Installing using a Windows workstation GUI

One installation alternative is to install WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS from a Windows workstation graphical user interface (GUI).

Before you begin

Prepare for the installation before using this procedure. See Preparing the operating system for installation for more information.

About this task

When you run the GUI installation tool, you specify installation options interactively during the installation process.

Use this procedure to install WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS with the GUI installation program:

Procedure

  1. If TCP/IP is not started or if you don't know if TCP/IP is started, enter the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command on the Control Language (CL) command line.
  2. Verify that the host server jobs are started on your iSeries server. The host server jobs allow the installation code to run on iSeries.
    Enter this command on a CL command line:
    STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
  3. Verify that your user profile has the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
  4. Place the WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS disc in the disc drive of your Windows workstation. The autorun feature brings up the launchpad.

    Do not use the IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express Windows disc or any other operating system platform disc from the product package.

  5. Click Launch the installation wizard for WebSphere Application Server.
  6. Enter the name of the iSeries server where you are installing WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS and your corresponding i5/OS login information, then click OK.

    You also must enter a valid user ID and password for the server. Your profile must have *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities for this step.

  7. On the Welcome panel, click Next.
  8. On the next panel, if you accept the terms of the license agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next. If you do not accept the terms of the license agreement, you cannot continue with the installation.
  9. The system prerequisites check verifies that your server meets the minimum requirements to install the product. If the prerequisites are met, click Next. If the prerequisites are not met, you can continue the installation. However, it is recommended that you exit the Installation wizard and make the required changes.
  10. On the next panel, select the optional feature provided by WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS, then click Next.

    Select the Samples feature to install sample applications.

  11. The next panel displays the product installation root directory, the default profile location, and the product library name. Accept or change these values, then click Next.

    The product installation root directory for WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS contains the core product files. It is referred to in many information center examples as the app_server_root.

    The default profile location for WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS contains the configurable files for the profile. This directory is referred to in many information center examples as the user_data_root. The default profile location is the directory under which the profile registry and profiles directory are created. The default profile is created under user_data_root/profiles/default. The profile registry is created under user_data_root/profileRegistry.

    The product library is often spelled out in information center examples, but it might also be referred to as the product_library

  12. On the next panel, choose whether to enable administrative security. If enabled, specify a user name and password to access the administrative tools. Click Next to continue.

    The user ID and password do not need to be a system user ID and password or an LDAP user ID and password. The ID-and-password pair specified are stored in the user registry and used for administrative security for the default profile.

  13. Click Finish to close the InstallShield program.
  14. For security purposes, if the host servers were not running prior to installation, it is recommended that you run the End Host Server (ENDHOSTSVR) command after the installation is complete

Results

This procedure results in installing WebSphere Application Server - Express for i5/OS from a Windows workstation GUI, which can take up to 120 minutes to complete.

What to do next

Go to Installing the WebSphere Application Server group PTF to continue the installation.




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