(iseries)Installing, updating, rolling back, and uninstalling the Application Client for IBM WAS on IBM i operating systems
IBM Installation Manager is a common installer for many IBM software products that you use to install and uninstall the Application Client for WebSphere Application Server.
Before you start to use the installation tools, prepare for choosing and installing the variety of options and features provided by the Application Client. Read through all the steps in this article and read the related articles before installing the Application Client:
Restrictions:
- Do not use the same response files used with WAS v7 or earlier to install or uninstall Version 8.0 or later. Use response files based on Installation Manager to install, update, or uninstall Version 8.0 and later.
- We must have Java SE 6 32 bit (option 30 of the IBM Developer Kit for Java) installed on the IBM i system before installing WebSphere Application Server v8.5.
- Installation Manager console mode, which is included in Installation Manager Version 1.4.3 and later, does not work with WebSphere Application Server v8.5 offerings on systems other than z/OS.
Although almost all of the instructions in this section of the information center will work with earlier versions of IBM Installation Manager, the information here is optimized for users who have installed or upgraded to Installation Manager Version 1.5 or later.
The Application Client provides resources and clients to aid development of client applications for use with WebSphere Application Server. The Application Client is a source for the clients (as runtime frameworks) for client applications, either to run on the Application Client machine or to be distributed with client applications that are to run on other machines.
To assemble some types of client applications, we need to install the client that provides the framework for the client application. Instead of installing WebSphere Application Server, we can install the Application Client feature, which provides the same resources and clients to aid development of client applications.
Similarly, running some types of client applications for use with WebSphere Application Server requires that the associated client is deployed with the client application. For client applications that only need a small fraction of the Application Client, we can install the Application Client onto a machine, such as the machine used to develop the client application, then package the client application with only the clients that it needs. For example, this means that a standalone client application is deployed on only the required fraction of the clients provided with the Application Client.
For information on installing and removing fix packs for WebSphere Application Server offerings on IBM i systems using the Installation Manager command line, read the following articles in this information center:
- Install fix packs on IBM i operating systems using the command line
- Uninstall fix packs from IBM i operating systems using the command line
- Install the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files
- Install the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using the command line
- Install Application Client features on IBM i operating systems
- Install fix packs on the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files
- Uninstall fix packs from the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files
- Uninstall the Application Client from IBM i operating systems using response files
- Uninstall the Application Client from IBM i operating systems using the command line
Results
- The following locations are the defaults for Installation Manager files on IBM i systems:
- Installation location: /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager
- Agent data location: /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager
- Registry: /QIBM/InstallationManager/.ibm/registry/InstallationManager.dat
- Logs are located in the logs directory of Installation Manager's agent data location. For example:
/QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/logs
The main log files are time-stamped XML files in the logs directory, and they can be viewed using any standard web browser.
Subtopics
- (iseries) Install the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files
We can install the Application Client using Installation Manager response files.
- (iseries) Install the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using the command line
We can install the Application Client using the Installation Manager command line.
- (iseries) Install Application Client features on IBM i operating systems
We can use Installation Manager to install and remove a feature from the Application Client.
- (iseries) Install fix packs on the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files
We can update the Application Client to a later version using Installation Manager response files.
- (iseries) Uninstall fix packs from the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files
We can roll back the Application Client to an earlier version using Installation Manager response files.
- (iseries) Uninstall the Application Client from IBM i operating systems using response files
We can uninstall the Application Client using Installation Manager response files.
- (iseries) Uninstall the Application Client from IBM i operating systems using the command line
We can uninstall the Application Client using the Installation Manager command line.
Related tasks
Install the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files Install the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using the command line Install Application Client features on IBM i operating systems Install fix packs on the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files Uninstall fix packs from the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files Uninstall the Application Client from IBM i operating systems using response files Uninstall the Application Client from IBM i operating systems using the command line