WAS v8.0 > Install the application serving environment > Distributed operating systems
Task overview: Installing
Use this high-level procedure to install and customize IBM WAS. Obtain the product code for distributed platforms.
Perform the following procedure to learn about and to create a running version of the product on your machine. Plan to read through the major topics in the Welcome, Learn about, and Product overview sections of the information center before beginning the installation.
If you are planning to migrate from an earlier version, you can install the WAS product before migrating.
Procedure
- Review the installation solution diagrams to help you plan a design for the application serving topology.
Use the diagrams to identify and select your installation path.
- Prepare your operating platform for installation.
- Install your WAS product.
- Configure the product.
We can use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to configure application server runtime environments, called profiles.
Create a cell. The cell includes a dmgr profile and a federated application server profile.
See the documentation on creating profiles for more information.
- Optional: Consider migrating a previous installation to v8.0.
We can migrate the configuration and applications from a previous installation of another version of WAS.
What to do next
Deploy the applications.
Related
Hardware and software requirements
Use the launchpad to start installations
Product version information
Directory conventions
Plan the WAS product installation
Prepare the operating system for product installation
Install the product