You can install IBM® HTTP Server
on distributed operating systems in two ways: from the discs in the
product package, or by downloading installation images from the Passport
Advantage® site, if you are licensed to do so.
These instructions
apply to IBM HTTP Server V7.0. For information about installing and
configuring WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server V8.0,
see
Deploying WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server V8.0.
Before you begin
The installation procedure on distributed platforms uses the InstallShield
for Multiplatforms (ISMP) program to complete the installation. You
can use the Installation wizard in graphical interface mode or in
silent mode. In silent mode, the Installation wizard does not display
a graphical interface, but instead, reads your responses from a flat
file that you prepare beforehand.
Rational ClearCase and Rational
ClearQuest require IBM HTTP Server, version 7.0 updated with Fix Pack
15 or later.
About this task
This procedure describes installation using the IBM HTTP
Server installation wizard from the graphical user interface.
Procedure
- Extract the installation file to a temporary directory
and start the installation from the IHS directory,
where IHS is the installable component directory
on the product disk. Use the following command:
- Windows: install.exe
- UNIX/Linux:./install.sh
- At the Welcome page, select Launch the Installation
Wizard for IBM HTTP Server.
- Accept the Software License Agreement and click Next.
- On the Systems Prerequisites Check page,
verify that your system passes the check. Click Next.
Note: If you see the warning message A supported operating
system was not detected on the System Prerequisites Check page,
you can continue with the installation, but installation or product
operation might not succeed without applying maintenance. Instructions
for applying maintenance after installation are provided in Installing
fix packs for WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and Web
Server Plug-ins.
- On the Installation Directory page,
specify the product installation location.
Note: Do not
specify a location whose path includes parentheses characters. For example,
on Windows Server 2008, the default product installation location
is C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\HTTP Server. In
this case, use an alternate location such as C:\IBM\HTTPServer.
- On the Port Values Assignment page,
accept the default port values. Click Next.
- Windows only: On the Windows Service Definition
page, verify Run IBM HTTP Server as a Windows Service and Run
IBM HTTP Administration as a Windows Service are selected.
Select Log on as a local system account. Click Next.
- On the HTTP Administration Server Authentication page,
clear the Create a user ID for HTTP Server administration
server authentication check box and click Next.
- On the HTTP Server Plug-in for IBM WebSphere Application
Server page, verify that the installation check box is selected, accept
the default entries for the web server definition and host. Click Next. The HTTP Server Plug-in for IBM WebSphere Application Server
is required to support automatic configuration of the IBM HTTP Server
during installation processes.
- Review the installation configuration details on the Installation
Summary page.
Results
After the installation finishes, verify that it completed
successfully. As part of results, you should see:
Success:
The following product was successfully installed. Results
of the installation are logged in
<ihs_install_dir>/logs/install/log.txt.
Scroll to the bottom of the file. If the installation succeeded,
EXITCODE=0 and
near the end of the file is the word
INSTCONFSUCCESS.
For example:
(Sep 23, 2011 3:25:25 PM), Process,
my.plugin.actions.SetExitCodeAction, msg1, CWUPI0000I:
EXITCODE=0
(Sep 23, 2011 3:25:25 PM), Process,
my.plugin.actions.ISMPLogSuccessMessageAction, msg1,
INSTCONFSUCCESS