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Install IBM BPM interactively with a new installation of WAS

1. Access the media in one of the following ways. You can run only one launchpad at a time.
   • If installing from the product DVD, insert the disk labeled IBM Business Process Manager Advanced into the disk drive.

     If autorun is enabled on the workstation, the launchpad program automatically opens, and you can proceed to the next step.

     If autorun is not enabled, to start the launchpad manually:

     • mount_point/launchpad.sh

   • If installing from images downloaded from Passport Advantage...

     1. Go to the directory into which you extracted the images.

     2. Start the launchpad:
        • extract_directory/launchpad.sh

2. If you see a message that prompts you to update the launchpad, click Update to receive the latest updates.

   The updates are installed and your launchpad is restarted automatically.

   If you do not have access to the Internet and want updates to the launchpad to be installed from a local directory, you can use a properties file to tell the Installation Manager where to find the updates. Create the following file:

   • /home/user/bpm_updates.properties

   Ensure that you have read/write access to the folders specified in bpm_updates.properties.

   The file uses a launchpad prefix, followed by a dot. The part of the name after the prefix and the dot can be anything you want, which enables you to point to multiple locations for launchpad upgrades. The locations can be either local directories or URLs.

   For example:

   ifix.1=/bpmUpdates
   fixpack.2=http://test/rep
   launchpad.1=/launchpad_updates
   fixpack.WAS_REP=/WAS_updates
   fixpack.BPM_REP=/BPM_updates

3. After starting the launchpad, click Custom installation on the Welcome page.

4. To install as an administrative user, click...
   Install as administrative user

   .

   If you are not a root user, or to install to your own user name without root privileges, clear this check box.

5. Click Install.

   When you install IBM Business Process Manager, the required WebSphere Application Server ND is automatically installed.

6. On the Install Packages page of the Installation Manager, select the IBM BPM Advanced package.

7. Click Next to continue.

   You are prompted to provide your IBM ID and password to connect to the IBM service repositories.

   The connection to the service repositories is required to download and install any fix packs and required interim fixes from the Internet, including fixes for WebSphere Application Server and IBM BPM. An IBM ID and password can be obtained by registering at http://www.ibm.com.

   Install the mandatory interim fix for APAR JR44669 before you configure and load data into the databases. Otherwise, future interim fixes, fix packs, or refresh packs might not install properly for databases configured as part of this installation. See Required interim fix for APAR JR44669. To download the fix, see Required interim fixes for IBM BPM.

   You can click Cancel to continue installing without downloading the required fixes from the Internet. After successfully installing the product, you can use Installation Manager to install the required fixes. See Installing the required fixes for the IBM BPM V8.0 products and IBM Business Monitor V8.0.

8. On the Licenses page, read the license agreement.

9. On the Location page, the option...
   Create new package group

   ...is selected by default.

   Select a location for the shared resources directory and a location for the Installation Manager and click Next.
   

   The Install Packages wizard checks your system for operating system prerequisites. If you are at a higher major release of a supported operating system, or if the operating system itself is not on the supported list, you might encounter a warning. You can continue with the installation, but the installation or product operation might not succeed until you apply maintenance.

   If you see a warning, go to the product support web pages and obtain the latest maintenance packages to apply after installation.

10. On the Features page, expand the plus symbol to select the package features that you want to install.

    Installation Manager automatically enforces any dependencies with other features and shows the updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.

    1. To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.

    2. Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.

    3. If installing Process Server, you can expand the Process Server feature and change the Process Server use. Select "Production" (the default) to use the server in production, or "Non-production" to use the server only for test, staging, or development. Your selection is recorded in the product tag for inventory purposes.

       Do not mix production and non-production servers in the same cell.

    When you are finished selecting features, click Next.

11. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the IBM BPM Advanced package.

    To change the choices made on previous pages, click Back and make your changes. When satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.

12. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.

    1. To open the installation log file for the current session in a new window, click...
       View Log File

       Close the Installation Log window to continue.

    2. To run pmt.sh when you finish, click...
       Profile Management Tool

    3. Click Finish to close the Installation Manager.

Related reference:
Messages: installation and profile creation
Installation and profile creation log files
Warnings about GTK or ulimit on Linux or UNIX when installing or migrating

Related information:

Installation Manager updates