Installing Edge components using the setup program
This topic provides instructions for installing Edge components using
the setup program.
The Java 2 SDK automatically installs with Load Balancer on all
platforms.
After installation, scripts within the Caching Proxy packaging attempt to
start the proxy server using the default configuration. If port 80 is in
use, such as by another Web server, the proxy server will fail to start.
IMPORTANT: Caching Proxy is available on all Edge component installations, with the following exceptions:
- Caching Proxy is not available for Edge component installations that run on Itanium 2 or AMD Opteron 64-bit processors.
- Caching Proxy is not available for Edge component installations of Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6.
Using the setup program for Windows
Use the setup program to install Edge Components onto your Windows® system as follows:
- Ensure that the Windows system
meets all of the hardware and software requirements (Requirements for Edge components).
- Log in as a user with administrator privileges.
- Insert the Edge Components CD-ROM into the machine's CD-ROM drive.
The LaunchPad starts automatically.
- Click Launch the installation
wizard for WebSphere Application Server - Edge Components.
The setup program starts automatically. It prepares the InstallShield
Wizard and opens the Welcome window. If your machine does not support
the Autoplay option, or if the Autoplay option is turned off, start
the setup program manually by running the setup.exe program,
located in the top-level directory of the CD-ROM.
Note:
You
cannot use silent installation with the setup.exe program. The following
is an example of a command that includes the silent installation option:
setup.exe -silent <response_file_name>
The
Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the setup program will always start
when you run setup.exe, even if you include the option for a silent
installation.
- Click Next to continue with installation.
The Software License Agreement window opens.
- Read the License Agreement and click Yes to
accept all of its terms. The Component Selection window opens.
If
Edge components are already installed, the Maintenance Options window
opens before the Component Selection window opens. Select the Modify radio button, then click Next. The Component Selection window opens.
- Select the components to be installed.
- To change the selection of subcomponents to be installed for a
given component, click the name of the component to select it, then
click Change Subcomponents. Another
Component Selection window opens, showing the subcomponents of the
active component. Use these same procedures to select the subcomponents
to install, the language of the components, and the location where
the components are to be installed.
- Use the Current Language menus
to select the language or languages in which you want to install Edge components.
The available languages are listed in the menu on the left. The languages
that are selected are listed in the menu on the right.
- Use the Component Selection window to verify the installation
location for the Edge components. You can either accept the default value
or you can specify a new location by clicking Change
Folder.
Note:
If you choose an installation location
other than the default, make sure that there are no blank spaces in
the path name, for example, avoid path names such as C:\My Files\edgeserver\.
- Use the Component Selection window to verify that there is enough
available space in the installation location that you selected. If
there is not enough available space in the selected location, click Change Folder and specify a new installation location.
- After you select your Edge components, installation location, and languages,
click Next. Review the information in the Installation
Confirmation window that opens. To change a choice or choices, click Back to return to the Component Selection
window and then make your changes. After you verify your choices,
click Finish.
- The Edge components Product Setup Program begins installing the selected Edge components, and
GSK if necessary, in the installation location that you specified.
- The Setup Complete window opens. If you want to read the Edge components ReadMe
file, ensure that the Yes, I want to view
the ReadMe file check box is selected. The ReadMe file opens
in your default browser.
- Ensure that the Yes, I want to restart
my computer check box is selected, and then click Finish. If you opted to view the ReadMe
file, the machine is restarted when you close the browser window that
displays the file. Otherwise, the Edge components Product Setup Program immediately closes
and the machine restarts. Note that you must restart your machine
before you can use the newly installed Edge components.
Limitation: Using the Tab key in the license agreement
window toggles between the I accept and I do not accept options. However, you cannot use
the Tab key to reach the Back, Next,
or Cancel navigation options. As a workaround,
use Shift+Tab to reach these navigation options. In addition, the
Enter key works only on the navigation buttons, so you must use the
spacebar to select I accept or I
do not accept options.
Using the setup program for AIX, HP-UX, Linux and
Solaris
If installing from the CD, you can use the setup program to
install Edge components onto your Linux and UNIX® systems
as follows:
- Ensure that the computer server meets all of the hardware and
software requirements described in Requirements for Edge components.
- Additionally for Linux systems: The compat-libstdc++-33 package,
which contains the GCC 3.3 C++ compatibility libraries, is required
to be installed.
- Log in as the superuser, typically root.
- Insert the Edge components CD-ROM into the machine's CD-ROM drive. If
necessary, mount the CD-ROM.
- Change the working directory to the top-level directory of the
CD-ROM.
- Invoke the setup program by entering the following command:
# ./install
The
Welcome window opens.
Note:
You cannot use silent installation
with the setup.exe program. The following is an example of a command
that includes the silent installation option:
# ./install -silent <resonse_file_name>
The
Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the setup program will always start
when you run setup.exe, even if you include the option for a silent
installation.
- Click Next to continue with installation.
The Software License Agreement window opens.
- Read the License Agreement and click Yes to
accept all of its terms. The Language Selection window opens.
- Select the languages to be supported by this installation of Edge components.
Click Next. The Component Selection window opens.
- Select the components to be installed.
- Click Next. The Installation Confirmation
window opens.
- Review the information in the Installation Confirmation window.
If you want to change one or more of your choices, click Back to
return to the Component Selection window and then make your changes.
After you verify your choices, click Proceed.
The setup program begins
installing the selected Edge components and required packages.
- The Installation Results Summary window opens. Review the results,
then click Finish.
Limitation: Using the Tab key in the license agreement
window toggles between the I accept and I do not accept options. However, you cannot use
the Tab key to reach the Back, Next,
or Cancel navigation options. As a workaround,
use Shift+Tab to reach these navigation options. In addition, the
Enter key works only on the navigation buttons, so you must use the
spacebar to select I accept or I
do not accept options.
On Linux and UNIX systems: If the
setup program is used to install Edge components, then the GUI uninstaller
can be used to uninstall Edge components. However, the Edge components
GUI uninstaller cannot be used to uninstall a refresh pack that is
installed using native commands. You must first uninstall the refresh
pack using native commands (the operating system's commands) before
you uninstall components using the GUI uninstaller.
For information on using native commands, see Installing Caching Proxy using system packaging tools and Installing Load Balancer using system packaging tools.