Additional information for resolving issues related to WebSphere Application Server V7.0.0.17 APAR PM45269

Resolving The Problem

This technote describes steps for "Solution 2" documented in APAR PM45269. This information has been published separately from the APAR for readability.

If you have not already done so, please review APAR PM45269. There are three solutions outlined in the APAR text. The complete information for "Solution 2" described in the APAR text is below.

Solution
Choose to install the WebSphere Application Server V7.0 product and Feature Packs during the same Installation Manager session using the graphical wizard (GUI). You will need to create a special response file before starting Installation Manager. This is necessary to help avoid another issue documented in APAR PM42458.

A common scenario is to install WebSphere Application Server, the XML Feature Pack, and the SCA Feature Pack together in order to be used with other products such as WebSphere Business Monitor.

Follow these steps:

1. Create a response file to install WebSphere Application Server, the XML Feature Pack, and the SCA Feature Pack together. In the following sample response file, replace the "repository location" with the appropriate path to the location of the repositories for WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.17, XML Feature Pack 1.0.0.9 and SCA Feature Pack 1.0.1.11. In this example, this sample file is called "sampleInstall.xml".
   
   <agent-input>
<preference name="com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.import.enabled" value="true" /> <server>
<!-- Replace the repository location below with the path to the repositories being installed. --> <!-- Alternatively, if these packages are being installed from IBM's web repositories, then replace the location with the URL to the repositories on ibm.com: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/websphere/repositories/ -->
<repository location="../repository/repos_64bit/" temporary="true" />
</server>
<install>
<!-- The offerings listed below are intended to install WAS ND V7.0.0.7, XML V1.0.0.9, and SCA V1.0.1.11. -->
  <offering id="com.ibm.websphere.ND.v70" version="7.0.17.20110417_2329" features="core.feature,samples,import.productProviders.feature,import.configLauncher.feature,consoleLanguagesSupport.feature,runtimeLanguagesSupport.feature" />
<offering id="com.ibm.websphere.XML.v10" version="1.0.9.20110429_1452" />
<offering id="com.ibm.websphere.SCA.v10" version="1.0.1011.20110506_0159" />
</install>
</agent-input>
   
2. Start the Installation Manager in graphical mode from a command-prompt, using the response file mentioned in the previous step. Use this command to start Installation Manager:
   
   UNIX and Linux systems:
   ./IBMIM -input sampleInstall.xml
   
   Windows systems:
   IBMIM -input sampleInstall.xml
   
   
3. Choose to install the WebSphere Application Server V7.0 product and the Feature Packs at the same time using the graphical wizard (GUI).
   
4. You can choose the 64-bit installation option during the course of installation. Once the product and feature packs have completed installation, do not use Installation Manager for anything else during this session. (To be clear: Once the installation operation has completed, do not choose the "Install" button from Installation Manager's main menu.) Instead, exit the Installation Manager. You may immediately restart Installation Manager to perform further operations if necessary.