success and failure for WebSphere Application Server for Version 6.1:
Table 2. Installation and profile creation logs for WebSphere Application Server
Log |
Content |
Indicators |
app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt |
Logs all installation events |
- Return code
- Meaning
- 0
- Success
- 1
- Failure
- 2
- Partial Success
|
app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_create.log |
• Traces all events that occur during the
creation of the named profile
• Created when using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofiles command
|
- INSTCONFFAIL
- Total profile creation failure.
- INSTCONFSUCCESS
- Successful profile creation.
- INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
- Profile creation errors occurred but the profile is still functional.
Additional information identifies the errors.
|
app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_delete.log |
• Traces all events that occur during the
creation of the named profile
• Created when using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofiles command
|
- INSTCONFFAIL
- Total profile deletion failure.
- INSTCONFSUCCESS
- Successful profile deletion.
- INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
- Profile deletion errors occurred but the profile is still deleted.
Additional information identifies the errors.
|
app_server_root/logs/install/installconfig.log.gz |
• Logs the activities of ANT configuration
scripts that run at the end of the installation procedure
•
Gzip file
|
- Configuration action failed:
- Unsuccessful ANT script configuration.
- Configuration action succeeded:
- Successful ANT script configuration.
|
If the installation of the core product files fails,
fix the error and reinstall.
If the creation
of a profile fails, fix the error and run the Profile Management tool to
recreate the profile.
Troubleshoot the installation if
the app_server_root/logs/install/log.txt file
or the app_server_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_create.log file
does not contain a record of any problems, but problems exist.
See Troubleshooting installation and Installation component troubleshooting tips for more information.
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Examine the Start menu entry. The menu is an indication
of a successful installation:
- [All] Programs >
IBM WebSphere > Application Server v6.1
If problems exist that cause you to reinstall the product,
correct the errors, uninstall the product as described in Uninstalling the product, reboot a Windows machine or log off and back on as
root on a machine with an operating system such as AIX® or Linux®,
and reinstall.
- Click Finish to close
the installation wizard.
See Creating profiles using the graphical user interface for
more information.
Select the check box to
open the First Steps console, then click Finish.