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Install and uninstall the Web Server Plug-ins on distributed operating systems

IBM Installation Manager is a common installer for many IBM software products that you use to install, update, roll back, and uninstall the Web Server Plug-ins.

New feature: The Web Server Plug-ins for WAS v8.0 are now installed by Installation Manager rather than by the programs based on InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) that are used to install, update, and uninstall previous versions.New feature:

Restrictions:

• (Solaris) The Installation Manager GUI is not supported on Solaris 10 x64 systems. Perform the following actions to install or uninstall the product on these systems:

  • Use the Installation Manager GUI on a supported system to record a response file that will allow you to install or uninstall the product.
  • Edit the recorded response file if necessary.

  • Use the response file to install or uninstall the product on your system.

• For any Linux system that is enabled for Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux), such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11, identify the Java shared libraries in the Installation Manager v1.4.3 or earlier installation image to the system. Also, identify the Java shared libraries in the Installation Manager v1.4.3 or earlier installation after it has been installed. For example:

  chcon -R -t texrel_shlib_t ${IM_Image}/jre_5.0.3.sr8a_20080811b/jre/bin
  chcon -R -t texrel_shlib_t ${IM_Install_root}/eclipse/jre_5.0.3.sr8a_20080811b/jre/bin
  

• Installation Manager console mode, which is included in Installation Manager v1.4.3 and later, does not work with WAS v8.0 offerings.

Perform one of these procedures to install, update, roll back, or uninstall the Web Server Plug-ins using Installation Manager.

Procedure

• Install the Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
• Install the Web Server Plug-ins using response files
• Install fix packs on the Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
• Uninstall fix packs from the Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
• Uninstall Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
• Uninstall the Web Server Plug-ins using response files

Results

Notes on logging and tracing:

• An easy way to view the logs is to open Installation Manager and go to File > View Log. An individual log file can be opened by selecting it in the table and then clicking the Open log file icon.
• Logs are located in the logs directory of Installation Manager's application data location. For example:
  • (Windows) Administrative installation:

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs
    

  • (Windows) Non-administrative installation:

    C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs
    

  • (AIX) (Solaris) Administrative installation:

    /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
    

  • (AIX) (Solaris) Non-administrative installation:

    user_home/var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
    

• The main log files are time-stamped XML files in the logs directory, and they can be viewed using any standard web browser.
• The log.properties file in the logs directory specifies the level of logging or tracing that Installation Manager uses.

Notes on troubleshooting:

• By default, some HP-UX systems are configured to not use DNS to resolve host names. This could result in Installation Manager not being able to connect to an external repository.

  You can ping the repository, but nslookup does not return anything.

  Work with the system administrator to configure your machine to use DNS, or use the IP address of the repository.

• Installation Manager might display a warning message during the uninstallation process.

  Uninstall the Web Server Plug-ins using Installation Manager requires that the data repositories remain valid and available.

• For more information on using Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

  Read the release notes to learn more about the latest version of Installation Manager. To access the release notes, complete the following task:

  • (Windows) Click Start > Programs > IBM Installation Manager > Release Notes.
  • (AIX) (Solaris) Go to the documentation subdirectory in the directory where Installation Manager is installed, and open the readme.html file.

Related

Install the Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
Install the Web Server Plug-ins using response files
Install fix packs on the Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
Uninstall fix packs from the Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
Uninstall Web Server Plug-ins using the GUI
Uninstall the Web Server Plug-ins using response files

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