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Install the product using the GUI

We can use the Installation Manager GUI to install WAS v8.0.

Install Installation Manager:

  1. Perform one of the following procedures:

    • To use the Installation Manager that is included with this product, perform the following actions:

      1. Obtain the necessary files from the physical media or the web.

        There are three basic options for obtaining and installing the product.

        • Access the physical media, and use local installation

          You can access the product repositories on the product media.

          1. Install Installation Manager on the system.

            We can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

          2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.

        • Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation

          Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

          1. Download the files from the Passport Advantage site.

            Tip: See How to download WAS V8.0 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server v8.0 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.

          2. Install Installation Manager on the system.

            We can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

          3. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.

        • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation

          If we have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can install the product from the web-based repositories.

          1. Install Installation Manager on the system.

            We can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

          2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at 
            http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v80

            This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that add to your Installation Manager preferences before the Installation Manager GUI can access the files in this repository to install the product.

          Tip: This live repository is accessed by using Passport Advantage authentication. After we have installed Installation Manager, you can set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to the live repositories. To set Passport Advantage preferences, follow this procedure:

          1. Open Installation Manager.

          2. Open the Passport Advantage preferences page by selecting File > Preferences > Passport Advantage.

          3. Select Connect to Passport Advantage to connect to the Passport Advantage repository.

            The Password Required dialog box opens.

          4. Enter a user name and password for Passport Advantage.
          5. Optional: Select Save password to save the user name and password credentials.

            If you do not save the user name and password credentials, you are prompted for these credentials each time you access Passport Advantage.

          6. Click OK to close the Password Required dialog box.

          7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

          For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

          Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

        Notes:

        • If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
        • With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. We can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. We can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

      2. Change to the location containing the Installation Manager installation files, and run one of the following commands:

        Administrative installation:

        • install.exe
        • ./install

        Non-administrative installation:

        • userinst.exe
        • ./userinst

        Group-mode installation:

        ./groupinst

        Notes on group mode:

        • Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.

          This does not mean that two people can use the single instance of IBM Installation Manager at the same time.

        • Group mode is not available on Windows operating systems.

        • If you do not install Installation Manager using group mode, you will not be able to use group mode to manage any of the products that you install later using this Installation Manager.

        • Make sure that you change the installation location from the default location in the current user's home directory to a location that is accessible by all users in the group.

        • Set up your groups, permissions, and environment variables as described in the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center before installing in group mode.

        • For more information on using group mode, read the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

        The installer opens an Install Packages window.

      3. Make sure that the Installation Manager package is selected, and click Next.
      4. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.

        The program creates the directory for your installation.

      5. Click Next.

      6. Review the summary information, and click Install.

        • If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful.

        • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.

    • If you already have a version of Installation Manager installed on the system and to use it to install and maintain the product, obtain the necessary product files from the physical media or the web.

      There are three basic options for installing the product.

      • Access the physical media, and use local installation

        You can access the product repositories on the product media. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.

      • Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation

        Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

        1. Download the product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

          Tip: See How to download WAS V8.0 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server v8.0 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.

        2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.

      • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation

        If we have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at 

        http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v80

        This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that add to your Installation Manager preferences before the Installation Manager GUI can access the files in this repository to install the product.

        Tip: This live repository is accessed by using Passport Advantage authentication. After we have installed Installation Manager, you can set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to the live repositories. To set Passport Advantage preferences, follow this procedure:

        1. Open Installation Manager.

        2. Open the Passport Advantage preferences page by selecting File > Preferences > Passport Advantage.

        3. Select Connect to Passport Advantage to connect to the Passport Advantage repository.

          The Password Required dialog box opens.

        4. Enter a user name and password for Passport Advantage.
        5. Optional: Select Save password to save the user name and password credentials.

          If you do not save the user name and password credentials, you are prompted for these credentials each time you access Passport Advantage.

        6. Click OK to close the Password Required dialog box.

        7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

        For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

        Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

      Notes:

      • If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
      • With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. We can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. We can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

  2. Add the product repository to your Installation Manager preferences.

    1. Start Installation Manager.

    2. In the top menu, click File > Preferences.

    3. Select Repositories.
    4. Perform the following actions:

      1. Click Add Repository.

      2. Enter the path to the repository.config file in the location containing the repository files.

        For example:

        • C:\repositories\product_name\local-repositories
        • /var/repositories/product_name/local-repositories

        or 

        http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v80

      3. Click OK.

    5. Deselect any locations listed in the Repositories window that you will not be using.

    6. Click Apply.

    7. Click OK.

    8. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

Tip: By default, Installation Manager saves earlier versions of a package to roll back to if you experience issues later. When Installation Manager rolls back a package to a previous version, the current version of the files are uninstalled and the earlier versions are reinstalled. If you choose not to save the files for rollback, you can prevent the files from being saved or delete them after they are saved.

To set your rollback preferences, perform the following actions before installing a package:

  1. Launch Installation Manager.

  2. Open the Rollback preferences window by selecting File > Preferences > Files for Rollback.

  3. Select or clear the Save files for rollback option to save or to stop saving a copy of files that are required to roll back packages on your computer.

    We can remove any files that have already been saved by clicking Delete Saved Files. If you delete the files and roll back a package later, connect to a repository or insert the media to obtain the required files for the previous version of the package.

  4. Click OK to save your rollback preferences.

For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.


Procedure

  1. Start Installation Manager.

    Tip: We can start Installation Manager in group mode with the ./IBMIM command.

    • Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.

    • For more information on using group mode, read the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

  2. Click Install.

    If you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that you registered with on the program website.

    Installation Manager searches its defined repositories for available packages.

  3. Perform the following actions.

    1. Select IBM WAS Network Deployment and the appropriate version.

      New feature: New feature: If you are installing the trial version of this product, select IBM WAS Network Deployment Trial.New feature:

      If you already have the product installed on a WAS installation on the system, a message displays indicating that the product is already installed.

      To create another installation of the product in another location, click Continue.

      Tip: If the Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Installation Manager Repository preference page and you are connected to the Internet, you can click Check for Other Versions and Extensions to search for updates in the default update repositories for the selected packages. In this case, you do not need to add the specific service-repository URL to the Installation Manager Repository preference page.

    2. Select the fixes to install.

      Any recommended fixes are selected by default.

      If there are recommended fixes, you can select the option to show only recommended fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.

    3. Click Next.

    If you try to install a newer level of the product with a previous version of Installation Manager, Installation Manager might prompt you to update to the latest level of Installation Manager when it connects to the repository. Update to the newer version before you continue if you are prompted to do so. Read the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center for information about automatic updates.

  4. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.

  5. Specify the installation root directory for the product binaries, which are also referred to as the core product files or system files.

    The panel also displays the shared resources directory and disk-space information.

    The first time that you install a package using Installation Manager, specify the shared resources directory. The shared resources directory is where installation artifacts are located that can be used by one or more package groups. Use your largest drive for this installation. We cannot change the directory location until after you uninstall all packages.

    Restrictions:

    • Delete the default target location and leaving an installation-directory field empty prevents you from continuing.
    • Do not use symbolic links as the destination directory.

      Symbolic links are not supported.

    • Do not use a semicolon in the directory name.

      WAS cannot install properly if the target directory includes a semicolon.

      A semicolon is the character used to construct the class path on Windows systems.

    • The maximum path length on the Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems is 60 characters.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Select the languages for which translated content should be installed.

    English is always selected.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Select the features to install.

    Choose from the following features:

    • EJBDeploy tool for pre-EJB 3.0 modules

      This option installs the EJBDeploy tool for pre-EJB 3.0 modules.

      For transitioning users: The EJBDeploy tool was installed automatically with the product in WAS v7 and earlier. It is now an optional feature.trns

      Before you deploy applications on the server, run the EJBDeploy tool on applications that contain EJB modules that are based on specifications prior to EJB 3.0. Running the EJBDeploy tool generates deployment code for enterprise beans in the application. Beginning with the EJB 3.0 specification, the EJBDeploy tool is no longer required because WAS uses a new feature called "JITDeploy", which automatically generates code when the application starts.

      Tip: Unexpected errors might occur if applications that are provided with IBM WAS, such as the samples, require the optional EJBDeploy tool for pre-EJB 3.0 modules but the feature is not installed. If you deploy and use applications that might require pre-EJB 3.0 modules, include the optional EJBDeploy feature in all WAS installations that will be used by servers running the pre-EJB 3.0 applications.

      Tip: We can run the Installation Manager later to modify this installation and add or remove this feature.

    • Standalone thin clients, resource adapters, and embeddable containers

      IBM thin clients and resource adapters provide a set of clients and resource adapters for a variety of technologies, such as JAX-WS, JAX-RPC, JAX-RS, XML, EJB, JPA, JMS, and more. An embeddable container runs in a standalone Java Platform, Standard Edition environment. For example, you can use the embeddable EJB container to run enterprise beans outside the application server.

      Tip: We can run the Installation Manager later to modify this installation and add or remove these features.

    • Sample applications

      This option installs the sample applications for learning and demonstration environments.

      The samples include both source code files and integrated enterprise applications that demonstrate some of the latest Java (TM) Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and WebSphere technologies. The samples are recommended for installation to learning and demonstration environments, such as development environments. However, they are not recommended for installation to production application server environments.

      Tip: We can run the Installation Manager later to modify this installation and add or remove this feature.

    • IBM Software Development Kit

      This option allows you to choose between a 32-bit and 64-bit Software Development Kit.

      Notes:

      • This option displays only if you are installing on a 64-bit system.
      • This does not apply to Solaris x86 64-bit systems.
      • We must select one of the two options.
      • You cannot modify this installation later and change this selection.

  10. Click Next.

  11. Review the summary information, and click Install.

    • If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful.

      The program might also display important post-installation instructions as well.

    • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.

  12. Select which tool to start when this installation is finished.

    • Select Profile Management Tool to create a profile if to open the full Profile Management Tool and create a new profile when this installation is finished.

    • Select Profile Management Tool to create an application server profile for a development environment if you want to create an application server profile with settings appropriate for a development environment when this installation is finished.

      The development settings are appropriate for a development environment where frequent application updates are performed and system resources are at a minimum. Do not use the development settings for production servers.

    • Select None if you do not want to create a new profile when this installation is finished.

    Restriction: The option to launch the Profile Management Tool is only available when a version of WAS containing the Profile Management Tool is installed.

  13. Click Finish.

  14. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.


What to do next

We can create a standalone application server profile, management profile, managed (custom) profile, cell profile, or secure proxy profile using the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command.

Tip: Installation Manager optionally can search for updates to itself whenever the Install Packages, Modify Packages, or Update Packages page is opened from the Start page as well as when clicking Check for Other Versions and Extensions on the Install Packages page. To enable this option, perform the following actions:

  1. Start Installation Manager.

  2. In the top menu, click File > Preferences.

  3. Select Updates.

  4. Select Search for Installation Manager updates.

  5. Click Apply.

  6. Click OK.

Do not enable this option if you do not have access to the service repository.
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