Installing Process Federation Server interactively

You can use IBM® Installation Manager to install IBM Process Federation Server interactively.

Before you begin

Make sure that Business Automation Workflow is installed.

About this task

Installation Manager is a general-purpose software installation and update tool that runs on a range of computer systems. You can use it to install the software, which includes Process Federation Server, WebSphere® Application Server Liberty Network Deployment, and WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 for Liberty.

Procedure

  1. Download the Process Federation Server installation package for your operating system and extract the files.
    Attention: The Process Federation Server package is a separate downloadable image from the Business Automation Workflow installation.
  2. Start Installation Manager by running one of the following commands:
    • For Windows operating system
      • Install as an administrator: installPFS.bat
      • Install as a non-administrative user: installPFS_nonadmin.bat
    • For AIX operating systemFor Linux operating system
      • Install as an administrator: installPFS.sh
      • Install as a non-administrative user: installPFS_nonadmin.sh
  3. Install packages.
    1. Select the features that apply to your installation.
      The following packages are required and are selected by default.
      • IBM Process Federation Server.
        Important: You must select the feature that matches the license for the Business Automation Workflow part that you purchased.
      • WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network Deployment. You can download additional assets from the WebSphere Application Server Liberty repository. See IBM WebSphere Liberty Repository.
      • WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 for Liberty.
        Important: Select this feature if a version of the SDK required by Process Federation Server is not already installed. For more information about the supported SDK versions, see the system requirements for Business Automation Workflow: IBM Business Automation Workflow detailed system requirements.
    2. Click Install.
    3. After the installation completes, click Finish, and close Installation Manager.

What to do next

  1. Create the Process Federation Server database. See Creating the Process Federation Server database.
  2. Create a process federation server. See Creating a process federation server.