Installing the software
You can obtain WSRR product files in two ways, from the disks in the product package or by downloading installation images from the Passport Advantage® site, if you are licensed to do so. You install the software interactively from the launchpad program or silently by running Installation Manager in silent installation mode. In silent mode, the installation wizard does not display a graphical interface, but reads your responses from a response file.
Install the software from the appropriate disk or distribution media. You can choose to install the software interactively from the launchpad or in silent mode, using a response file to input the commands that are required to install the product package.
You cannot run the launchpad program on Solaris or AIX because there is no supported browser for these platforms. To install interactively, run install (as root) or userinst (as a non-root user) in the DVD_ROOT/IM directory to use Installation Manager directly.
On Windows and Linux (Intel), the WSRR V8.5 eImage comes in two parts (labeled part 1 and part 2). You must extract the two parts into the same directory before running the installer.
To install interactively on Windows and Linux, see Installing by using the Launchpad.
To install interactively on Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms, see Installing by using the IBM Installation Manager GUI.- To install silently on Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms,
see Silently installing WSRR.
Installing the software creates a set of core product files on the workstation. These files are needed for you to configure stand-alone servers and deployment environments.
- Create a stand-alone server, a deployment manager, a custom profile, or a deployment environment configuration using the Profile Management Tool.
- Use the First steps console to validate that a stand-alone server or deployment manager profile was created successfully, or to start and stop the server.
- Installing by using the Launchpad
You can install WSRR interactively by using the Launchpad on Windows and Linux systems. These instructions assume that you do not have existing installations of the prerequisite base products necessary for WSRR installation. These include WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and IBM Installation Manager. - Installing by using the IBM Installation Manager GUI
You can run the IBM Installation Manager directly to install WebSphere Application Server and WSRR. - Silently installing WSRR
You can install the WSRR product package in silent installation mode. When you install in silent mode, you use a command that calls a response file to input the commands that are required to install the product package. You edit the response file to provide information about your installation. - Installing WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Client
You can install WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Client interactively. This procedure assumes that you are starting the installation process from the launchpad application. - Installing on a cluster system
You can install WSRR on a cluster system. - Installing on a managed server
You can install WSRR on a managed server in a WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment cell. - Deploying WSRR
The final step in installing WSRR on a cluster or on a federated server is to deploy WSRR. - Installing WSRR Trial Edition
You can obtain a trial edition of WSRR from the IBM Software Trial download website, and install WSRR interactively by using the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Launchpad application. - Modifying a WSRR installation
You can change the installed software packages by adding or removing features and functions using the Installation Manager.
