Using
the custom installation option, you can install IBM® Business Process Manager with
a new installation of WebSphere® Application
Server.
Before you begin
If
you are installing from downloaded images from Passport Advantage,
ensure that you downloaded all required images (three disk images
for Linux systems on Intel; two disk images for other Linux systems).
If you are installing from the DVD images, obtain the compressed files
from the DVDs. In both cases, extract all of the files from the compressed
files to the same location on your hard disk. Overwrite directories,
if prompted.
Restriction: Extract the installation files
to a directory that does not contain spaces or special characters.
The launchpad cannot be started from a directory path that contains
spaces or special characters.
About this task
Only
one IBM Installation Manager is required to install multiple instances
of IBM Business Process Manager.
Procedure
- Go to the directory into which you
extracted the images and enter the following command to start the
launchpad:
extract_directory/launchpad.sh
You
can run only one launchpad at a time.
- Optional: If you are
prompted to update the launchpad, click Update.
The updates are installed and your launchpad is restarted automatically.
If you do not have access to the Internet and want updates
to the launchpad to be installed from a local directory, you can modify
a properties file with the appropriate launchpad prefix as described
in step 1 to direct Installation Manager to the updates to install.
Create the following file:
- /user_home_directory/bpm_updates.properties
Note: Ensure that you have read/write
access to the folders that are specified in the bpm_updates.properties file.
The
file uses a launchpad prefix, followed by a period. The name after
the prefix and the period can be anything you want, which enables
you to point to multiple locations for launchpad upgrades. The locations
can be either local directories or URLs. The following code is an
example of the prefixes and names in the properties file:
launchpad.1=/launchpad_updates
- On the Welcome page, click Custom
installation.
- Select Install as administrative
user to install the product as an administrative user. If you are a root user, you can install the product as an administrative
user. If you are not a root user, or if you want to install to your
own user name without root privileges, clear this option.
- Click Install. When you install IBM Business Process Manager, the
required WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment is
automatically installed.
Note: IBM Business Process Manager can
be installed only on top of the supported version of WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment. See
system requirements for more information.
- On the Install Packages page,
the WebSphere Application
Server Network Deployment, IBM Business Process Manager Express package,
and IBM DB2 Express are selected by default.
Clear the IBM DB2 Express option.
- If you are connected to the Internet and
want to check for the latest fix pack or refresh pack and recommended
interim fixes for WebSphere Application
Server and IBM Business Process Manager, click Check
for other Versions, Fixes, and Extensions, and then click Next.
You might be prompted to provide your IBM ID and password to connect
to the IBM service repositories.
You can obtain an IBM
ID and password can by registering at http://www.ibm.com.
If there
are fix packs or interim fixes available, they are shown after you
select the fix pack or refresh pack levels that you want to install.
To
continue installing the product without downloading the required fixes,
click Cancel.
- On the Licenses page,
read the license agreement. If you agree to the terms of the license
agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreements,
and then click Next.
- On the Location page,
the Create new package group option is selected
by default. Select a location for the shared resources directory and
a location for the Installation Manager, and then click Next.
You must select location for the Installation Manager only if it is
not already installed. The Install Packages wizard checks
your system for operating system prerequisites. If you are at a later
release of a supported operating system, or if the operating system
is not supported, you might receive a warning. You can continue with
the installation, but the installation or product operation might
not succeed until you apply product fix packs.
If you receive a
warning, go to the product support web pages and obtain the latest
fix packs to apply after installation. To migrate non-IBM prerequisite
and corequisite products to the supported versions, see the documentation
for those products.
- On the Features page,
expand the plus symbol to select the package features that you want
to install. Installation Manager automatically enforces dependencies
with other features and shows the updated download size and disk space
requirements for the installation.
- Select the translations to install. Under Translations
Supported by All Packages, English is
selected by default for the English version. To install other language
versions, select the appropriate language under Translations
Supported by Only Some Packages.
- Optional: To see the dependency relationships
between features, select Show Dependencies.
- Optional: Click a feature to view its brief
description under Details.
- Select one of the following features
to install.
- IBM Process
Center License
- IBM Process
Server Production
License to use the server in production
- IBM Process
Server Non-production
License to use the server only for development, test, or staging.
Your selection is recorded in the product tag for inventory purposes.
Restriction: Do not mix production and non-production
servers in the same cell.
When you are finished selecting features, click Next.
- On the Summary page,
review your choices before installing the IBM Business Process Manager Express package.
When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation
completed.
- When the installation process is complete,
a message confirms the success of the process.
- Optional: To open the installation log file
for the current session in a new window, click View Log
File. To continue, close the Installation Log window.
- If you plan to use the BPMConfig command-line
utility to create your Deployment Environment, you do not need to
use the Profile Management Tool (PMT) and select None to
complete the installation.
- Click Finish.
What to do next
After you install IBM Business Process Manager, you
must configure profiles and databases by using the BPMConfig command.