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Installing WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX

Start the IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX® virtual image. Use the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance to configure, provision, and activate the product.

Before you begin

See WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition overview to familiarize yourself with IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX. The pSeries® image requires 30 GB of free disk space. Refer to the WebSphere Cloudburst 2.0 documentation for important system infrastructure requirements.

Start the IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition virtual image. The owner of all preinstalled IBM WebSphere software is the non-root operating system user named virtuser. To access the operating system environment, you must use the command-line interface through SSH. The x server package is not installed into the operating system. The image is packaged within a single open virtualization appliance (OVA). Only the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance can provision the image. For details on provisioning the image, refer to the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance 1.1 documentation.

About this task

IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX virtual images are available in three versions: Version 6.1, Version 6.1 with Feature Packs, and Version 7.0 with optional feature packs. The IBM WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX virtual images contain the following products:
Table 1. Version 6.1 products and descriptions
Product Description
AIX 6.1 64-bit operating system Contains root user and virtuser operating system IDs
WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 64-bit /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 /opt/IBM/HTTPServer
IBM HTTP Server Plug-in for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/UpdateInstaller
IBM Support Assistant Lite /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/ISA/ISALite
Table 2. Version 6.1 with Feature Packs: products and descriptions
Product Description
AIX 6.1 64-bit operating system Contains root user and virtuser operating system IDs
WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 64-bit with:
  • Feature Pack for EJB 3.0
  • Feature Pack for Web Services
  • Feature Pack for Web 2.0
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 /opt/IBM/HTTPServer
IBM HTTP Server Plug-in for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/UpdateInstaller
IBM Support Assistant Lite /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/ISA/ISALite
Note: For Version 6.1 with Feature Packs, WebSphere Application Server profiles in the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance patterns are augmented with EJB 3.0 and Web Services Feature Packs.
Table 3. Version 7.0 with optional Feature Packs: products and descriptions
Product Description
AIX 6.1 64-bit operating system Contains root user and virtuser operating system IDs
WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 64-bit with optional profiles of:
  • Feature Pack for SCA
  • Feature Pack for Web 2.0
  • Feature Pack for Communications Enabled Applications
  • Feature Pack for XML
  • Feature Pack for OSGi Applications and Java Persistence API 2.0
  • Feature Pack for Modern Batch Version 1.0
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 /opt/IBM/HTTPServer
IBM HTTP Server Plug-in for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins
Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/UpdateInstaller
IBM Support Assistant Lite /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/ISA/ISALite
Pre-created profiles for WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Profiles
IBM Installation Manager for WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition version 7.0.0.11 and above /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/InstallationManager
Note: For Version 7.0 with optional Feature Packs, WebSphere Application Server profiles in the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance patterns can be optionally augmented with the SCA Feature Pack.
Table 4. WebSphere profile types
Profile Type Description Applicable to Version 6.1 Applicable to Version 7.0
Custom profile Create a custom profile that belongs to a deployment manager cell. This profile can make applications available to the Internet or to an intranet under the management of the deployment manager. You must federate this node. Yes Yes
Deployment manager Create a deployment manager that provides management capability for multiple federated nodes. The nodes and the deployment manager make up a cell. Yes Yes
Job manager Create a job manager that provides a single console to administer multiple base servers, multiple deployment managers, and do asynchronous job submission. No Yes
Administrative agent + n application server profiles Create an administrative agent that provides a single interface to administer multiple unfederated application servers. No Yes

The virtual image is set for 2 GB of available RAM, which can be increased. The virtual image has NAT networking enabled, which can be changed to bridged or host only.

Procedure

WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX must be provisioned through the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance. For more information, see the information center for the WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance.

Results

You have successfully provisioned WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition for IBM AIX.

What to do next

Log in with the user ID and password you configured during image activation.

Apply maintenance to the application server with the Update Installer for WebSphere Software or through updated virtual images from IBM. For more information about application server maintenance, see the topic Installing maintenance packages, interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs in the information center. Apply operating system maintenance to the virtual image through downloadable packages or through updated virtual images from IBM.




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