Get the software

New and existing users need to sign up or register at HCL Software and download their preferred HCL WebSphere Portal and WCM packages.

Local repository installation option

With this option, we download all the installation packages and create a local repository. If we choose this option, the HCL WebSphere Portal and WCM packages contains the following files:

File size	File name	Description
2.8 GB	WAS8551.zip	IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Trial v8.5.5.2
2.1 GB	JAVA7.zip	IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition
1.1 GB	SETUP.zip	HCL WebSphere Portal and Web Content Manager Beta Setup Disk (includes IBM Installation Manager)
1.4 GB	WP85_Server.zip	HCL WebSphere Portal Server
753 KB	WP85_Enable.zip	HCL WebSphere Portal and HCL Web Content Manager

To create a complete installable image, download the files into a common location and extract each one into a directory name that matches the name of the file (without ".zip"). For example, if we download the files into the directory /Downloads/PortalVNext, we end up with the following set of folders after extracting:

/Downloads/PortalVNext/SETUP
                     /WAS8551
                     /JAVA7
                     /WP85_Server
                     /WP85_Enable

To begin the installation, change to the SETUP directory and run: setup.sh

This task starts the Launchpad program. Use the Launchpad to install all the required software. The Launchpad installs Installation Manager for you at the supported level if you do not have it.

Live repository installation option

With this option, all we need to know is the location of the live repositories. IBM Installation Manager takes care of downloading and installing the necessary packages.