Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using the GUI

Prepare the system as described in Install Installation Manager and prepare to install Liberty. To install v8.5.5.4 and later of the Liberty profile requires IBM Installation Manager v1.6.2 or later.

1. Start Installation Manager in group mode...
   cd $IM_HOME/
   ./IBMIM

   Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.

2. In Preferences | Repository, add...
   IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core

3. Click Install.

   Installation Manager searches its defined repositories for available packages.

4. Select IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core

   If Liberty Core is already installed, a message displays indicating that Liberty Core is already installed. To create another installation of the offering in another location, click Continue.

   If the option...

   Search service repositories during installation and updates

   ...is selected on the Installation Manager Repository preference page, and we are connected to the Internet, we can search for updates in the default update repositories for the selected packages by selecting....

   Check for Other Versions and Extensions

   Alternatively, we can add the specific service-repository URL to the Installation Manager Repository preference page.

5. Select the fixes to install.

   Any recommended fixes are selected by default. We can select the option to show only recommended fixes, and hide non-recommended fixes.

6. Click Next.

   Update to the latest level of Installation Manager if we are prompted.

7. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.

8. Specify the installation root directory for the product binaries.

   The panel also displays the shared resources directory and disk-space information.

   The first time that we install a package using Installation Manager, we can specify the shared resources directory. The shared resources directory is where installation artifacts are located that can be used by one or more package groups. It is also used as a staging area for the product payload during installation operations. By default, this content is cached so that it can be used for rollback. Consider setting rollback preferences. Use the largest drive for this installation. We cannot change the directory location until after you uninstall all packages.

   For 64-bit systems, use the bit-selection option to select the bitness of the installed Java libraries. for 32-bit systems, this option is not available. For 64-bit, select either the 32-bit or 64-bit option. All extension offerings to WAS Liberty Core will be installed under the same profile group and have the same architecture bitness. For example, WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition v7.0 for Liberty is an extension offering to Liberty Core, and its installation will use a 32-bit or 64-bit JDK depending on our choice here.

   Deleting the default target location and leaving an installation-directory field empty prevents you from continuing. Do not use symbolic links as the destination directory. Do not use a semicolon in the directory name.

9. Click Next.

10. Select the features to install.

    Choose from the following features:

    • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core

      • Embeddable EJB container and JPA client

        This option installs the embeddable EJB container and JPA client.

        The embeddable EJB container is a Java Archive (JAR) file for running enterprise beans in a standalone Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE) environment. We can run enterprise beans using this embeddable container outside the application server. The embeddable EJB container is a part of the EJB 3.1 specification and is primarily used for unit testing enterprise beans business logic.

        The JPA client can be used with the embeddable EJB container to provide Java Persistence API capability in a Java SE environment.

        We can run Installation Manager later to modify this installation and add or remove this feature.

11. Click Next.

12. Install additional Liberty Repository assets.

    Optional.

    1. Select I want to install additional assets.

    2. Click Launch Asset Selection Wizard

    3. Select each asset to install, then click Next.

    4. Accept the license agreement and click Finish.

    The assets are stored in the online Liberty Repository. To install Liberty Repository assets, have access to the internet, and have IBM Installation Manager v1.6.2 or later.

13. Click Next.

14. Review the summary information, and click Install.

    • If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful. The program might also display important post-installation instructions.

    • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.

15. Click Finish.

16. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

Parent topic: Install Liberty on distributed operating systems

Tasks:
Install Installation Manager and prepare to install Liberty
Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using the command line
Install Liberty on distributed operating systems using response files
Add and remove features from Liberty on distributed operating systems
Uninstall Liberty from distributed operating systems using the GUI
Uninstall Liberty from distributed operating systems using the command line
Uninstall Liberty from distributed operating systems using response files
Upgrading Liberty on distributed operating systems using the GUI
Create custom installation repositories with IBM Packaging Utility
Use the launchpad to start Liberty installations

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