Run the Feature Pack for Web 2.0 installation program to silently
install the feature pack on an existing installation of a WebSphere® Application Server Version 6.1 product.
Before you begin
The Feature Pack for Web 2.0 is an optionally installable product
extension for IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6.x that offers targeted,
incremental new features that can make your Web applications running on WebSphere
Application Server easier to use. This feature pack extends Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) by connecting external Web services, internal Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) services, and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
objects into highly-interactive Web application interfaces.
Before starting
this installation, complete the following actions:
- Install a WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 product if you have not done so already. Update
the application server to at least version 6.1.0.19.
- Download and extract the Feature Pack for Web 2.0.
For example, create
two directories, web20_download and web20_installation_image.
Download the feature pack to the web20_download directory
and then extract the downloaded file to the web20_installation_image directory.
Do not move any files out of the web20_installation_image directory.
- The operating system requirements for a feature pack are the same as for
the application server installation. However, you need to ensure that you
have enough free disk space to install the feature pack onto the application
server installation. The following disk space is required:
- 280 MB of free space available in your target installation directory.
This is in addition to the required application server product.
- 250 MB of free space available in your temporary directory
About this task
This topic describes how to install the feature pack silently
using a response file.
Procedure
- Log on to the system.
- Extract the downloaded product files. Save a back up copy of the
response file, responsefile.WEB2FEP.txt, somewhere on your system.
- Edit the responsefile.WEB2FEP.txt file and customize it for your
environment.
Set values for the following options and save the
file:
Option |
Description |
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true" |
You must accept the enclosed license agreement to
install the feature pack.
|
-OPT installLocation=app_server_root |
Set app_server_root to
the root directory of your application server product.
|
-OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="true" |
You must uncomment this line if you are installing
the product with a non-root or non-administrator ID.
|
To override any option in the response file with command-line
options, include the following option in the response file:
-OPT overrideResponsefileOptions=true
- Stop the application server and any other product processes for
the application server on which you are installing the feature pack.
For example, for the Network Deployment product, stop all application
server processes, the node agent, and the deployment manager.
- Run the Feature Pack for Web 2.0 installation program using the -silent option.
The installation program runs silently in the background.
Results
The installation wizard installs the feature pack and records installation
events in the installation log files in the
app_server_root/logs/install/web2fep directory.
Troubleshooting
If the installation
program is interrupted for any reason while feature pack files are being installed,
examine the messages that the installation program displays and the information
in the installation logs. Correct the problems identified and try installing
the product again.
- If you are logged in as non-root or non-admin user, then
you might not always find a log file in the application server directory after
a failed installation or uninstallation attempt. When the installer runs,
a log file is created in your user home directory. If the installation fails,
an attempt is made to move the log to the app_server_root directory;
however, without the necessary permission to move the file to the app_server_root directory,
the attempt to move fails and the log remains in your home directory. Look
for the following log files in the user_home/web2feplogs directory:
- log.txt
- trace.txt.gz
- trace.xml.gz
- If the installation program is interrupted while feature pack files are
being installed, then a later attempt to install the feature pack might fail
with errors. Exit the installer and follow the instructions to manually uninstall
the feature pack. See Uninstalling the feature pack for more
information.
Avoid trouble: Certain events can prevent InstallShield
Multi-Platform (ISMP) from starting the installation wizard, such as not having
enough disk space to launch the installation wizard. If your installation
fails and no information is available in the installation logs, use the
-is:javaconsole parameter
to record entries for events that cause the ISMP program to fail to start
the installation wizard. The syntax of the
install command
for observing such events is:
./install -is:javaconsole
install.exe -is:javaconsole
Avoid trouble: Although
the usage of
-is:javaconsole is supported, the usage of
-console,
for example
install -console, is not supported.
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What to do next
You can begin using the feature pack by working with the various
included features and applications. Go to the app_server_root/web2fep/documentation directory,
and read the documents for the feature pack.
Use the Update Installer
to install maintenance packages for the application server and the feature
pack. See Installing maintenance packages for more information.