Checklist: Installing WebSphere Application Server on the IBM i platform
Use this article as a checklist of steps for installing WebSphere® Application Server products on the IBM® i platform.
Procedure
- Prepare for the installation.
- _____ Determine if WebSphere Application
Server for IBM i is already installed on your server.
Note that you are looking for Version 9.0 only, not previous versions of the product.
See Preparing IBM i systems for installation for more information.
- _____ Read the product Release Notes for the WebSphere Application Server product.
- _____ Schedule enough time for each step of the process.
See Preparing IBM i systems for installation for more information.
- _____ Verify that your system meets all hardware and software prerequisites, and
install prerequisite software if necessary.
- _____ IBM i server hardware requirements
- _____ IBM i server software requirements
See IBM i prerequisites for more information.
- _____ Verify that your workstation meets all hardware and software prerequisites, and install prerequisite software if necessary.
- _____ Obtain and install the correct IBM i
cumulative PTF package.
See Cumulative PTFs for IBM i for more information.
- _____ Obtain the WebSphere Application
Server product and current fixes.
See Preparing IBM i systems for installation for more information.
- _____ Determine if WebSphere Application
Server for IBM i is already installed on your server.
- Install WebSphere Application Server.
- _____ Install WebSphere Application Server
on your IBM i server.
See Installing the product offerings for more information.
-
_____ Install the WebSphere Application Server fix
pack.
See Installing and uninstalling fix packs for more information.
- _____ Install WebSphere Application Server
on your IBM i server.
- Configure WebSphere Application Server.
- _____ Configure software license information.
See Configuring software license information for more information.
- _____ Set SQL server jobs.
See Configuring SQL jobs on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Configure TCP/IP.
See Configuring TCP/IP on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Configure an HTTP server instance.
See Configuring an HTTP server instance on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Configure software license information.
- Start WebSphere Application Server.
- _____ Start WebSphere Application
Server.
See Starting WebSphere Application Server on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Verify that WebSphere Application
Server is running.
See Verifying that the application server is running on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Start the administrative console.
See Starting the administrative console on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Configure the virtual host.
See Configuring virtual hosts on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Start the HTTP server.
See Starting HTTP server instances on IBM i for more information.
- _____ Start WebSphere Application
Server.
- Verify the installation.
- _____ Verify the installation.
See Verifying the installation for more information.
- _____ Verify the installation.