Install WebSphere Application Server directly from your
iSeries server.
Before you begin
Prepare for the installation before using this procedure.
See Preparing the operating system for installation for more information.
Before
you install WebSphere Application Server, ensure that your user profile
has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
About this task
You can install WebSphere Application Server from Qshell
using the INSTALL command. You can also use the RUNJVA command
to invoke the installation wizard.
Procedure
- Sign on the iSeries system with a user profile that has
*ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
- Verify that the host server jobs have started on your iSeries
server.
The host server jobs allow the installation
code to run on iSeries. On a CL command line, enter the following
command:
STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
- Place the WebSphere Application Server -
Express for
i5/OS disk in the disk drive of your iSeries server.
Do
not use the WebSphere Application Server -
Express,
Version 6.1 for Windows disk or any other operating system disk other
than the disk for i5/OS.
- Use the Copy (CPY) command to create a copy of the responsefile.express.txt file
from the disk.
For example:
CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/WAS/responsefile.express.txt') TODIR('/MYDIR')
QOPT
is the disk mount point.
WEBSPHERE is the disk volume label.
/WAS is
the product directory on the disk. This will be referred to in later
steps.
Note: For DVD media, an additional directory prefix is required
before the product directory that reflects the operating system and
architecture of the installation. Using the previous example, the
following installation path applies when you use CD-ROM media:
CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/WAS/responsefile.express.txt')
TODIR('/MYDIR')
However, the following installation
path applies when you use DVD media to install the iSeries version
of the product on the 64-bit architecture:
CPY OBJ('/QOPT/WEBSPHERE/os400_ppc64/WAS/responsefile.express.txt')
TODIR('/MYDIR')
See Package descriptions for i5/OS for
more information.
- If you have not already done so, read the IBM International
Program License Agreement located in the /WAS/lafiles directory.
If you agree to the terms of the agreement, continue with
the installation process.
- Edit the /MYDIR/responsefile.express.txt file.
- Change the value for -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance
from false to true.
A value of true indicates that you
have read and accept the terms of the license agreement. This change
is required to run the installation.
- By default, the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option is set
to true. If you want to enable administrative security for the default
profile created during install, you must specify values for the PROF_adminUserName
and PROF_adminPassword options.
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. Write down the user ID and password.
If you do not
want to enable administrative security for the default profile, change
the value for the PROF_enableAdminSecurity option from true to false.
- Optional: Change the installation options
to suit your installation requirements.
For information
about the installation options and values, see responsefile.express.txt.
Note: The Samples feature is not installed with the product
by default. If you want to use the samples, perform the following
actions:
- Specify samplesSelected for the -OPT addFeature option.
- Specify a value for the -OPT samplesPassword option if you are
enabling security.
- Invoke the installation program for WebSphere Application
Server - Express for i5/OS.
To invoke the installation program for WebSphere Application
Server - Express for i5/OS, run
the INSTALL command from Qshell or use the RUNJVA command
from the CL command line.
In the following example commands, path/responsefile represents
the fully-qualified path of the responsefile.express.txt file that you
edited.
- Run the INSTALL command from Qshell.
- On a CL command line, issue the STRQSH command
to start the Qshell command shell.
- Issue the INSTALL command from the /WAS directory
to start the installation program.
INSTALL -options path/responsefile
Important: Do not exit the Qshell session (PF3) until the installation
has completed. Doing so might cause the installation to stop prematurely.
- Issue the RUNJVA command from the CL command
line:
At the CL command line, change back to the
/WAS directory
before issuing the command.
Enter the RUNJVA command on one line.
The command is shown on more lines for formatting clarity.
RUNJVA
CLASS(run) PARM('-options' 'path/responsefile')
CLASSPATH('setup.jar')
PROP(
('Xbootclasspath/p' '../JDK/jre.pak/repository/package.java.jre/java/jre/lib/xml.jar')
(java.version 1.5)
(is.debug 1)
)
Results
After you invoke the installation, messages are displayed
that indicate the progress of the installation process. When the setup
program completes, press F3 to exit.
What to do next
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.
Next: Go to Installing the WebSphere Application Server group PTF to continue the installation.