Starting installation with the setup launchpad

Although the setup launchpad is optional—you can install adapters without it—it provides useful, easy access to on-line documentation, release notes, and software prerequisites.

Before you begin

The following list shows the operating systems supported by Installer:
Note: You can install a WebSphere Adapter on machines with these operating systems only. If WebSphere Integration Developer is not installed on this system, you can transfer the WebSphere Adapter RAR file and other adapter artifacts to a system where Integration Developer is installed to perform post-install tasks.

  • Windows 2003
    • Standard Edition
    • Enterprise Edition
  • Windows 2000 Professional SP6
  • Linux
    • Red Hat Enterprise AS/ES/WS 3.0
    • SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0
    • SuSE Standard Server 9.0

Steps for this task

  1. Start the setup launchpad.
    The setup launchpad will start automatically when you insert the product CD into the CD ROM drive on a Windows system. You can also start the setup launchpad on Windows and Linux systems by using the following executable files:
    • launchpad_win.exe
    • launchpad_linux.bin
    Or you can use a java command from the directory where Installer files are located:

    Windows java -cp lib\images.jar;lib\nls.jar;launchpad.jar run.

    UNIX/Linux java -cp lib/images.jar:lib/nls.jar:launchpad.jar run

    This displays a language selection dialog.

    Language Selection dialog

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  2. Select the language for the setup launchpad.

    Display the languages list, select a language, and click OK.

    This displays the setup launchpad.

    Setup launchpad

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    Note: On Linux systems, Mozilla, Netscape, and Konquerer web browsers only are supported when using the setup launchpad.
  3. From the setup launchpad you can check software prerequisites or get release notes, installation, and product-related documentation on line, or start a WebSphere Adapter Installer:
    • Display software prerequisites.
      • Click the Software Prerequisites button.
      Note: The setup launchpad lists the required adapter prerequisites but does not check for prerequisites on your system.
    • Access the Installation Guide.
      • Click the Installation Guide button.
    • Access the IBM WebSphere Adapter InfoCenter.
      • Click the Online Documentation button.
    • Access release notes.
      • Click the Release Note button.
    • Install the WebSphere Adapter
      • Click the Install Product button.
      • Go to the next section in this guide.
    • Exit the launchpad.
      • Click the Exit button.
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