WebSphere Traditional Installation Information
Before installing WebSphere Traditional, the following topic should be reviewed for Operating System specific related prerequisites and compatible FixPack levels:
IBM Installation Manager must be used to install WebSphere Traditional v8.5.5.x and V9.0.x. WebSphere Support recommends that the current or latest IBM Installation Manager version be used for install or update of WebSphere Traditional v8.5.5 or v9.0. Reference the following technote for download of the latest available Installation Manager version from the IBM Fix Central site:
Reference the following IBM Installation Manager topic for installation of IBM IM or update of a pre-existing IM, using the IBMIM gui, using the imcl command line, or silently using the installer:
The following technotes provide the IBM part numbers to download for from the IBM Passport Advantage site for WebSphere Traditional by WebSphere version and edition:
WebSphere 9.0.x requires IBM Java 8 to be installed at the same time as WebSphere v9. You can install the latest IBM Java 8 when you install the G.A. Level of WebSphere Traditional. Reference the following technote for the IBM Java 8 levels for WebSphere v9:
Once the .zip files are downloaded, transferred to the target system, and unzipped, the local repository (directory containing extracted files) must be configured in Installation Manager, if using the IBMIM gui.
Or the WebSphere web-based online product repositories may be used for WebSphere Traditional, per the following topic:
WebSphere Traditional can be installed using the Installation Manager IBMIM gui, the imcl install command, or the imcl input command with a response file, per the topics below from the IBM WebSphere Documentation.
If the IBMIM gui is used to install WebSphere Traditional, the WebSphere repository or repositories, which can be local or web-based must first be configured in Installation Manager, per the following topic:
After installing the G.A. level of WebSphere v8.5.5 or 9.0.5, customers should update WebSphere to the current FixPack level, and Java 1.8 to the latest level, preferably, referring to the following technotes, for preventative maintenance, prior to creation of WebSphere profiles, and application deployments.
Refer to the following topics for updating WebSphere to a more current FixPack level, with links to topics for using the Installation Manager IBMIM gui, or the IM command line, or response files, and to install a recommended WebSphere Interim Fix:
WebSphere Support recommends to backup the following areas, prior to a FixPack update, in order to easily recover from a failure:
If you encounter an issue or failure using Installation Manager to install or update WebSphere, or IBM Java 1.8 for WebSphere, refer to the following mustgather technote for the required documentation, prior to opening a case to report the problem.
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Reinstalling Installation Manager in silent mode
Recover from a corrupted IBM Installation Manager (IM)
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