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IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide: Learn to administer a reliable, secure, and scalable environment for running applications with WebSphere Application Server 8.0

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IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide

Chapter 2. Installing WebSphere Application Server

To learn how to administer IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS), we first need to know how to install the product. As we discussed in Chapter 1, WebSphere Application Server 8.0: Product Overview WAS v8 is based on JEE 6 and can run on many platforms from Windows through to UNIX and even mainframes.

For the remainder of this book, we will discuss WAS Administration mostly from a Linux/Unix standpoint using Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.0 Update 6 as our Linux distribution. By learning to install and administer WAS using Linux, you will be well-prepared and equipped to work with WAS. The skills learned in this book are useful for all WAS installations and configurations on all certified versions of Unix; for example, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, the SUSE Linux distribution and also Windows.

Since you may have a requirement to install WAS in a Windows environment, equivalent Windows commands are included for reference throughout the book.

Note...

Installation planning


Before beginning any WAS installation, it is recommended you answer the following three questions to help prepare and plan for an installation:

  1. What version of WAS is required to support your applications?

    • Investigations are made to ensure that your application(s) will run in the version of WAS you intend to install. A good WAS version compatibility matrix can be found at the following URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websphere. You can also consult the summary table titled Reference table for supported standards which was presented in Chapter 1, WebSphere Application Server 8.0: Product Overview. It is also recommended you speak to your application developers or application vendors to accurately assess (Java Virtual Machine (JVM) requirements.

  2. Are there any OS tweaks for the platform required for the chosen version of WAS?

    • It is important to understand what version of Operating System (OS) you are going to use. First, decide which platform you are going to install on...

Preparation and prerequisites


Before we start with the WebSphere Application Server installation, we need to ensure the correct installation media is available and that the operating system prerequisites have been met.

It is also important to ensure that there is enough free disk space on your filesystem, and that you also have a large enough folder or /tmp, c:/temp for Windows. A recommended size for the tmp folder is 1 Gigabyte; this will also cater for the deployment of large JEE applications. The installer program checks for required space before calling the WAS installation wizard and will inform you if there is not enough disk space; however, it is good to be prepared upfront to minimize such issues.

Note

It is recommended best practice that you refer to the IBM documentation for installation prerequisites, which can be found at the following URL: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021246.

Windows installation prerequisites

There are no specific prerequisites for this book...

Graphical installation


For our first installation, we are going to use the new IBM Installation Manager (IIM) in graphical mode to install and configure WAS. We will install WAS in two parts. Part 1 will be installation of the base binaries and part 2 will be an installation of an application server profile. In each part, we will list the actions as a set of steps. Later in the chapter, we will cover command-line installs often called silent installs.

Part 1—Installing the base binaries

The WAS v8 installation GUI has been changed since WAS v7. IBM has updated many of its products to use a common Java-based installation tool called the IBM Installation Manager (IIM). A major benefit is that IIM provides a common installation interface for many products, with transferrable knowledge, allowing you to learn how to use IIM for one product and pick it up quickly in another. It also lends to a common approach to scripted installs for all products which incorporate IIM. Scripting installations save...

Administrative console


To test our application server is functioning correctly, we will log in to the administration console. The administration console is a web application, which is used to configure the WebSphere Application Server. You can use it to perform tasks such as:

  • Add, delete, start, and stop application servers

  • Deploy new applications to a server

  • Start and stop existing applications, and modify certain configurations

  • Add, delete, and edit resource providers

  • Configure security, including access to the administrative console

  • Collect data for performance and troubleshooting purposes

    • Details are covered in Chapter 8, Monitoring and Tuning.

Currently, the application server is in a stopped state. Before we can log in to the admin console, we must start the newly created application server. To start the application server, we can use a special command script. Command scripts are found in the <was_profile_root> directory.

There are two scripts...

Uninstalling WAS


Before we move on and cover how to do a silent (no GUI) installation of WAS, we need to cover how to uninstall WAS. It is important to know how to uninstall WAS correctly because if you don't, residual folders and files can be left behind. If you try to install WAS over an existing WAS installation, the wizard will exit in error. So if you purposely want to re-install again into the same folder path, you need to ensure that WAS is removed correctly before you do so.

What we will do is remove the installation we created earlier and then re-create the same setup using a command-line based silent installation.

First we need to stop the WAS process using the stop server command located in the following folder <was_root>/<profile_root>/bin

  1. For Linux:

    <was_profile_root>/bin/stopServer.sh server01
    
  2. For Windows:

    <was_profile_root\bin\stopServer.bat server01
    

Manually deleting profiles

Before uninstalling WAS binaries it is good practice to remove profiles ahead of...

Silent installation


So far, we have covered using the GUI approach to install WAS. The IIM installation process can also be run silently in headless mode. By using special response files, we can preset installation settings which do not require any user input.

Using response files is the technique used in automatic installations where servers are built to a known standard and naming convention. This ensures that each new WAS is installed exactly the same way each time. This is critical for production environments to ensure each server is configured the same way. This lends to easier support and fewer errors are introduced into environments, which is a key factor in supporting production systems. Another vital reason to use silent installations is that some organizations do not install X11 on production servers for security reasons.

Installing packages silently using Installation Manager

To install product packages silently using the Installation Manager, you must first create a response file...

Silent profile creation


Now we have installed WAS silently, we need to cover how to create profiles using the profile management command-line script. The script is located in the <was_root>/bin folder with the following name:

  1. For Linux:

    ./manageprofiles.sh
    
  2. For Windows:

    manageprofiles.bat
    

The following table explains the valid command-line modes for the manageprofiles script:

Command-line option

Description

augment

The augment parameter is used to make changes to an existing profile with an augmentation template. The augment parameter causes the manageprofiles command to update or augment the profile identified in the -profileName parameter using the template in the -templatePath parameter.

create

Creates the profile. You can Specify manageprofiles -create -templatePath <fully_qualified_file_path_to_template>. Use -help for specific information about creating a profile. Available templates include:

Management – Used in conjunction with the -serverType parameter to indicate...

Summary


In this chapter, we covered how to install an application server and learned that there are different optional installation scenarios. Depending on requirements, there are multiple ways to install WAS.

The manual techniques shown previously have given a cross-section of possible install variations and demonstrated how flexible the installation process is. We also covered the ability to use a silent installation by using a response file that is used to direct IIM for silent installs. Silent installs dramatically speed up an installation. When installations are frequent, a response file approach ensures less installation errors due to the fact that it requires no human intervention. Once configured and tested, they can be run again and again without introducing errors that are often introduced when information needs to be typed into fields as required by a GUI-like IIM.

We were also introduced to a few command-line scripts such as start, stop, and other commands to manage profiles. We...

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  • A step by step administration guide with a variety of real-world examples

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Administrators require a secure, scalable, and resilient application infrastructure to support the development of JEE applications and SOA services. IBM’s WebSphere Application Server is optimized for this task, and this book will ensure that you can utilize all that this tool has to offer with the exciting new features of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide is fully revised with details of the new functionality of WebSphere Application Server 8.0, including the new installation GUI, managed deployment, and HPEL. With this book in hand, you will be equipped to provide an innovative, performance-based foundation to build, run, and manage JEE applications and SOA services.IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 has been tuned for higher performance out of the box, and numerous enhancements have been made to give you as an administrator more options for increasing runtime performance. This book will allow you to utilize all of these features, including HPEL logging and disabling WebSphere MQ Messaging. You will be taken through how to configure and prepare WebSphere resources for your application deployments, and by the end of IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 Administration Guide, you will be able to successfully manage and tune your WebSphere 8.0 implementation.

Who is this book for?

If you are an administrator who wants to get up and running with IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, then this book is not to be missed. Experience with WebSphere and Java would be an advantage, but is not essential.

What you will learn

  • Get to grips with all of the new administrative features that WebSphere Application Server 8.0 has to offer, including the new installation process using IBM Installation Manager
  • Take advantage of managed deployment to facilitate drag and drop deployments
  • Save yourself hours of manual administrative effort with automated configuration
  • Assign different levels of administrative access to secure the WebSphere Application Server administrative console
  • Fully understand and implement Java messaging and enabling messaging persistence using databases
  • Understand how to use the new derby JDBC drivers
  • Learn how to manage additional application servers from a single administrative console
  • Increase server performance by enabling the new HPEL binary logging, and disabling WebSphere MQ when Messaging services are not required
  • Understand how to configure SSL for IBM HTTP Server and the Websphere Plug-in
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Table of Contents

11 Chapters
WebSphere Application Server 8.0: Product Overview Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Installing WebSphere Application Server Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Deploying your Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Security Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Steve Robinson has done an excellent work in writing this book. I found it very interesting to read as a system administrator whose application portfolio includes WebSphere application server. This book is full of practical examples and very well and clearly explained. I did also like the accuracy of the practical examples because the results were similarity what Steve indicated in the book. The only caveat I found was that some links didn't work especially the link for the repository to download the WebSphere application server. This is however expected as IBM links change all the time. I have recommended this book to a few other administrators, some who have bought it. I will continue recommending it as a must read for WebSphere administrators.
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This is an interesting book for a beginner in WAS 8 administration. The book gives a broad view of WebSphere operations, along with several excerpts from IBM Redbooks and whitepapers. The book introduces a fresher to WebSphere administration tasks like installation, deployment, configuration, and maintenance. The readers familiar with author's WAS 7 book, will feel the need for more clear, crisp and complete details about WAS 8 features. The notable omissions are about CIM,job manager,AMT,default GC policies,global federated repository,memory footprint and managesdk commands. It would have helped,if the book contained illustrations for WAS 8 new features (like multiple security domains and HA support for WebSphere MQ managers). Many tables and figures are neither numbered nor titled. For starters, I recommend this book.
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No or very little focus on Unix CLI mode,certain concets,terminologies has little to no explanation.Though a good one for beginners as it covers the fundamental concepts.
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