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Install WebSphere Application Server and IBM Java SDK 8


Before starting

Install WebSphere Application Server Version 9, WebSphere Application Server Liberty, and IBM Java for use with WebSphere Commerce development environment. We must have WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Application Server Liberty and Java installed before installing WebSphere Commerce development environment.

  1. Install Rational Application Developer.

  2. If you do not have the WebSphere Application Server software, then download the eAssemblies.

    1. Login to Passport Advantage.

    2. Search for part number CJ2ZHML. This is the eAssembly for HCL Commerce V9.0 - IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0. Download the following parts and extract the packages.

      Part number Description File name MD5 Checksum value
      CNA8LML Quick Start Guide for IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0 was.9000.base.quickstart.zip 99a28f2fc9aee028ca411b6db6d7cce1
      CND1AML IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0 was.repo.9000.base.zip a50a270d83e87b55efe4338dec8fe0ed
      CND1CML IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0 Supplements - Application Client was.repo.9000.appclient.zip 27871f92e6968d78302f7e2f431618cf
      CND1DML IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0 Supplements - IBM HTTP Server was.repo.9000.ihs.zip f7a9e7d0e9e908afc57df544f715983b
      CND1EML IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0 Supplements - Web Server Plugins was.repo.9000.plugins.zip 107cc51071be0f8a1826852f2ecb4897
      CND1FML IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0 Supplements - WebSphere Customization Toolkit was.repo.9000.wct.zip dc5c9b7011824b564339a8fbf339cb74
      CND15ML IBM SDK, Java (TM) Technology Edition, Version 8 for Windows sdk.repo.8030.java8.win.zip b52c7d3372892f86e218e3801447f871

      Important: As part of your entitlement, you have access to other parts but DO NOT download the following WebSphere Application Server Liberty parts.

      • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (IBM Installation Manager install) (CND1GML )

      • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (Archive install) (CND1HML )

      • IBM WebSphere Application Liberty License Upgrade (CND1IML )

      Instead, download the package in the next step.

    3. Search for part number CJ2ZIML. This is the eAssembly for HCL Commerce V9.0 - IBM IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.2. Download all parts and extract the packages.


About this task

When you install WebSphere Commerce Developer, you will have 4 servers. The WebSphere Commerce Test server, the Store Test server, Search Test server, and Customization Test server. The WebSphere Commerce Test server is run on WebSphere Application Server, while the other servers are run on WebSphere Application Server Liberty.

  1. Open IBM Installation Manager.

  2. Click File > Preferences, and then select Repositories.

  3. Click Add Repository.

  4. Click Browse and find the repository files in the packages that you extracted. For example,

    • C:\was.repo.9000.base\repository.config

    • C:\liberty-17.0.0.2\Liberty_17002_IM\repository.config

    • C:\was.repo.9000.java8_part1\diskTag.inf

  5. Select the Search service repositories during installation and updates option. This option finds newer maintenance packages that we can choose to install at the same time.

  6. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

  7. Click Install.

  8. Select the following packages to install and then click Next.

    • IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Version 17.0.0.2

    • IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8.0.5.5 (or a later 8.0.x.y version)

    • IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 9.0.0.5 (or a later 9.0.0.x version)

    Note: If you do not see IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Version 17.0.0.2, then click Show all versions.

  9. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

  10. Accept the license agreements on the Licenses panel and click Next. The Location panel displays.

  11. Specify an installation directory for each software (WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Liberty).

    Note:

    • Do not use a directory that contains periods ("."), spaces, or dollar signs ("$") in the directory names.

    • If you previously installed packages through Installation Manager, the existing Shared resource directory is used and Installation Manager does not let you change the path.

    1. In the Package group name window, select IBM WebSphere Application Server V9.0.

    2. Specify an installation directory, such as C:/WebSphere/AppServer. This directory is referred to as the WAS_installdir.

    3. Select the 64-bit architecture.

    4. In the Package group name window, select WebSphere Liberty.

    5. Specify an installation directory, such as C:/WebSphere/Liberty. This directory is referred to as the Liberty_installdir.

    6. Select the 64-bit architecture and then click Next. The Translations panel displays.

  12. Select other languages if needed and then click Next. The Features panel displays.

    Note: If we already installed IBM SDK Java Technology Edition, Version 8, we might not see a Translations panel. If you do not see a Translations panel, continue with the Features panel.

  13. Click Next to accept the default features. The Configuration panel displays.

  14. Select Custom, and then select Addons from the left navigation menu.

  15. Click Install for the Java EE 7 Web Profile Bundle. The add on is set to Install Pending. Click Next to continue to the Features menu.

    You might notice that there are other packages that are flagged as Install Pending in the Features menu. These packages are needed as part of the Java EE 7 Web Profile Bundle.

  16. Click Next to pass the Features menu.

  17. Accept the license agreements to install the add-ons and then click Next to go to the Summary menu.

  18. Review the summary and then click Next.

  19. Click Install to begin the installation.

  20. After installation completes, we are prompted with Which program do we want to start?. Select None and then click Finish.

  21. Set environment variables to point to IBM Java 8.

    • Set JAVA_HOME to point to the IBM SDK Java 8. For example, C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\java\8.0

    • Ensure that PATH includes %JAVA_HOME%\bin.


What to do next

Preparing HCL Commerce database.


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