Before you begin
Before you use the installation tools, read this topic to prepare
for installation and to learn about installation options. Also read the hardware
and software requirements on the Supported hardware and software Web site.
You
install a feature pack on top of a Version 6.1 WebSphere Application Server
product installation. If you prepared your operating system for the Version
6.1 installation, no additional preparation is required to install a feature
pack.
If you have not installed
a Version 6.1 product yet, install the WebSphere Application Server base,
Express, or Network Deployment product. See the documentation for those products
for instructions on installation.
Guidelines for installing WebSphere Application Server on Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and Windows 2008 operating systems:
- Support for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 on the Windows Vista
operating system began with WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1.0.9.
Support for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 on the Windows Server
2008 operating system began with WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1.0.17.
Windows
Vista and Windows 2008 are supported as 32-bit platforms for WebSphere Application
Server development and testing, but Windows Vista is not supported for application
server production use. Application clients are supported for development,
testing, and production use.
See WebSphere Application Server detailed system requirements and WebSphere
Application Server support for the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system for
more information.
- Because of differences between the Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows
2008 operating system and previous Windows operating systems, particularly
in the area of User Account Control (UAC), the following procedure should
be followed when installing Websphere Application Server on a machine containing
these operating systems.
- First, install Websphere Application Server Version 6.1.
Perform your
installation with an understanding of the differences between these operating
systems and earlier Microsoft Windows operating systems. From the standpoint
of Websphere Application Server installation and operation, one of the most
significant changes for these operating systems is the introduction of UAC.
UAC is enabled by default.
- Choosing a user account
Use the administrator account that was
created when the operating system was installed to install WebSphere Application
Server. This account is a member of the administrators group.
- Choosing an installation location
The following default installation
directory is often used on other Windows operating systems:
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
However,
WebSphere Application Server locates various log files and configuration files
in the installation directory; and on the Windows Vista and Windows 2008 operating
systems, files located under the
Program Files directory
can only be created or modified by applications running with Administrator
privileges. On a machine running these operating systems, therefore, you should
install Websphere Application Server in the user directory of the administrator
account. Typically, this would be similar to the following directory:
C:\Users\administrator_account_name\IBM\Websphere\AppServer
You might have to manually override the default selection to install
in the recommended location. The best practice would be for you to install
all Websphere Application Server components under the following directory:
C:\Users\administrator_account_name\IBM
Note: Websphere Application Server icons and shortcuts are not created
in the Windows Start menu for any users other than the Administrator if you
install under the Program Files directory (which is not
recommended in any case). You must install to a directory other than Program
Files if you want to have Websphere Application Server icons and
shortcuts created in the Start menus of users with standard privileges.
- Installing silently
Performing a silent installation of Version
6.1 on a machine running the Windows Vista or Windows 2008 operating system
requires Administrator privileges.
- If you launch the silent installation using standard user privileges,
you are presented with an elevation prompt for Administrator privileges before
you are allowed to continue.
You can avoid this prompt by running the silent
installation from a Command Prompt window that is opened by performing the
following actions:
- Right-click a Command Prompt shortcut.
- Click Run As Administrator.
- When you open the Command Prompt window as Administrator, an operating-system
dialog appears that asks you if you want to continue. Click Continue to
proceed.
You might have to manually change the installLocation specification
in your response file to point to the recommended installation directory.
- Installing as a non-Administrator
- Performing runtime operations after installation
Immediately
after installing Version 6.1, do not attempt to perform any of the following
runtime operations:
- Launching the Websphere Application Server runtime
- Verifying the installation
- Using the Profile Management tool or the manageprofiles command
to create profiles
You will be able to perform these operations on Windows Vista after you
have installed a service pack containing Version 6.1.0.9 or later as described
later in this procedure. You will be able to perform these operations on Windows
2008 after you have installed a service pack containing Version 6.1.0.17 or
later.
Download and install the Update Installer for WebSphere
Software Version 6.1.0.9 or later from the product support Web site. See Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server for
a link to the appropriate Update Installer download page and installation
instructions.
- Download and install the Update Installer for WebSphere
Software Version 6.1.0.17 or later from the product support Web site.
See Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server for
a link to the appropriate Update Installer download page and installation
instructions.
- Download and install the latest code for the IBM Installation Factory
for WebSphere Application Server.
See IBM Installation Factory for WebSphere Application Server
V6.1 releases for the Installation Factory download page.
- Make sure that you are using IBM Java™ 2 Platform Standard Edition Development
Kit (JDK) 1.5 Service Release 5 or later.
- Use the Update Installer for WebSphere Software Version 6.1.0.9 or later
to install a service pack containing Websphere Application Server Version
6.1.0.9 or later. Use the Update Installer for WebSphere Software Version
6.1.0.17 or later to install a service pack containing Websphere Application
Server Version 6.1.0.17 or later.
Make sure that you use the same administrator
account that you used for the Version 6.1 installation.
- You can now perform the following actions:
The
installation procedure requires the installer ID to have the following advanced
user rights, Act as part of the operating system and Log
on as a service to install Windows services.
The installer ID can be a non-root user
ID. However, some installation procedures might require the installer ID to
be the root user. One such example is the GSKit, which is required for using
SSL with the IBM HTTP Server. After installing the IBM HTTP Server or the
Web server plug-ins as a non-root user, log on as the root user and install
GSKit. For detailed information on non-root limitations see, Limitations of non-root installers.
About this task
Use the information in this topic to learn about the types of
installation available. This topic has links to more detailed installation
topics.
You can install a product using the installation wizard GUI
or silent mode. The installation wizard performs the following actions:
- Automatically checks prerequisites
- Looks for a previous WebSphere Application Server Version
6.1 installation to determine whether to let you add features to the product
binaries or to install a new set of product binaries
- Looks for a previous Version 6.1 installation to determine
whether to let you upgrade from a trial installation to the real product
- Installs the necessary product binaries
- Prompts you
to create or augment a profile using the Profile Management tool
- Plan your installation as described in Planning the installation.
Install a feature pack on an existing Version 6.1 WebSphere Application
Server installation. If you cannot use a graphical user interface
on your operating system for some reason, use the wizard in silent mode.
Choose
an installation scenario:
The installer program does not support the ISMP-console installation
method at this time.
If you encounter a problem such as needing more disk space
or temporary space or missing prerequisite packages on your system, cancel
the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation.
- You can also install optional components for use with the application
server. Many of these components are included on the Supplements
disc included with the application server. Use the Supplements disc to access
installation programs and documentation for Application Client, IBM Support
Assistant, Update Installer, GSKit, IBM HTTP Server, Installation Factory,
and Web server plug-ins. You can also use the migration tools from this disc
or copy the tools to your system.
The Launchpad application in the root
directory of the Supplements disc lets you install and view information about
many of the components on the disc.
The Supplements disc also has World
Type and Devanagari fonts on Linux. Use your Linux system utilities to install
the World Type fonts or the Devanagari fonts. Use your operating system utilities
to install the Devanagari fonts on other operating systems. The Devanagari
fonts support Hindi, Sanskrit, and some other languages.
- Optional: Install the Update Installer
for WebSphere Software.
Use the Update Installer to install
maintenance packages for any of the installable WebSphere software components
in the product package. See Installing the Update Installer for WebSphere Software for
more information.