This article describes installing IBM HTTP Server using
the launchpad.
Before you begin
Ensure that the /usr partition
contains at least 100 MB of free space when installing to an alternate
location. The installation fails if sufficient disk space is not available
to store the installation data in the /usr partition.
Set
the umask value to 022. To verify that the
umask value is set to 022, run the umask command.
Before
you can successfully install IBM HTTP Server, ensure that your environment
meets the prerequisites for the application server. For more information,
see the Preparing the operating system for product installation topic.
Procedure
- Prepare your operating platform for installing IBM HTTP
Server as you would for installing any of the installable components
on the product disc. Refer to the Information center topic
"Preparing the operating system for product installation" that is
specific for your WebSphere Application Server product.
- Insert the product disc and mount the disc if necessary.
See Mounting CD-ROMS on AIX, HP-UX, Linux and Solaris systems for
information about mounting the product disc.
- Start the installation with the launchpad
command:
launchpad.sh
launchpad.bat
You can also start the installation from the
IHS directory,
where
IHS is the installable component directory on the product
disc. Launch the following command from the product disc:
When
using the launchpad, launch the Installation wizard for IBM HTTP Server.
Refer to the Information center topic "Using the launchpad to start
the installation" that is specific for your WebSphere Application
Server product.
After launching the Installation wizard from
the launchpad or from the command line, the ISMP wizard initializes
and then presents the Welcome panel.
- Click Next to display the License agreement panel.
- Accept the license agreement and click Next to
display the operating system prerequisites check panel.
- Click Next to display the installation
root directory panel.
- Specify the root directory information
and click Next to display the port specification panel.
The port specification panel enables you to modify the ports
to use for IBM HTTP Server and the IBM HTTP Server administration
server. The default port values are 80 for IBM HTTP Server
and 8008 for the IBM HTTP administration module. Specify
unique port values if the default ports are already in use by another
application.
Tip: Issue netstat -an from
the command prompt to display a list of active ports.
Click Next to
display the Windows Service Definition panel. You have
the option to create a Windows service for IBM HTTP Server and the
IBM HTTP Server administration server on this panel. You can configure
the services to run as Local System account or a user ID that you
specify. The user ID requires the following advanced user rights:
- Act as part of the operating system and Log on as a service.
- If you are planning to administer IBM HTTP Server using the WebSphere
Application Server administrative console, select Run IBM HTTP Server
Administration as a Windows Service with Log on as Local System account.
A user name and password is not required for this selection.
- If you will not administer IBM HTTP Server using the WebSphere
Application Server administrative console, select Run IBM HTTP Server
Administration Server as a Windows Service with Log on as a specified
user account. Specify your user ID and password information.
Click Next to
display the IBM HTTP Server Administration Server Authentication panel.
If selected, this panel creates a user ID and password to authenticate
to the IBM HTTP Server administration server using the Websphere Application
Server administrative console. This user ID and password can optionally
be created after installation using the htpasswd utility.
Click Next to
display the IBM HTTP Server Administration Server setup panel. This
panel collects information to enable the installation to grant a user
ID write access to the necessary IBM HTTP Server and plug-in configuration
files. The IBM HTTP Server administration server runs as the specified
user ID.
- Click Next to display the IBM HTTP
Server Plug-in for Websphere Application Server panel. This panel
collects information to install the Websphere Application Server Plug-in
into a directory that is relative to the IBM HTTP Server installation
location, using the remote setup type.
Important: If
the
plugin directory does not exist at the same level as
the IBM HTTP Server directory, the prompt panel for selecting the
plug-ins installer does not display. In that case, launch the plug-ins
installer from the launchpad or launch the following command from
the
plugin directory:
- Click Next to review the confirmation
panel to verify your selections. Click Back to change any of
your specifications.
- Click Next to begin installing IBM HTTP Server.
Results
After displaying installation status,
the wizard displays the completion status panel that indicates a successful
installation.
Important: Restrict
the characters that you use in installation directory names to printable
US ASCII characters.
The {}`!&*()|:^;<>?"\,=+ characters
and spaces are not allowed.
The {}:;*??<>|%,=+&?#^!`$[] characters
are not allowed, but spaces are allowed.
For information on problems
when using non-US-ASCII directory names, search for Technote 1237598
from the
WebSphere Application Server support page.