Install the product and additional software

 

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Overview

You can install WAS using launchpad.

For Windows the installation procedure requires the installer ID to have the following advanced user rights

• Act as part of the operating system
• Log on as a service to install Windows services

For *nix the installer ID can be a non-root user ID. However, some installation procedures might require the installer ID to be the root user. One such example is the GSKit, which is required for using SSL with the IBM HTTP Server. After installing the IBM HTTP Server or the webserver plug-ins as a non-root user, log on as the root user and install GSKit.

The launchpad...

• Automatically checks prerequisites

• Looks for a previous WAS Version 6.1 installation to determine whether to let you add features to the product binaries or to install a new set of product binaries

• Looks for a previous V6.1 installation to determine whether to let you upgrade from a trial installation to the real product

• Installs the necessary product binaries

• Prompts you to create one of the following...
  • cell profile
  • deployment manager profile
  • standalone appserver profile
  • custom profile

  ...or prompts you to start the Profile Management tool to create a profile

 

Procedure

1. Plan your installation

2. Prepare your operating platform for installation

3. Review the roadmap for installing the ND product

4. Install the ND product.
   • Perform the installation with the wizard
   • Install additional features to an existing installation
   • Perform a silent installation

5. Install IBM HTTP Server. (Optional)

6. Install webserver plug-ins for IBM HTTP Server or another supported webserver (Optional).

   If you install the IBM HTTP Server or another webserver, then install a binary module for the webserver to enable it to communicate with WAS products.

   After installing a webserver plug-in, the Plug-ins installation wizard configures a new element in the appserver configuration called a webserver definition. You can then manage applications for the webserver using the console.

7. Install the application clients. (Optional)

   Install the Update Installer for WebSphere Software. (Optional)

   Use the Install and Migration Tools disk to access...

   • Update Installer
   • Migration tools
   • IBM Support Assistant
   • World Type fonts

 

Results

You can install WAS ND V6.x by following this procedure.

You can also install IBM HTTP Server, the webserver plug-ins for WAS, and the application clients for WAS.

 

What to do next

• Overview of migration, coexistence, and interoperability
• Fast paths for WAS

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Roadmap: Install the ND product
Install ND
Install additional features on an existing ND product
Install silently
Updating ports in an existing profile
Mount disc drives on OS such as AIX or Linux
OS registry keys
WAS supplements disc
Limitations of non-root installers
Host name values

 

Related information

Task overview: Installing
Installing Application Client for WAS