You can use the Installation Manager GUI to install any product offering.
About this task
All product offerings can be installed by using the Installation Manager GUI, including the
following offerings:
- All WebSphere Application Server editions
- Application Client for WebSphere Application Server
- DMZ Secure Proxy Server for WebSphere Application Server
- IBM HTTP Server
- Web Server Plug-ins
- WebSphere Customization Toolbox
For a full
list of product offerings, see WebSphere Application Server product offerings for supported operating systems.
For transitioning users: IBM SDK, Java™ Technology Edition, Version 8 is the Java SDK version for WebSphere Application Server
Version 9.0.
IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition is no longer embedded with any WebSphere Application Server offerings. The Java SDK is available as a separate offering that must be installed when you install the
product.
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:
- Launch Installation Manager.
- Open the Rollback preferences window by selecting .
- 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.
You can remove
any files that have already been saved by clicking Delete Saved Files. If you
delete the files and you need to roll back a package later, you must connect to a repository or
insert the media to obtain the required files for the previous version of the package.
- Click OK to save your rollback preferences.
For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the
IBM Installation Manager documentation.
Procedure
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Start Installation Manager.
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Click Install.
Note: 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.
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Perform the following actions.
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Select the product offerings that you want to install.
- IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
- Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server
- DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application
Server
- IBM HTTP Server
- Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server
- WebSphere Customization Toolbox
Important: IBM SDK Java Technology Edition is listed under
product offerings that require a Java SDK. You must select a Java SDK version to install the
offering. The architecture of the IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition offering is determined by the
architecture of the installation package, which you select later in the installation.
If you already have a product offering installed, a message displays. To create another
installation of the product in a different 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.
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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.
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Click Next.
Note: 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. See the
IBM Installation Manager
documentation for information about automatic updates.
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Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
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Select a shared resources directory, which contains resources that can be shared by multiple
installation packages, and click Next.
Important: You can select the shared resources directory only the first time you install
a package with Installation Manager. For best results, select a location with enough available space
for the shared resources of future packages. You cannot change the directory location until after
you uninstall all packages.
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Specify the installation root directory for the product binaries, which are also referred to as
the core product files or system files, and click Next.
The panel also displays the shared resources directory and disk-space information.
Remember: WebSphere Application Server
Version 9.0 supports only the 64-bit architecture. If you
select the 32-bit architecture, you cannot proceed with the installation.
Directory restrictions:
- Deleting 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.
Product offerings 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 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 operating systems is 260 characters.
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Select any languages to install translated content, and click
Next.
English is always selected.
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Select the features that you want to install, and click Next.
Some features might be selected by default.
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Review the summary information, and click Install.
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If you installed the IBM WebSphere Application Server Network
Deployment offering,
select which tool you want to start when this installation is finished.
Restriction: The option to launch the Profile Management Tool is only available when a
version of WebSphere Application Server that contains the Profile Management
Tool is installed.
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Click Finish.
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Click to close Installation Manager.
What to do next
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:
- Start Installation Manager.
- Click .
- Select Updates.
- Select Search for Installation Manager updates.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
Do not enable this option if you do not have access to the service repository.