Installing interactively on Windows

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Using the custom installation option, you can install IBM® Business Automation Workflow interactively using IBM Installation Manager.

Before you begin

If you are installing from downloaded images from Passport Advantage®, ensure that you downloaded all three required images for Windows. If you are installing from the DVD images, obtain the compressed files from the DVDs. In both cases, extract all of the files from the compressed files to the same location on your hard disk. Make sure to extract all files to one single folder on your hard disk.
Restriction: Use 7zip External link opens a new window or tab to extract the files. Disk 2 is too big for the built-in Windows extraction tool.

When you install the product, also install any available cumulative fixes or fix packs. If you have Internet access, you can include available fixes from the live repository during installation.

About this task

Only one IBM Installation Manager is required to install multiple instances of IBM Business Automation Workflow.

Procedure

  1. Install Installation Manager. Installation Manager is included in the Business Automation Workflow image. Alternatively, you can download it from Fix Central External link opens a new window or tab.
    To install Installation Manager, use one of the following commands:
    • install.exe
    • userinstall.exe
    If you are installing from the images, you can find the command in installation_packages/IM or installation_packages/IM64, where installation_packages is the folder where you extracted the images to.
    Note: If Installation Manager is already installed on your machine, make sure that its version is at a level that is supported by Business Automation Workflow. The supported levels are listed in the Software Product Compatibility Reports External link opens a new window or tab for your version.
    For more details about installing and using Installation Manager, see Installing and using Installation Manager External link opens a new window or tab .
  2. Start Installation Manager from the Start menu or right-click IM_INSTALL_LOCATION\IBMIM.exe and select Run as administrator.
  3. Add the repositories to the Installation Manager preferences. Open File > Preferences and click Add Repository. Type or browse to the repository\repos_64bit\repository.config file for the repository that you extracted and click OK to save the new repository settings.
  4. Click Install. Select the packages that you want to install and click Next.
    Important: IBM WebSphere® SDK Java™ Technology Edition 8 (Java 8) is always installed and used. Do not change this default.
  5. On the Licenses page, read the license agreement. If you agree to the terms of the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreements, and then click Next.
  6. On the Location page, select the installation directory and click Next.
    Tip: Keep the installation path as short as possible. Otherwise, you might run into problems later when the paths of other components, when added to this path, cause this path to exceed the 255-character path limit.
    The Install Packages wizard checks your system for operating system prerequisites. If you are at a later release of a supported operating system, or if the operating system is not supported, you might receive a warning. You can continue with the installation, but the installation or product operation might not succeed until you apply product fix packs.

    If you receive a warning, go to the product support web pages and obtain the latest fix packs to apply after installation. To migrate non-IBM prerequisite and corequisite products to the supported versions, see the documentation for those products.

  7. On the Features page, expand the plus symbol to select the package features that you want to install. Installation Manager automatically enforces dependencies with other features and shows the updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
    1. Select the translations to install. Under Translations Supported by All Packages, English is selected by default for the English version. To install other language versions, select the appropriate language under Translations Supported by Only Some Packages.
    2. Optional: To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.
    3. Optional: Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
    4. Select one of the following features to install.
      • IBM Business Process Manager Server Production License to use the server in production.
      • IBM Business Process Manager Server Non-production License to use the server only for development, test, or staging.
      • IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus Production License to use the server in production.
      • IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus Non-production License to use the server only for development, test, or staging.
      Your selection is recorded in the product tag for inventory purposes, so select the license feature that matches the license you have purchased and want to use. There are no functional differences.
      Important:
      • Workflow Server is most often considered a production server. Check the license for verification.
      • Do not mix production and non-production servers in the same cell.
    When you are finished selecting features, click Next.

    If you chose to install Db2®, you are prompted for your database administrator user name and password.

  8. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the IBM Business Automation Workflow package. The disk space that is required to perform the update is shown. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install.
    A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
  9. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Optional: To open the installation log file for the current session in a new window, click View Log File. To continue, close the Installation Log window.
    2. If you plan to use the BPMConfig command-line utility to create your deployment environment, select None to complete the installation.
    3. Click Finish.

What to do next

After you install Business Automation Workflow, you must configure the product by creating profiles, setting up database tables, and configuring the network deployment environment. To do these configuration tasks in one step, use the BPMConfig command. Alternatively, you can do each configuration step separately using the Profile Management Tool, if it is supported on your operating system, and the Deployment Environment wizard.
Important: If you are migrating business data and applications from a previous version, use the configuration instructions in the Migrating to IBM Business Automation Workflow section.