6 Installing IBM WebSphere Application Server

This chapter describes how to install WebSphere Application Server version 8. It contains the following steps:

6.1 Installing IBM Installation Manager

This section describes how to install the IBM Installation Manager.

To install the IBM Installation Manager

    Unzip the IBM Installation Manager to a directory and execute the following command:

cd (need to add this to dir list) ./install

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Figure 6-1 Installation Packages
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Figure 6-2 License Agreement
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Figure 6-3 Installation Manager Location
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Figure 6-4 Target Location
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The installer retrieves the required installation files, as shown in Figure 6-5.

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Figure 6-5 Installation Files
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6.2 Installing WebSphere Application Server Using IBM IM

This section assumes you have successfully installed IBM IM.

To install WebSphere Application Server

  1. Unzip the IBM WAS installation directories to a temporary folder. For example: /tmp/was8
  2. Change to the IBM IM directory and launch the installer. Once the installer is launched, click Install .
  3. Click the Repositories link and configure the repository for installing the WebSphere Application Server (Figure 6-6).

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Figure 6-6 Repositories Link
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Figure 6-7 Add a Repository Dialog Box
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Figure 6-8 Version Selection
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Figure 6-9 License Agreement
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Figure 6-10 Shared Resource Directory
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Figure 6-11 New Package Group
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Figure 6-12 Translations
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Figure 6-13 Application Packages
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Figure 6-14 Selection Review
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IBM IM starts the installation process (Figure 6-15).

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Figure 6-15 Installation in Progress
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Figure 6-16 Profile Management Tool Selection
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Figure 6-17 Administrative Security
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Figure 6-18 Environment Selection
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Figure 6-19 Profile Creation Options
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Figure 6-20 Profile Creation Summary
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Figure 6-21 Profile Creation Complete
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6.3 Updating WebSphere Application Server

This section assumes you have successfully installed WAS8 and created a Cell env profile. This section provides instructions for updating WAS8.

To update WebSphere application server

When upgrading WebSphere, always upgrade the application server and JDK as recommended by IBM. Below are the steps for upgrading the application server. Repeat these steps for the JDK as well.

    Change to the IBM IM directory and launch the installer (Figure 6-22). Once the installer is launched, click Update . Select the supported update and then click Next .

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Figure 6-22 IBM IM Directory
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Figure 6-23 Fix Pack Selection
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Figure 6-24 License Agreement
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Figure 6-25 Features for Update
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Figure 6-26 Update Process
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Figure 6-27 Update Packages
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