Middleware: Application server: Installing the security extension for WebSphere

Use IBM® Installation Manager to install the Jazz™ for Service Management extension for IBM WebSphere®.

Before you begin

Ensure that your environment is prepared, including hardware and software requirements, and any software packages downloaded. See Preparing your environment for a custom installation.
Ensure that you installed the WebSphere Application Server. See Application server: Installing WebSphere Application Server.

Important: If you are installing as a non-root user, note that the non-root installations are placed in the user's home directory. See Installing as a root user or non-root user.

About this task

You must install the Jazz for Service Management security extension for IBM WebSphere on any Jazz for Service Management server that has WebSphere Application Server installed.

Procedure

Depending on whether you have a browser on the target server, start either the launchpad or Installation Manager.
- Start the launchpad if you have a browser on the target server. See Starting Installation Manager by using the launchpad.
- Start the Installation Manager installation program. See Starting the Installation Manager installation program.
- Start Installation Manager in GUI mode. See Starting the Installation Manager in GUI mode.
Select each check box that is associated with the software package to install, and click Next.
- Jazz for Service Management extension for IBM WebSphere 8.5.5.4
The Installation Manager > Licenses panel opens.
Review the license agreement for the following software packages as required, and accept the terms; click Next.
- Jazz for Service Management extension for IBM WebSphere 8.5.
The Installation Manager > Location panel opens.

Accept the specified default installation locations for the software packages as outlined in Table 1 and click Next.

Restriction: If you specify a non-default installation directory, ensure that the path and directory name do not contain non-ASCII, special, or double-byte characters. Use only these characters: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ _\:0123456789()~-./

Table 1. Installation locations for the software packages
Software package	Platform	Location
Package group: WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere Application Server (`WAS_HOME`)	Windows	C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
WebSphere Application Server (`WAS_HOME`)	AIX® Linux Linux on System z®	/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
Package group: Core services in Jazz for Service Management

The Installation Manager > Features – languages panel opens.

Accept the default translated languages that are selected in the Translations Supported by All Packages panel; click Next. The Installation Manager > Features panel opens.
Select the following features to install and click Next.
Option Description
Jazz for Service Management extension for IBM WebSphere 8.5.0
Jazz for Service Management extension for IBM WebSphere > Install WebSphere extension
The Installation Manager > Features configuration panel opens for the selected software package.
Specify the complete path where the extracted Cognos® install image is located (upto TCRCognos directory) and click Validate. For example:C:\ExtractedDir\TCRCognos
Review the software packages to be installed and their installation directories; click Install.
Installation Manager calls the scripts to install the software packages and configure WebSphere Application Server and Jazz for Service Management.