Install IBM Business Solutions

This topic provides information about how to install IBM® Business Solutions (which includes the installation of IBM Welcome Page V1.1 and IBM Telephone Directory V5.2) on your server, deploy the applications into an application server run time, and configure the applications.

IBM Welcome Page V1.1 is part of the IBM Business Solutions Version 1.0 package. This package provides a set of enterprise Web applications available for iSeries servers. Each application is an integrated solution to a common business need that works in conjunction with your existing applications, server components, and enterprise data.

As part of IBM Business Solutions Version 1.0, the IBM Welcome Page V1.1, IBM Telephone Directory V5.2, and IBM Survey Creator V1.0 applications are installed and configured in the IBM HTTP Server for IBM i Web administration GUI. After installation and configuration, the applications are deployed into an application server runtime environment. You must deploy IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 and IBM Survey Creator V1.0 to deploy IBM Welcome Page V1.1.

Generally, you must install, configure, and deploy IBM Business Solutions Version 1.0 before you can use the IBM Welcome Page V1.1, IBM Telephone Directory V5.2, and IBM Survey Creator V1.0 applications:

Perform the following steps to install IBM Business Solutions:

  1. Verify the prerequisites
    This step provides information about hardware and software prerequisites that must be verified before you install IBM Business Solutions Version 1.0.
  2. Install the applications
    This step installs IBM Business Solutions Version 1.0 on your iSeries server. This installs both the IBM Welcome Page V1.1 and IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 applications.
  3. Configure and deploy the applications
    This step uses the HTTP server Web administration GUI to create a new application server and HTTP server (or use an existing application server and HTTP server, if you prefer) that runs the IBM Welcome Page V1.1 and IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 applications.
  4. Verify installation and setup
    This step shows you how to access the IBM Welcome Page V1.1 and IBM Telephone Directory V5.2 applications and verify a successful installation.
Parent topic: IBM Welcome Page V1.1