Operating system registry keys
Use the installation procedures to register WAS and the associated products with the native operating system registry. Associated products include...
- IBM HTTP Server
- Web server plug-ins
- Application Client
- Application Server Toolkit
- Edge Components
This topic describes possible registry key values.
Installations are registered with the native operating system registries, such as the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) on Linux systems. The InstallShield for Multiplatforms (ISMP) installation wizard also creates the vpd.properties file that contains a list of product codes that ISMP uses to track installations that it has performed.
See Limitations of non-root installers for more information about registry entries.
| Registry file location | WAS | Application Client | IBM HTTP Server | Web Server Plug-ins | Application Server Toolkit | Edge Components | Update Installer (UPDI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vpd.properties | WSBAA61 | WSCAA61 | WSIHS61 | WSPAA61 | WSAST61 | WSEDG61 | WSUPD61 |
| AIX | WSBAA61 | WSCAA61 | lslpp -L|grep WSIHS61 | lslpp -L|grep WSPAA61 | N/A | WSEDG61 | WSUPD61 |
| HP-UX | WSBAA61 | WSCAA61 | swlist|grep WSIHS61 | swlist|grep WSPAA61 | N/A | WSEDG61 | WSUPD61 |
| Linux | WSBAA61Licen singComponent | WSCAA61 | rpm -qa|grep "WSIHS61" | rpm -qa|grep "WSPAA61" | rpm –q|grep "WSAST61" | WSEDG61 | WSUPD61 |
| Solaris | WSBAA61 | WSCAA61 | WSIHS61 | WSPAA61 | N/A | WSEDG61 | WSUPD61 |
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\ SOFTWARE\ IBM\WAS ND\6.1.0.0 | HKEY_ CURRENT_ USER\ SOFTWARE\ IBM\Application Client for WAS\6.1.0.0 |
| HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\ Web server Plug-ins for IBM WAS\6.1.0.0 | HKEY_ CURRENT_ USER\ SOFTWARE\ IBM\WAS Toolkit\6.1.0.0 | N/A | HKLM\ SOFTWARE\ IBM\ WAS Update Installer\6.1.0.0 |
In addition to the vpd.properties file, the WAS installation programs also create a record of installed products in an install registry file. The WAS ND installation program also creates a catalog signature file for use by IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager.
The install registry file
The V6.1 install registry file is an XML file that contains data entries for all of the installed products that are listed in the preceding table:
- Product information: product ID (offering), product installation location, and product version
- Package information: package name, package installation location, product installation location, and any associated products
V6.1 does not use the .WASRegistry file that is used in V6.0.
The catalog signature files
Packages installed by a non-root installer might not register using native operating system mechanisms.
![[AIX]](../../aixlogo.gif)
For example, a WAS version 6.1 product installed as a non-root user on an AIX version 5.3 operating system cannot register to the AIX lpp command. Thus, running the ls lpp command does not list the current WAS version that is installed.
You can use the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager to manage the WAS license and version.
To enable the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager to detect and monitor WAS software components, obtain the ITLMReadinessOfferings.xml catalog file. This file is also referred to in IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager as the IBMUseOnlySoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml or IBMSoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file. The IBMUseOnlySoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file is used with the Sub-Capacity version. The IBMSoftwareCatalog_****-**-**.xml file is used for the Full version.
The catalog file lists software signature recognition and usage files in XML format that are used by the IBM Tivoli License Compliance Manager components to identify and monitor software found on the agents. You can obtain the catalog file from http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliLicenseManager.html.
Example ![[Linux]](../../linux.gif)
Issue the following command on a Linux system to show packages for the WebSphere Application
Server products:
rpm -qa | grep WS
Related tasks
Installing the product and additional software