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Question
Is it possible to have multiple installs of WebSphere existing on the same machine? Installation Manager states that WebSphere is already installed
Answer
- You can install multiple instances of WebSphere Application Server onto a single operating system that uses the same user ID.
- When the customer is installing the WebSphere Application Server, each installation is assigned a "Package Group".
- To install another instance of WebSphere, you need to assign it a unique "Package Group" name.
- If you are using the Installation Manager GUI, it informs you that another version is already installed, but it also allows it to hit "Continue" to install a second instance.
- The "Package Group" name of the second installation instance of WebSphere is assigned an "_number" at the end. Example
If the first installation instance of WebSphere has a "Package Group" name of "IBM WebSphere Application Server v85", then the second installation instance of WebSphere has a "Package Group" name of "IBM WebSphere Application Server v85_1" - You can use the imcl command from <Installation_Manager_Home>/eclipse/tools to see the "Package Group" for each installation:
imcl listInstalledPackages -verbose
-or-
imcl listInstallationDirectories -longThe previous commands provides a listing of the currently installed packages by this Installation Manager. It shows the current "Package Group" value for the current installations. - If you are using a silent method like imcl command or a response file, installing more instances of WebSphere increments the "Package Group" automatically for each additional installation of the same product with different installation paths.
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30 November 2022
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