Installing IBM App Connect Enterprise

Review the tasks that are involved in the installation of IBM® App Connect Enterprise.

About this task

The tasks that you perform to complete the installation are listed in the following steps; each task indicates whether it is required or optional. A summary of each task is provided, along with pointers to topics or sections that describe the task in more detail.

Service updates and other fixes are delivered occasionally in the form of fix packs. You can find information about available fix packs on the IBM App Connect Enterprise support web page. IBM App Connect Enterprise fix packs are complete App Connect Enterprise installations and are installed in the same way as the initial product release. You can install a fix pack on the same computer as a previous release, or on a different computer; for information about installing more than one fix pack (at the same or different levels) on a single computer, see Coexistence of IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0 with previous versions. For more information about applying service updates, see Applying service to IBM App Connect Enterprise.

Procedure

  1. Required: Make sure that you have acquired the product packages that you need for installation.

    Electronic images of IBM App Connect Enterprise are available from the IBM Passport Advantage® website.

  2. Required: Make sure that you have access to the product documentation that you need for installation; see Finding the latest information.
  3. Required: Determine the platforms on which to install IBM App Connect Enterprise.
    On Windows and Linux®, the IBM App Connect Enterprise installation includes IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit. For more information, see IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit.
  4. Required: Prepare each computer on which you are installing IBM App Connect Enterprise.
    1. Required: Check that your target computers meet the initial hardware, storage, and software requirements.
      For more information, see the IBM App Connect Enterprise system requirements web page.
    2. Required: Understand the security requirements for running IBM App Connect Enterprise; see Security requirements.
    3. Optional: Configure temporary directory space to enable IBM App Connect Enterprise Java™ components to operate correctly; see Configuring temporary space on distributed systems.
    4. Optional: If you are installing IBM App Connect Enterprise on Linux or AIX®, check your kernel configuration; see Checking the kernel configuration on Linux and AIX.
  5. Required: Install IBM App Connect Enterprise; see Installing IBM App Connect Enterprise software.
  6. Optional: If required, install one or more language packs for IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit; see Installing language packs for the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit.
  7. Optional: Set up a command environment so that you can run administrative commands; see Setting up a command environment.
  8. Optional: If required, install any complementary products; see Installing and uninstalling complementary products.

Results

You have reviewed the installation steps.