Install a feature pack directly from your iSeries server
onto an existing Version 6.1 application server.
Before you begin
The Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile is an optionally installable
product extension for IBM WebSphere Application Server that offers
targeted, incremental new features that can make your Web applications
running on WebSphere Application Server easier to use. The 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:
- Ensure that your user profile has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special
authorities.
- Determine if the application server is already installed on your
server. The feature pack must be installed on an existing application
server installation.
- Enter the Display Software Resources (DSPSFWRSC)
command on a CL command line.
- Look for an entry with the product Resource ID
5733W61.
- If you do not find the product Resource ID, then this product
has not been installed on your iSeries server.
- If you find the product Resources ID, ensure that at least one
of the following entries is displayed:
- 5733W61 2 5102 WebSphere Application Server V6.1
- 5733W61 1 5101 WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Express
- 5733W61 3 5103 WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Network
Deployment
- Install a WebSphere Application Server Version
6.1 product if you have not done so already. Update the application
server to at least version 6.1.0.13.
- Download the feature pack and extract the contents to an integrated
file system (IFS) directory on the iSeries system on which you will
install.
For example, create two directories, web20_download and web20_installation_image.
Then, 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 an 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 space is required:
- 280 MB of free space available in your target installation directory
for the feature pack. This is in addition to the required application
server product.
- 250 MB of free space available in your temporary directory
Restriction: You cannot install a feature pack remotely,
for example from a Windows workstation. You must install a feature
pack on an IBM i server using a local command-line installation.
About this task
This topic describes how to install the Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and
Mobile silently using the installation program. You can
install the feature pack from Qshell using the INSTALL command.
You can also use the RUNJVA command to invoke the
installation wizard.
Procedure
- Log on to the iSeries system with a user profile that has
*ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
- Copy the responsefile.WEB2MOBFEP.txt
file located in the root directory of the extracted install image.
- Edit the copy of the response file. You can edit the file
using a mapped drive and a text editor or by using the EDTF
CL command from the IBM i system command line.
Set
values for the following options where app_server_root is
the directory path to your WebSphere Application Server installation:
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true"
-OPT installLocation=app_server_root
To
override any option in the response file with command-line options,
include the following option in the response file:
-OPT overrideResponsefileOptions=true
- Stop all processes for the application server product on
which you are installing the feature pack.
Stop the
application server and any other product processes. For example, for
the Network Deployment product, stop the deployment manager, the node
agent, and all application server processes.
- Verify that the host server jobs have started on your iSeries
server.
The host server jobs allow the installation
code to run on iSeries. On a CL command line, enter the following
command:
STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
- If you have not already done so, read the IBM International
Program License Agreement located in the lafiles directory.
If
you agree to the terms of the agreement, continue with the installation
process.
- Invoke the installation program for the feature pack.
Run the INSTALL command from Qshell or use
the RUNJVA command from the CL command line.
In
the following example commands, path/responsefile represents
the fully qualified path of the response file that you edited:
- For security purposes, if the host servers were not running
prior to installation, it is recommended that you run the end host
server (ENDHOSTSVR) command after the installation
is complete.
Results
The installation program records events in the log files
and installs the feature pack.
What to do next
After you have installed Feature
Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile you can begin
using the feature pack by working with the various included features
and applications. See Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and
Mobile applications for more information.
Applying Maintenance
Use
the Update Installer to install maintenance packages for any of the
installable WebSphere software components in the product package.
Read the "Installing maintenance packages" topic for more information.