Run the Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and
Mobile 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
and Mobile 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 and
Mobile.
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.WEB2MOBFEP.txt, somewhere on your
system.
- Edit the responsefile.WEB2MOBFEP.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 and
Mobile 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/web2mobilefep_1.1 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/web2mobilefep_1.1logs 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.
Use the Update Installer
to install maintenance packages for the application server and the
feature pack. See Installing maintenance packages for more information.