Consider these installation scenarios to determine how to install
and configure WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1
Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 and Feature Pack for Web
Services with your application server environment.
Before you begin
WebSphere Application Server feature packs install onto an existing
WebSphere Application Server product. Install the application server product
if you have not done so already.
About this task
Review the following information regarding multiple feature pack
installation considerations.
Synchronization
As of Version
6.1.0.13 you must keep the version levels of the application server and any
feature packs synchronized to the same level. If you are going to install
both Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 and Feature
Pack for Web Services onto your application server, then you are required
to synchronize the versions of both feature packs with the version of the
application server. For example, if your application server is at version
6.1.0.13, the Feature Pack for Web Services must also
be updated to 6.1.0.13 at the same time. In fact, you will be prompted to
upgrade during the installation of the feature packs if your versions are
not the same. There are separate fix packs for the application server and
for the feature packs. The IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software can
apply both types of fix packs.
Feature Pack for
Web Services mandatory interim fix
As of Version 6.1.0.13 you
must install the PK53084 interim fix before applying any Feature
Pack for Web Services fix packs if you installed the feature pack using
the regular installer. Due to synchronization requirements, in order to install Feature Pack for EJB 3.0, which is at Version 6.1.0.13,
you must upgrade the existing Feature Pack for Web Services to
6.1.0.13, which requires the installation of PK53084. If you installed the
feature pack using a customized installation package (CIP) created with the
Installation Factory, then you do not need to apply PK53084 before applying
any fix packs to the feature pack.
Installation Scenarios
Review
the following installation scenarios to determine your preferred installation
order. See
Installing the application server product if you have not already
installed the application server product. You can use the
versionInfo command command in the
app_server_root/bin directory
at any point after the installation of the application server to verify the
version of the application server or any installed feature packs. At the end
of each scenario your environment will consist of the following:
- WebSphere Application Server
- Feature Pack for Web Services
- Feature Pack for EJB 3.0
Note: You must use the Update Installer at Version 6.1.0.13 or above
in order to apply the PK53084 interim fix and 6.1.0.13 maintenance. If you
are applying maintenance that is at a higher version than 6.1.0.13, download
and use the corresponding version of the Update Installer.
The
following information describes several supported scenarios for installing
multiple feature packs on the same application server. Although the examples
used are for 6.1.0.13, these procedures are also applicable for higher versions
of maintenance:
Procedure
- Scenario 1:
Table 1. Installing
and upgrading Feature Pack for Web Services to 6.1.0.13,
and installing Feature Pack for EJB 3.0
Step |
Task |
1 |
Install WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 |
2 |
Download and install the 6.1.0.13 Update Installer |
3 |
Download and apply the 6.1.0.13 fix pack to the application
server with the Update Installer |
4 |
Install Feature Pack for Web Services |
5 |
Download both the PK53084 interim fix and the Feature
Pack for Web Services 6.1.0.13 fix pack |
6 |
Apply the PK53084 interim fix to the Feature
Pack for Web Services using the Update Installer |
7 |
Relaunch the Update Installer and apply the Feature
Pack for Web Services 6.1.0.13 fix pack. |
8 |
Install Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 (Installation
image is already at 6.1.0.13) |
- Scenario 2:
Table 2. Installing
and upgrading Feature Pack for Web Services to 6.1.0.13,
and installing Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 - alternative
order
Step |
Task |
1 |
Install WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 |
2 |
Download and install the 6.1.0.13 Update Installer |
3 |
Install Feature Pack for Web Services |
4 |
Download the application server 6.1.0.13 fix pack, the
PK53084 interim fix, and Feature Pack for Web Services 6.1.0.13
fix pack |
5 |
Apply the PK53084 interim fix to the Feature
Pack for Web Services using the Update Installer |
6 |
Relaunch the Update Installer and point to the directory
containing both the application server and feature pack fix packs. The Update
Installer will apply both fix packs together. |
7 |
If you installed application server and Feature
Pack for Web Services fix packs at a greater level than 6.1.0.13, then
download the corresponding Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 fix
pack. For example, if the application server and Feature
Pack for Web Services are at Version 6.1.0.15, then download the Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 fix pack 6.1.0.15 which will
be required during the installation of Feature Pack for
EJB 3.0. |
8 |
Install Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 (Installation
image is already at 6.1.0.13) and any feature pack fix packs if required |
- Scenario 3:
Table 3. Installing Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 and installing and upgrading Feature Pack for Web Services to 6.1.0.13
Step |
Task |
1 |
Install WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 |
2 |
Download and install the 6.1.0.13 Update Installer |
3 |
Download and apply the 6.1.0.13 fix pack to the application
server with the Update Installer |
4 |
Install Feature Pack for EJB 3.0
(Installation image is already at 6.1.0.13) |
5 |
Install Feature Pack for Web Services |
6 |
Download and apply the mandatory Feature
Pack for Web Services interim fix PK53084 with the Update Installer |
7 |
Download and apply the 6.1.0.13 feature pack fix pack
to Feature Pack for Web Services with the Update Installer |
Results
Following this procedure results in reviewing multiple feature
pack installation scenarios to determine your preferred installation order.
What to do next
Follow
the installation documentation for each feature pack. See Installing Feature
Pack for EJB 3.0 on distributed operating systems or Installing Feature
Pack for EJB 3.0 on i5/OS for more information. Read about the Feature
Pack for Web Services installation in the Feature
Pack for Web Services documentation set.
Installation Factory
considerations
See Installing a feature pack CIP for
information about creating and installing feature pack installation packages.
Installing
on a clustered environment
See Planning to install Feature Pack for EJB 3.0 for
more information about installing on multi-tiered environments. There is also
a similar document in the Feature Pack for Web Services document
set.
Uninstalling
If you need to uninstall the Feature
Pack for Web Services, you must uninstall the PK53084 interim fix separately
using the Update Installer. The feature pack uninstaller will not automatically
remove this interim fix. There are no other special considerations regarding
the order of uninstallation of both feature packs.
See the feature
pack uninstallation documentation for more information including profile considerations.
If the application server is uninstalled before the feature packs, the feature
packs are no longer valid and should be fully uninstalled to clean the product
registry.