Preparing the 64-bit application server (Linux, UNIX)

To use the 64-bit version of IBM® WebSphere® Application Server on the platforms on which it is supported, you must install it before you install IBM Information Server.

Prerequisites

Disable your firewall and antivirus software to avoid possible installation problems.
For graphical installations, the computer on which you run the installation wizard must be able to display a graphical user interface, for example, by using the X Window System. You cannot install the application server in the console mode.
- Obtain the prereqChecker.xml and prereqChecker.dtd files from http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg21266724.
- If Security Enhanced Linux® (SELinux) is enabled, disable it before installing WebSphere Application Server. For more information, see the Linux documentation.

About this task

In the following steps, links are provided to downloadable packages from the Web. These packages are also provided in a bundled tar file on the IBM Information Server installation media for your operating system:

/WAS64-aix.6.0.2.27/WAS64-aix.6.0.2.27.tar
/WAS64-IA64.6.0.2.27/WAS64-IA64.6.0.2.27.tar
/WAS64-linux.6.0.2.27/WAS64-linux.6.0.2.27.tar

If you have access to the physical media, you can copy the packages instead of downloading them from the Web. For example:

mkdir /tmp/wasupdates
tar xvf /mountpoint/WAS64-aix.6.0.2.27/WAS64-aix.6.0.2.27.tar /tmp/wasupdates

Note: More recent updates to the application server might be available, but they have not yet been tested with IBM Information Server.

Procedure

To prepare the 64-bit application server:

From the IBM Information Server installation media, install WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0:
1. Place the uncompressed installation files in a temporary directory.
2. Copy the prereqChecker.xml and prereqChecker.dtd files into the temporary directory.
3. Run the installation command:
```
./install -W oslevelcheckactionInstallWizardBean.configFilePath=
"/tmp/prereqChecker.xml" 
```
```
./install
```
For detailed installation instructions, see the WebSphere Application Server documentation.
Apply Refresh Pack 2 to the version 6.0 application server by using the instructions that follow. You can also refer to detailed instructions, which are available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006336#steps.
1. Obtain Refresh Pack 2 for version 6.0 of the application server: The following links are to files in uncompressed tar format. Alternatively, .zip files are available at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/websphere/appserv/support/fixpacks/was60/refreshpack2/zips/
  - If you install the new V6.0.2 post-GA offering for 64-bit exploitation support, you are finished with the product installation and are ready to install the most current maintenance package. The product is already at the V6.0.2 release level. Continue to step 3.
  - 6.0-WS-WAS-HpuxIA64-RP0000002.tar
  - 6.0-WS-WAS-LinuxX64-RP000002.tar
2. Place the installation files in the /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer directory.
3. Stop all WebSphere processes. Run the stopServer.sh command to stop the application server. Use the ps and kill commands to locate and stop processes that are using the WebSphere Java™ code. The processes to stop are those that use these paths:
  - /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/bin/java
  - /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/jre/bin/java
4. From the updateinstaller directory, run the update command:
```
./update
```
To apply the remaining fix packs, you must use the Update Installer. To download and install the Update installer:
1. Obtain version 6.1.0.17 of the Update installer:
2. Place the installation files in a temporary directory.
3. From the UpdateInstaller directory, run the installation command:
```
./install
```
  The Update Installer is created in the /opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller directory.
Use the Update Installer to install both Fix Pack 27 to the application server and the Java SDK for the application server by using the instructions that follow. You can also refer to detailed instructions available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24018618.
1. Obtain Fix Pack 27 for version 6.0.2 of the application server:
2. Obtain the version 6.0.2 Java SDK 1.4.2 cumulative fix pack:
3. Stop the application server processes as described previously.
4. From the /opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller directory, run the installation command:
```
./update.sh
```
5. Specify both the fix pack and the Java SDK as the available maintenance packages to install.
Verify the installed versions.
1. Verify that the application server version is now at 6.0.2.27 by using the following command:
```
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/versionInfo.sh
```
2. Verify the Java SDK version by using the following command:
```
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/bin/java -fullversion
```
  The correct reported version is one of the following results:
  - 1.4.2 IBM build caix64142-20080122 (SR10)
  - 1.4.2.17-071106-10:49-IA64W
  - J2RE 1.4.2 IBM build j9xa64142-20080130 (SR10)

Preparing the 64-bit application server (Linux, UNIX®)