You can install IBM® WebSphere® Application Server,
version 8.0.
About this task
You can install IBM WebSphere Application Server
for Developers, version 8.0 at the same time that you install
Rational® Software
Architect Designer,
version 8.0 or by itself.
Procedure
To install WebSphere Application
Server for Developers, version 8.0.
- If Rational Software
Architect Designer is
running, stop the software.
- If you are installing from the Setup disk, complete
one of the following steps:
- If you are installing as an Admin:
- Start the launchpad.
- Click Install IBM Rational Software Architect
Designer.
- If you are installing as a non-Admin: Start the installation
from the Setup disk by running the userinst program.
- Install or update IBM Installation Manager,
if necessary.
- On the first page of the Install Packages wizard, click Check
for Other Versions and Extensions to install the latest
available version. If a newer version is available, it is automatically
selected for installation. Click Next.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for IBM Installation Manager.
If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I
accept the terms in the license agreements and then click Next.
- If Installation Manager is not already installed: On
the location page, in the Installation Manager Directory field, type
the path for the directory where you want to install Installation
Manager or accept the default path and then click Next.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before starting
the installation process. If you want to change your selections, click Back to
return to the previous pages. When you are satisfied with your selections,
click Install.
- When the installation process completes, click Restart
Installation Manager. Installation Manager closes and
restarts.
- In the IBM Installation Manager window,
click Install. The Install Packages wizard
opens.
- On the first page of the Install Packages wizard, select Application
Server 8.0.0.6 and then click Next.
- You can install updates at the same time that
you install the base product package. To search for updates to the
packages, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions. Installation Manager searches for updates at the predefined IBM update repository for the product
package. It also searches any repository locations that you set.
- To learn more about the packages that you can
install, click the package name. A description of the package is displayed
in the Details pane. If additional information about the package is
available, a More info link is included at
the end of the description text. Click the link to display the additional
information in a browser.
- Click Next.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreements
for the selected packages. On the left side of the License page,
click each package version to display its license agreement.
- If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements,
click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
- Click Next to continue.
- Depending on whether you already used Installation
Manager to install software, you might have to select the shared resources
directory on the Location page. Type the path in the Shared
Resources Directory field, or accept the default path
and then click Next to continue. If you are
installing on Linux, ensure
that you do not include any spaces in the directory path. The shared
resources directory contains resources that can be shared by one or
more package groups.
Note: Use your disk with the most
available space for to help ensure adequate space for the shared resources
of future packages. You cannot change the shared resources directory
location unless you uninstall all packages.
Restrictions:- Do not use symbolic links as the destination directory.
- Do not use a semicolon in the directory name.
- The maximum path length on the Windows Server
2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems is
60 characters.
- On the Location page, type the path for the
installation directory for the package group and then click Next. (If
you are installing on Linux,
ensure that you do not include any spaces in the directory path.) The name for the package group is created automatically.
Important: If you are installing as with a non-Admin
user ID on Windows 7 or later,
or Windows Server 2008 or
later: If you want to be able to run the application as a non-Admin
user, then you must choose an installation location the product that
is not in the Program Files path (C:\Program Files).
If you select
an installation directory that is in the Program Files path, then
you must run the application as the administrator. To run as administrator,
right-click the program shortcut and click Run as administrator.
- On the Features page, select the features that you want
to install. Click the feature to see more information about it in
the Details section of the page. When you are finished, click Next.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before
installing the product package. If you want to change the choices
that you made on previous pages, click Back,
and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation
choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation
completed.
- When the installation process completes,
optionally start the Profile Management Tool,
and then click Finish.
What to do next
- Create a developer profile for WebSphere Application
Server for Developers, version 8.0.
- If not installed already, install IBM Rational Software Architect
Designer, version
8.0. Ensure that you select the WebSphere Application
Server, version 8.0 development tools feature.