This topic describes how to install IBM HTTP Server Version 6.x.
Before you begin
IBM HTTP Server for iSeries. The IBM
HTTP Server Version 6.x product is included in the media package when you
order any of the WebSphere Application Server Version 6.x for i5/OS products.
It is not a required product. To install IBM HTTP Server Version 6.x on a
non-iSeries server, use the following instructions.
IBM HTTP Server on distributed platforms. Install the
IBM HTTP Server product and its plug-in, or install a plug-in for another
supported Web server to enable the Web server to work with WebSphere Application
Server.
To use a Web server other than IBM HTTP Server Version 6.x,
install and configure the Web server before or after installing the WebSphere
Application Server product, but before installing the Web server plug-ins
for WebSphere Application Server.
The Plug-ins installation wizard configures
supported Web servers. You can also manually configure supported Web servers
for WebSphere Application Server, Version 6.x, as described in Editing Web server configuration files.
Guidelines for installing WebSphere Application Server components on the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system:
About this task
See the information center for IBM HTTP Server Version 6.x for
more information.
After installing the Web server and the Application
Server, install the appropriate Web server plug-in for a supported, installed
Web server. No further configuration is required for most Web servers.
This
topic describes installing IBM HTTP Server.
Procedure
- Prepare your operating platform for installing IBM HTTP Server
as you would for installing any of the installable components on the product
disc.
See Preparing the operating system for product installation.
- Insert the product disc and mount the disc if necessary.
See Mounting disc drives on operating systems such as AIX or Linux for
information about mounting the product disc, if you are installing IBM HTTP
Server on a platform such as AIX or Linux.
- Start the installation with the launchpad command.
./launchpad.sh
launchpad.bat
If
you have a problem launching 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 IBM HTTP Server:
After launching the installation wizard
from the launchpad or from the command line, the ISMP wizard initializes and
then displays the Welcome panel.
Separate installation procedures for
the WebSphere Application Server product, the IBM HTTP Server product, and
the Web server plug-ins let you install only what you need on a particular
machine.
- Click Next to display the License agreement
panel.
- Accept the license agreement and click Next to
display the installation root directory panel.
- Specify the root directory information and click Next.
Specify port values and click Next to
display the Windows Service Definition panel, when installing IBM HTTP Server
on a Windows platform.
If you are planning to administer IBM HTTP Server
using the WebSphere Application Server Version 6.x administrative console,
select Run IBM HTTP Administration as a Windows Service with Log
on as local system account. User name and password
is not required for this selection. Click Next. If
you will not administer IBM HTTP Server using the WebSphere Application Server
Version 6.x administrative console, select Run IBM HTTP Administration
as a Windows Service with Log on as a specified user
account and specify your user ID and password information. Click Next.
- Click Next to display the Web server plug-ins
prompt panel.
- Click Next to launch the Plug-ins installation
wizard.
To continue the installation, refer to the file for
your platform:
If the plugin directory does not exist at the
same level as the IHS directory, the prompt panel for
selecting the plug-ins installer does not display and the installation is
finished. In that case, launch the Plug-ins installation wizard using the
launchpad.
- 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
You can install the IBM HTTP Server product.