Installing IBM App Connect Enterprise on Windows

To install IBM App Connect Enterprise, complete the following steps.

1. Extract the downloaded .zip file for the version of IBM App Connect Enterprise that you want to install to unpack the installation files into a local directory:
   For example, if you extract the file ACESetup12.0.n.0.zip into C:\temp, the following extracted files appear in C:\Temp\ACESetup12.0.n.0
   • ACESetup12.0.n.0.exe. This file is the installation executable file.
   • ACEtk1.cab. This file contains the product files for the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit component.
   • ACEae1.cab. This file contains the product files for the OpenAPI editor component.
   • ACEws1.cab. This file contains the product files for the WebSphere® Service Registry and Repository nodes component.
   • readmes. This folder contains the readme files for all of the supported national languages.

   All of the extracted files are required to do a full installation of the product. If you want to package the installation files into a scripted deployment of IBM App Connect Enterprise on your server environment, you can omit the files for the components that you do not want. If you want to install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Connector Discovery and OpenAPI Editor component, then you must also install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit component.

   If you want to install by using the command-line, complete Step 2. If you want to install by using the Install wizard, complete Step 3.

2. Optional: To install IBM App Connect Enterprise on Windows by using the command-line options, run the following command with the options that you require:

   ACESetup12.0.n.0.exe

   For example, if you do not want to install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit component, run the command with the following options:

   ACESetup12.0.n.0.exe InstallToolkit=0

   For more information about command-line options you can use, for example, to initiate an installation in silent mode, see Command-line options for installing IBM App Connect Enterprise on Windows.

3. Optional: To install IBM App Connect Enterprise on Windows by using the Install wizard, complete the following steps:
   1. Required: In the directory where you unpacked the installation files, right -click on the file ACESetup12.0.n.0 Setup.exe to open the menu, and then select Run as administrator to open the Install wizard. Alternatively, in the command prompt, navigate to the directory where you unpacked the installation files and run the following command to open the Install wizard:

      ACESetup12.0.n.0.exe

      The Install wizard opens in which you select the components that you want to install.

   2. Click Options to display the components that you can install and the path for the install location.
   3. Optional: By default, both the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit and the IBM App Connect Enterprise runtime component are installed. If you do not want to install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit, deselect the Install IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit checkbox.
   4. Optional: By default, the IBM App Connect Enterprise Connector Discovery and OpenAPI Editor is not installed. If you want to install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Connector Discovery and OpenAPI Editor, select the Install IBM App Connect Enterprise Connector Discovery OpenAPI Editor checkbox. If you want to install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Connector Discovery and OpenAPI Editor component, then you must also install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit component.
   5. By default, the IBM App Connect Enterprise Discovery Connectors are installed. If you do not want to install the IBM App Connect Enterprise Cloud Connectors, deselect the Install IBM App Connect Enterprise Discovery Connectors checkbox.
   6. Optional: By default, the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository nodes are not installed. If you want to install the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository nodes, select the Install IBM App Connect Enterprise WebSphere Service Registry and Repository message flow nodes checkbox.

      If you choose not to install the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository nodes, the <install_dir>/server/wsrrcomponent directory is not created during the installation. However, the WebSphere Service Registry and Repository nodes still appear in the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit.

   7. Optional: By default IBM App Connect Enterprise is installed in C:\Program Files\IBM\ACE\12.0.n.0. If you want to change the installation directory, type or navigate to the directory path that you want to use.
      If you specify your own directory path, be aware of the following restrictions:

      • Specify a directory path to a new or empty directory. Do not install IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0 over an existing deployment of IBM App Connect Enterprise. To upgrade the product, you can uninstall the existing version of IBM App Connect Enterprise before you install the new version of the product. Alternatively, you can install the new version in a different directory to your existing version and migrate your resources to the new version.
      • The Windows operating system has a file system limit of 256 characters for the combination of a directory path and file name. If the combination of path and resource name (for example, a message flow) exceeds this length, you might have access problems. Choose a short name for your directory path to avoid problems that are associated with this restriction.
   8. Accept the license terms and conditions and then click Install to start the installation.

      If the Microsoft.NET framework is not already installed on your computer, then the framework is installed as part of the IBM App Connect Enterprise installation. The installation of the Microsoft.NET framework might involve communicating with Microsoft servers over the internet. Depending on the configuration of your firewall, you might need to accept a prompt to allow this communication.