Install WebSphere Application Server
V7.0 before installing web server components for Rational ClearCase
and Rational ClearQuest version 8.x. When you install the application
server, you also install the IBM HTTP Server for managing requests
between Rational client applications and the corresponding web server.
About this task
These instructions provide basic information about installing
WebSphere Application Server 7.0. If you require more information,
see
WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 Information
Center.
Procedure
- Access the root directory of your installation image on
your hard disk, or insert the disk labeled WebSphere Application Server
into the disk drive.
- Start the launchpad with the following command:
Windows: launchpad.bat or launchpad.exe
Linux: ./launchpad
- Select Launch the installation wizard for WebSphere
Application Server.
- Follow the instructions in the wizard, specifying the following
information when prompted:.
- On the Optional Features Installation page, click Next.
No optional features are required.
- On the Installation Directory page, specify an installation
location for WebSphere Application Server.
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\WebSphere.
In this case, use an alternate location such as C:\IBM\WebSphere.
- On the WebSphere Application Server Environments page,
select Application server to create a standalone application
server profile.
- On the Enable Administrative Security page, select the
default setting Enable administrative security (this
is the default). Specify the administrator username and password.
Record the user name and password for future use.
- After the installation is complete, you should see a success
message says: "Success: The following product was installed successfully."
Verify the results from the Installation Results page. Launch
first steps console should be selected.
- Click Finish to start the First
steps console.
- On the First Steps page, click Installation
Verification to start the verification process. If
the verification is successful, you see a message like the following:
WebSphere Application Server <host_name> is running on port: <port_number> for profile AppSrv01.
If
you have problems, see Troubleshooting your WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server V7.0 installation.
Results
The installation creates a profile called
AppSrv01 by
default. Important information about this profile, including ports
it uses, can be found in
was_install_dir/profiles/AppSrv01/logs/AboutThisProfile.txt.