About this task
When you run the GUI installation tool, you specify installation
options interactively during the installation process. You can also
choose to silently install the features locally using the response
file.
Use the following procedure to add a feature to an existing
application server installation.
- If TCP/IP is not started or if you don't know if TCP/IP
is started, enter the Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command
on the Control Language (CL) command line.
- Verify that the host server jobs are started on your IBM i server. The host
server jobs allow the installation code to run on IBM i.
Enter
this command on a CL command line:
STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*ALL)
- Verify that your user profile has the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM
special authorities.
- Stop each running application server.
Stop all server processes in all profiles associated with
the target product instance. For example, issue the following command
from the profile_root/bin directory
to stop the server1 process in the application server profile:
If
a server is running and security is enabled, use the following command:
./stopServer server1 -user user_ID -password password
- Uninstall all maintenance packages.
You are using the product installation image to install additional
features. The features have not had any maintenance applied to them.
If you remove all maintenance packages, your entire product will be
at the same release level. You can then reapply the maintenance packages
as described in a later step.
Start the Update Installer program
with the updi_root/update command
to search for and uninstall all maintenance packages.
- Access the root directory of the application server installation
image on your hard disk, or insert the WebSphere Application
Server for IBM i disk into the disk
drive of your Windows workstation. The application
server product installer is spanned across multiple CDs. If you are
installing the product from CD, you might be prompted during the installation
for the next CD depending on which CD contains the feature you are
installing.
Avoid trouble: The installer might
fail if you are installing the product from a CD or DVD. To prevent
this possibility, you can either install the features silently on
the local machine, or run the install program with an additional option.
To run the installer with an additional option, cancel the launchpad
application if it was initiated by the Windows autorun feature, and
invoke the installer from a command line with the following option:
install.exe -W failurerecoverysequence.active=false
gotcha
Do
not use the product Windows disk or any other operating
system disk from the product package.
- On the Welcome panel, click Next.
- On the next panel, if you accept the terms of the license
agreement, select I accept both the IBM and the non-IBM
terms, then click Next. If you
do not accept the terms of the license agreement, you cannot continue
with the installation.
- After confirming that your operating system is supported
and that you have installed all necessary patches, click Next to
continue.
The installation wizard checks for a previous
installation at the same product level. This task describes the scenario
where a previous installation exists and you are adding features with
an incremental installation.
When the wizard detects a previous
installation, it displays the Existing installation panel. The panel
lets you add features to the existing installation, or perform a new
installation to another directory.
- Choose to install additional features. Click Next to
continue to the optional features panel.
Do not change
the installation directory unless another existing installation is
in the directory that you specify. An incremental installation adds
features to the shared binaries identified in the field.
You
can add features to the core product files at any time by running
the Installation wizard again. Installing additional features does
not affect profiles that you might have already created.
When
adding features during an incremental installation, the wizard displays
the Features selection panel next.
- The optional features panel is displayed.
There are several features available:
- Install the sample applications
Installs the samples
applications for learning and demonstration environments. The samples
are not recommended for installation on production environments.
- Install non-English language packages for the administrative
console
Installs all the non-English language files for using
the administrative console from machines with non-English locales.
If you do not select this option then only the English language pack
is installed.
- Install non-English language packages for the application server
runtime environment
Installs all the non-English language files
that support the application server runtime environment such as the
wsadmin tool and logging. If you do not select this option then only
the English language pack is installed.
It is recommended that you add the sample applications
if you are also adding other features to the installation. You might
experience some error messages if you do not select the samples applications
with your other features. However, these messages can be safely ignored
and the feature installation will proceed successfully.
Select
the features you want to install and click Next.
Avoid trouble: You might want to defer installing features, such
as language packs and samples, to save disk space. However, consider
installing the features if there is a chance you might use them in
the future. If you choose not to install the features and then later
install maintenance, you will have to uninstall all maintenance, install
the features, and then reapply all maintenance or the features might
be corrupted.
gotcha
- On the next panel, verify that the summary information
is correct. If not, click Back to change your
specifications. If the summary information is correct, click Next to
install the feature.
The InstallShield program displays
messages that indicate the status of the installation and a status
bar to show the progress of the installation.
After the installation
runs, the Configuration Manager progress panel is displayed. The configuration
manager performs post-installation tasks and creates the default profile.
After
the installation process is complete, the summary panel displays the
results of the installation process and links to additional information
about the product.
- Select the check box to open the First Steps console, then
click Finish to close the InstallShield program.
- 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
What to do next
Create any application
server profile that your configuration requires.
Adding the
samples feature does not automatically deploy the samples to existing
profiles that did not have samples deployed to them initially. You
must create a new profile to deploy the samples. For example, create
an application server profile and select to deploy the sample applications.
Use
the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command
to create additional profiles.
After creating an
application server profile, you can deploy an application. See Fast
paths for WebSphere Application
Server to get started deploying applications.