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Installing the middleware agent

 

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You can install the middleware agent for WebSphere XD by using the graphical user interface. The middleware agent is installed to a location in which WebSphere Application Server does not exist.

 

Before you begin

Augment the deployment manager profile with the product.

 

About this task

The middleware agent is a server process that is used to manage servers that are not running WebSphere XD. Install the middleware agent on a node that is running other middleware servers that were created outside of WebSphere XD environment. You then can create representations of these nodes and servers and manage them in the administrative console.

When you install a WebSphere Extended Deployment fix pack to your deployment manager, also apply the fix pack to your middleware agent installations. The deployment manager and the middleware agents must be at the same fix pack level.

Complete the following steps to install the middleware agent on the nodes:

 

Procedure

  1. Insert the WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations Optimization installation CD into the CD-ROM.

  2. Start the installation from the cd_image/xd directory. Type the following command:

    • install.bat

    • ./install.sh
    Attention: By default, the Installation wizard selects the appropriate version of the middleware agent to install based on the version of the operating system. For example, if the wizard detects a 64-bit operating system, then the wizard automatically installs a 64-bit version of the middleware agent. To override the default selection and install a 32-bit version of the middleware agent on a 64-bit operating system, you can either use the graphical user interface (GUI) or complete the silent installation process. Start the installer from the cd_image/xd directory:

    • ./install.aix.ppc32

    • ./install.aix.ppc32 -silent -options

  3. Review the Welcome panel, and click Next.

  4. Read and accept the license agreement, and click Next. After you accept the license, the prerequisite checking automatically begins. If your system is not at the recommended level, a window displays the missing prerequisites. You can proceed with the errors, however, the installation might fail. Click Next to continue.

  5. Specify an empty installation location, and click Next.

  6. Click Next to accept the installation summary, or click Back to change your selections.

  7. Review the confirmation panel, and click Finish to exit the wizard or to review the log files if the installation fails.

 

Results

The installation wizard installs the middleware agent files to an empty directory that does not contain any existing files.

 

What to do next

After you install the middleware agent, you can create middleware servers on the node. See Adding middleware servers to configurations for more information.

You can further configure the middleware agent with custom properties. See Middleware agent custom properties for more information.


Next topic

Adding middleware servers to configurations

Next topic

Middleware agent custom properties

 

Related concepts


Installation prerequisites
Middleware agent

 

Related tasks


Installing maintenance packages to update the middleware agent
Use the Profile Management tool to create and augment profiles
Adding middleware servers to configurations