Roadmap: Installing WebSphere Application Server

Install IBM® WebSphere® Application Server from the product media, from live web-based repositories, or from files that you can download from the Passport Advantage® site.

1. Review typical installation scenarios for the product as described in Planning to install WebSphere Application Server.
2. Install the product and create a standalone application server.
   The steps for installing a standalone application server are:

   1. Prepare the operating system. See Preparing the operating system for product installation
   2. Access the product disk, a downloaded installation image, or the online repositories. See Configuring the product repositories in Installation Manager.
   3. Install the product. See Installing the product offerings.
   4. Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create an application server profile. See Managing profiles on distributed and IBM i operating systems.
   5. Open the First steps console and start the application server, or start the application server from the command line:
      1. Change to the profile_root/bin directory.
         • cd profile_root/bin
         • cd profile_root\bin
      2. Start the application server with the startServer command.
         • ./startServer.sh server_name
         • startServer.bat server_name

         See the documentation for the startServer command for more information.

3. Create multiple application servers on a single machine.

   Each use of the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command creates one standalone application server profile.

   Installing the product again on the same machine or partition is not necessary. Use the Profile Management Tool or the manageprofiles command to create additional application server profiles. Each profile contains one application server.

   Each application server profile is a unique runtime environment with its own configuration, applications, data, logs, and administrative interface. All of the application server instances on a machine share the same set of core product files.

   The following procedure shows basic steps for creating a profile on a machine using the Profile Management Tool:

   1. Change directories to the app_server_root/firststeps directory.
   2. Start the First steps console with the firststeps command.
      • ./firststeps.sh
      • firststeps.bat
   3. Select the WebSphere Customization Toolbox option and launch the Profile Management Tool to create a new application server profile.

      Give the new profile a unique name, such as Profile02.

   4. Start the application server.
4. Troubleshoot any problems.

   If you encounter a problem, such as needing more space or missing the correct prerequisite updates on your system, cancel the installation, make the required changes, and restart the installation. The installation-procedure documentation has a description of more comprehensive troubleshooting procedures.

Results

The application server product is installed on a single machine.

After installation, start the application server process.

• Change directories to the profile_root/bin directory and issue the ./startServer.sh command.
• Use the Start menu to select IBM WebSphere from the list, or change directories to the profile_root\bin directory and issue the startServer.bat command.