Windows: Prepare the Installation Manager

The IBM Installation Manager is used to install installation packages such as IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Prerequisites

Windows: Prepare the operating system

If we have an existing Installation Manager, start it and go to...

File | Preferences | Updates

Click the check box...

Search for Installation Manager updates

This box enables the Installation Manager to search for updates the next time you run an installation or update.

If we do not have an existing Installation Manager, then complete the following procedure:

1. Start all servers and applications that require a port number to avoid port conflicts when installing WebSphere Portal.

2. Type ping yourserver.myco.com on a command line to verify that the fully qualified host name is properly configured.

3. Type ping localhost on a command line to verify that the network is properly configured.

4. If we are installing on a server with a firewall, antivirus, screen saver, or desktop search engine that is enabled, disable them before we install. If we do not disable them and the installation program detects them, a warning message displays during the installation.

5. Run the following task from the IIM directory: install.bat

6. From the Portal Setup disk, right-click on setup64.exe, then, select Run as administrator to start...

   On the Launchpad: Install Portal panel, we have the following options:

   Install IBM WebSphere Portal from media

   Choose this option if we are installing directly from the DVD.

   Install IBM WebSphere Portal from network

   Choose this option if you downloaded the electronic images.

   Install IBM Installation Manager only

   Choose this option if to install multiple IBM products, or if to install WebSphere Portal directly from IBM Passport Advantage, and a previous version of Installation Manager is not already installed on your system.

   If we have a previously installed 32-bit version of Installation Manager, then we cannot proceed with this option. Manually install the 64-bit version of Installation Manager that is specific to the operating system using the Setup disc before proceeding with the WebSphere Portal installation.

   Add the LaunchPadLocale language_code to the setup task to change the display to the user locale or to another language.

   If the language is not currently supported for the user interface, we might see the English version. For details on supported languages and the language codes for all of the WebSphere Portal user interfaces, see Supported languages.

   After completing all necessary steps from the launchpad, verify that the installation was successful.

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