Install WebSphere Commerce feature packs interactively

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You can install your feature pack using an interactive method which uses a graphical install wizard. After navigating through the install panels your feature pack will be installed.

WebSphere Commerce feature pack	Prerequisites
AIX|I5/OS|Linux|Solaris|Windows: Feature Pack 1	WebSphere Commerce v6 with fix pack 1 or higher installed WebSphere Commerce V5.6.1 installed WebSphere Commerce V5.6 installed
AIX|I5/OS|Linux|Solaris|Windows: Feature Pack 2	WebSphere Commerce v6 with fix pack 2 or higher installed WAS v6.2.15 or higher 6.0.2 maintenance installed At least 500 MB of hard disk space The WebSphere Commerce feature pack 2 required maintenance installed
AIX|Linux|Windows: Feature Pack 3	WebSphere Commerce v6 with fix pack 4 or higher installed WAS v6.2.21 or higher 6.0.2 maintenance installed At least 500 MB of hard disk space WebSphere Commerce feature pack 3 required maintenance installed
AIX|Linux|Windows: Feature Pack 3.0.1	WebSphere Commerce v6 with fix pack 4 or higher installed LI72956 fix for WebSphere Commerce v6.0.4 WAS v6.2.21 or higher 6.0.2 maintenance installed At least 500 MB of hard disk space WebSphere Commerce feature pack 3 required maintenance installed

Your WebSphere Commerce instance can be active or stopped during the installation of the WebSphere Commerce feature pack.
To install the feature pack...

1. Download the WebSphere Commerce feature pack package and depending on your operating system...

   • AIX|Linux|Solaris|Windows:

     Save the package to a temporary location on a client machine that supports a graphical install.

   • I5/OS|Save the package to a temporary location on a client machine that supports a graphical install (for example, a Windows machine).

2. The temporary location, where the package has been downloaded, is denoted as the FeaturePack_tempdir in the following sections. Unzip the WebSphere Commerce feature pack package into the FeaturePack_tempdir.

3. Depending on your operating system, complete one of the following steps:

   • AIX|Linux|Solaris|Log on as the root user.

   • Windows: Ensure that your user has Windows administrative user rights.

4. AIX|Linux|Solaris|You must export your display, and have access to your X server. For more information, refer to your operating system documentation.

5. To launch the installer to install the feature pack, complete the following steps:

   1. Navigate to the FeaturePack_tempdir directory and launch the installer by issuing the following command:

      • AIX|Linux|Solaris|./install

      • I5/OS|install.os400.bat

      • Windows: install.bat

   2. I5/OS|The iSeries Logon page is shown. Enter the System Name, User name and Password that you are installing the WebSphere Commerce feature pack on.
      

      Ensure that your user has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM authority.

   3. On the Welcome page, review the information and click Next to continue.

   4. Review the IBM license agreement. If the terms of the license agreement are acceptable, check I accept the terms in the license agreement. Click Next to continue.

   5. Review the third party license agreement. If the terms of the license agreement are acceptable, check I accept the terms in the license agreement. Click Next to continue.

   6. On the next page, specify the Product installation location. For WebSphere Commerce specify WC_installdir or WCDE_installdir for WebSphere Commerce Developer. Click Next to continue.

   7. On the Installation summary page, review the information and click Next. A progress bar is displayed while the files are copied to the WebSphere Commerce installation directory.

   8. When the installation process is complete, a Summary page is displayed indicating success or failure. Review the information on this page, and click Finish.

6. Optional: Review the feature pack installation log located in:

   • WC_installdir/logs/FEPX/install/log.txt

   • WCDE_installdir/logs/FEPX/install/log.txt

   Where X is the feature pack number (1, 2, 3, 301) that you have installed.

   If the installation failed, refer to Troubleshoot: WebSphere Commerce feature pack install or uninstall failed.

7. You can now enable the WebSphere Commerce features that are included in the feature pack. To enable a feature, refer to Enabling features.

 

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Related Reference

Troubleshoot: WebSphere Commerce feature pack issues
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