Windows: Install with the graphical user interface

Use the IBM Installation Manager to install IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and the Apache Derby database. The installation program verifies the operating system and its prerequisites, available disk space, and any required software prerequisites before installation. We cannot install two instances of the server at the same time, even if we are installing to different directories. We must install each server completely before installing the next one.

1. Before installing WebSphere Portal, to avoid port conflicts, start all servers and applications that require a port number.

   If we are installing multiple copies of IBM WebSphere Portal on the server, start the existing Configuration Wizard servers. The cw_profile starting point default is 10200. If we install a second version of portal on the same server, customize the cw_profile port value. Edit...

   InstallationManager_root/InstallationManager/eclipse/IBMIM.ini

   ...and add line...

   -Dcwprofile_startingport=new_starting_port_number

2. Start the Installation Manager.

3. Add repositories where the installation media exists:

   1. Open the IBM Installation Manager, and select...
      File | Preferences | Repositories | Add Repositories | Browse | /path/to/portal/install/eimage/Setup/repository.config

   2. Ensure that all required repositories are checked.

      Click Test Connections to ensure that the IBM Installation Manager can successfully access the directory where the service repositories are stored.

   3. Select Apply.

   4. Select OK.

4. On the main IBM Installation Manager panel, select Install.

5. On the Install Packages panel, select packages...
   • IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
   • IBM WebSphere Portal Server
   • IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition

   The IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition option is required for a WebSphere Portal installation even though it might be marked as "Optional" on the Select packages to install screen.

   If we are installing Portal to an existing copy of WebSphere Application Server, then select only IBM WebSphere Portal Server on the Install Packages screen. The existing copy of WebSphere Application Server must meet the following requirements:

   • WebSphere Application Server v8.5.5.2 or later
   • Java v7
   • No existing Portal profile

   If we have a WebSphere Portal Enable license, select both the IBM WebSphere Portal Server and IBM WebSphere Portal Enable packages.

6. On the Install Packages panel, select the fixes to install screen, select any required fixes. Then, click Next.

7. Accept the license agreement and then click Next.

8. Enter the directory where to store shared resources and then click Next.

9. Complete the following steps on the Install Packages: Installation Directory panel:

   The installation directory specified must NOT contain any files or the following characters: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + { } | < > ? ` = [ ] ; ' , . " and spaces.

   1. Select the WebSphere Application Server Package Group Name and then enter the installation directory path.

   2. Select the WebSphere Portal Package Group Name and then enter the installation directory path.

   3. Click Next.

10. Select the translations to install and then click Next.

11. Optional: If we chose to install Portal to an existing copy of WebSphere Application Server, select the available copy of WebSphere Application Server, and click Next.

    Skip this step, if we are not installing Portal to an existing copy of WebSphere Application Server.

12. On Install Packages: Select the features to install, expand the WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal packages to modify the features to install and then click Next.

    Ensure that Portal Server Profile is selected to create a profile containing the Portal application server and the product binary files. Clear this option if we need a binary only installation for migration or a clustered environment.

13. On Profile configuration details, enter the user ID and password for the configuration wizard administrator. Then, click Next.

14. If we selected the Portal Server Profile package, click...
    Enter the Administrator user ID and password for the Portal Server

15. Select either the Standard or Advanced configuration mode and then enter the parameter details for the selected configuration mode.

    Select Advanced if to specify Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) information that is specific to the company.

16. Confirm the Summary information and then click Install.

What to do next

After a successful installation, the summary displays. Choose the Portal First Steps radio button and then click Finish to start the servers and begin configuring WebSphere Portal with the Configuration Wizard.

To access First Steps later, we can either select First Steps from the Start menu or we can run the firststeps.exe task from the WP_PROFILE/PortalServer/installer/wp.firststeps directory. Add the LaunchPadLocale language_code to the firststeps task to change the display to the user locale or to another language.

When we install WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal together, we might find the following message in the SystemErr.log file:

APPSERVER_ROOT/properties/version/installed.xml (No such file or directory)

This message is part of the installation process and is not repeated after the installation is complete. Therefore, the message can be ignored.

Parent topic: Windows: Run the installation program