OSTEP Websphere Manual Setup

Overview

This section will help with a manual setup of Websphere 7 on a Centos installation. This should be useful for all projects that package the different pieces of Websphere and scripts that automate the configuration of Websphere.

Requirements

This section should contain a list of all procedures and software that are required before the Websphere installation.

Install Packages

Install Software packages that may be required to run websphere.

yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk httpd

Create Websphere User

Websphere should be run by a single non-root user. All Websphere files should be owned by this user.

username: wasadmin

Websphere Directory Structure

All Websphere files should be kept within the directory "/opt/IBM/Websphere/". All files under "/opt/IBM/" should be owned by user wasadmin.

/opt/IBM/WebSphere/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/HTTPServer/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerND/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerNDSup/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/UpdateInstaller/
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/FixPacks

Download Websphere Fix Packs

Go to the following link and download Websphere 7 Fix Packs. If the link below does not work, use the search function on the IBM webpage and search for "websphere fix packs". Websphere Fix Packs

Install Websphere Application Server

Installation of the Websphere Application Server which will manage all Websphere resources.

• Perform all tasks as user: "wasadmin"
• Find all Websphere files on host "bahamas" in directory "/data/nexj-resources"
• Download the Websphere Application Server Network Deployment file to the directory "/opt/IBM/Websphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerND/".
• Extract the compressed files:

cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerND/
tar -xvf file.tar.gz

• Make the following changes to the file "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerND/WAS/install"

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<               release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
---
>               #release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
>               release=`cat /etc/centos-release | awk '{print $4}'`

• Make the following changes to the file "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerND/WAS/response.nd.txt"

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<   -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="false"
---
>   -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true"
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< # -OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="true"
---
>  -OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="true"
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< # -OPT disableOSPrereqChecking="true"
---
>  -OPT disableOSPrereqChecking="true"
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< # -OPT disableNonBlockingPrereqChecking="true"
---
>  -OPT disableNonBlockingPrereqChecking="true"
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< # -OPT checkFilePermissions="true"
---
>  -OPT checkFilePermissions="true"
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<   -OPT profileType="cell"
---
>   -OPT profileType="none"
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< # -OPT feature="noFeature"
---
>  -OPT feature="noFeature"
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<   -OPT PROF_enableAdminSecurity="true"
---
>   -OPT PROF_enableAdminSecurity="false"
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< # -OPT installLocation="/usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer"
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>  -OPT installLocation="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer"
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< # -OPT cimSelected="true"
---
>  -OPT cimSelected="false"

• Navigate to the directory "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerND/WAS"
• run the following command:

./install -options "responsefile.nd.txt" -silent

• Installation logs(and errors) can be found in:

/home/wasadmin/waslogs/log.txt
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/logs/install/log.txt

• Confirm successful installation by searching for "INSTCONFSUCCESS" at the end of the log file.

Install Websphere Application Server Supplements

Installation of the Application Server Supplements includes the installation of the HTTPServer which is required for the successful deployment of the nexj application.

• Perform all tasks as user: "wasadmin"
• Find all Websphere files on host "bahamas" in directory "/data/nexj-resources"
• Download the Websphere Application Server Network Deployment file to the directory "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerNDSup/"
• Extract the compressed files:

cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerNDSup/
tar -xvf file.tar.gz

• Make the following changes to the file "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerNDSup/IHS/install"

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<                       release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
---
>                       #release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
>                       release=`cat /etc/centos-release | awk '{print $4}'`
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<               release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
---
>               #release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
>               release=`cat /etc/centos-release | awk '{print $4}'`

• Make the following changes to the file "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerNDSup/IHS/response.txt"

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< -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="false"
< -OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall=false
---
> -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true"
> -OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall=true
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< #-OPT disableOSPrereqChecking="true"
---
> -OPT disableOSPrereqChecking="true"
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< -OPT installLocation="/usr/IBM/HTTPServer"
---
> -OPT installLocation="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/HTTPServer"
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< -OPT createAdminAuth="false"
---
> -OPT createAdminAuth="true"
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< -OPT adminAuthUser="username"
< -OPT adminAuthPassword="password"
< -OPT adminAuthPasswordConfirm="password"
---
> -OPT adminAuthUser="nexjsa"
> -OPT adminAuthPassword="nexj"
> -OPT adminAuthPasswordConfirm="nexj"
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< -OPT createAdminUserGroup=true
---
> -OPT createAdminUserGroup=false
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< -OPT setupAdminUser="useridname"
< -OPT setupAdminGroup="groupname"
---
> -OPT setupAdminUser="wasadmin"
> -OPT setupAdminGroup="wasadmin"
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< -OPT installHttpService="true"
---
> #-OPT installHttpService="true"
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< -OPT installAdminService="true"
---
> #-OPT installAdminService="true"
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< -OPT winServiceLogOnAs="localSystem"
---
> #-OPT winServiceLogOnAs="localSystem"
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< -OPT winServiceUser="YOUR_USER_NAME"
---
> #-OPT winServiceUser="YOUR_USER_NAME"
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< -OPT winServicePassword="YOUR_PASSWORD"
---
> #-OPT winServicePassword="YOUR_PASSWORD"
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< -OPT winServiceStartType="automatic"
---
> #-OPT winServiceStartType="automatic"
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< -OPT washostname="localhost"
---
> -OPT washostname="centos"

• Navigate to the directory "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/ApplicationServerNDSup/IHS"
• run the following command:

./install -options "responsefile.txt" -silent

• Installation logs(and errors) can be found in:

/home/wasadmin/waslogs/log.txt
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/HTTPServer/logs/install/log.txt

• Confirm successful installation by searching for "INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS" at the end of the log file. This may be an issue, as it says "partial success".

Install Websphere Update Installer

• Perform all tasks as user: "wasadmin"
• Find all Websphere files on host "bahamas" in directory "/data/nexj-resources"
• Download the Update Installer file to the directory "/opt/IBM/Websphere/Downloads/UpdateInstaller/".
• Extract the compressed files:

cd /opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/UpdateInstaller/
tar -xvf file.tar.gz

• Make the following changes to the file "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/UpdateInstaller/UpdateInstaller/install"

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<         release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
---
>         #release=`cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7}'`
>         release=`cat /etc/centos-release | awk '{print $4}'`

• Make the following changes to the file "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/UpdateInstaller/UpdateInstaller/responsefile.updiinstaller.txt"

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< -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="false"
---
> -OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true"
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< # -OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="true"
---
> -OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall="true"
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< #-OPT disableOSPrereqChecking="true"
---
> -OPT disableOSPrereqChecking="true"
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< -OPT installLocation="C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller"
---
> -OPT installLocation="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller"

• Navigate to the directory "/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Downloads/UpdateInstaller/UpdateInstaller/"
• run the following command:

./install -options "responsefile.updiinstaller.txt" -silent

• Installation logs(and errors) can be found in:

/home/wasadmin/waslogs/log.txt
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/logs/install/log.txt

• Confirm successful installation by searching for "INSTCONFSUCCESS" at the end of the log file.