Installing in a WebSphere Application Server environment

WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment is an essential prerequisite for a successful product installation. Before you begin the installation process, you must prepare your Network Deployment environment.

Before you begin

About this task

A basic topology consists of a single deployment manager, a single on demand router (ODR), and two application servers. Use three workstations (A, B, and C) for this basic topology. Set up the deployment manager and the nodes with one workstation by combining the requirements of workstations A and B if it is a high-power workstation. Otherwise, set up workstations A and B separately for optimal performance. Set up the deployment manager first.

Procedure

  1. Set up workstation A, the deployment manager:
    1. Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.
    2. Install the latest WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment fix pack to update your product level. See Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server for more information.
    3. Create a deployment manager profile.
    4. Run the stopManager command to stop the deployment manager in preparation for a product installation.
  2. Set up workstation B, the managed nodes:
    1. Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and the latest fix pack to update your product level.
    2. Create two custom profiles, and federate the node within each custom profile into the deployment manager cell.
    3. Run the stopNode command to stop each node in the node agent process in preparation for a product installation.
  3. Set up workstation C, the on demand router (ODR):
    1. Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and the latest fix pack to update your product level.
    2. Create a custom profile, and federate the node within the custom profile into the deployment manager cell.
    3. Run the stopNode command, and verify that the node stopped in preparation for a product installation.
  4. [For Linux operating system][For Unix operating system] Increase the size of the file limit of your operating system:
    1. Run the ulimit -n 8192 command.
    2. Run the iscdeploy.sh -restore command from the was_home/bin/ directory

Results

Your WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environment is now prepared to support the installation of WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid.

What to do next

Install the product on the deployment manager and on each managed node in the cell if the nodes do not share the same installation location. Before you begin the installation process, however, you must restart the deployment manager and each of the nodes to which you plan to install the product. To start the deployment manager, run the following command from the profile_root/bin directory of the Network Deployment installation:
  • [For Windows operating system] startManager.bat
  • [For Linux operating system][For Unix operating system] ./startManager.sh
To start each of the nodes, run the following command from the profile_root/bin directory of the Network Deployment installation:
  • [For Windows operating system] startNode.bat
  • [For Linux operating system][For Unix operating system] ./startNode.sh