Installing interactively with a new installation of WebSphere Application Server

Using custom installation, you can install IBM® Business Process Manager with a new installation of WebSphere® Application Server.

1. Access the media in one of the following ways, depending on whether you are installing from the product DVD or from images downloaded from Passport Advantage®. You can run only one launchpad at a time.
   • If you are installing from the product DVD, insert the product disk labeled IBM Business Process Manager Express® into the disk drive. If autorun is enabled on your workstation, the launchpad program automatically opens, and you can proceed to the next step. If autorun is not enabled on your workstation, enter the following command to start the launchpad manually:

     To install or run IBM Business Process Manager Express on Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, you must elevate your Microsoft Windows user account privileges. Whether you are an administrative user or a non-administrative user, right-click launchpad.exe and select Run as administrator.

     • (from a command line) DVD_root/launchpad.exe
   • If you are installing from images downloaded from Passport Advantage, perform the following steps:
     1. Go to the directory into which you extracted the images.
     2. Enter the following command to start the launchpad:

        To install or run IBM Business Process Manager Express on Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, you must elevate your Microsoft Windows user account privileges. Whether you are an administrative user or a non-administrative user, right-click launchpad.exe and select Run as administrator.

        • (from a command line) extract_directory/launchpad.exe
2. Optional: If you see a message that prompts you to update the launchpad, click Update to receive the latest updates. The updates are installed and your launchpad is restarted automatically.
   If you do not have access to the Internet and want updates to the launchpad to be installed from a local directory, you can use a properties file to tell the Installation Manager where to find the updates. Create the following file:

   • C:/HOMEPATH/bpm_updates.properties

   where:

   • On Windows XP, the HOMEPATH environment variable points to C:/Documents and Settings/user_name
   • On Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008, the HOMEPATH environment variable points to C:/Users/user_name

   Note: Ensure that you have read/write access to the folders specified in the bpm_updates.properties file.
   The file uses a launchpad prefix, followed by a dot. The part of the name after the prefix and the dot can be anything you want, which enables you to point to multiple locations for launchpad upgrades. The locations can be either local directories or URLs. For example:

   launchpad.1=C:/launchpad_updates

3. After starting the launchpad, click Custom installation on the Welcome page.
4. Click Install as administrative user to install as an administrative user. If you are in the Administrators group, you can install as an administrative user. If you are not an administrative user, or if you want to install to your own user name without administrative privileges, clear this check box.
5. Click Install. When you install IBM Business Process Manager, the required WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment is automatically installed.
   Note: IBM Business Process Manager V8.5 can be installed only on top of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8.5.
6. On the Install Packages page of the Installation Manager, the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, IBM Business Process Manager Express package, and IBM DB2 Express are selected by default. Clear the selection for IBM DB2 Express.
7. Click Next to continue. You are prompted to provide your IBM ID and password to connect to the IBM service repositories.
   Note: If you are using a local properties file, you do not need to provide your IBM ID and password.

   The connection to the service repositories is required to download and install any fix packs and required interim fixes from the Internet, including fixes for WebSphere Application Server and IBM Business Process Manager. An IBM ID and password can be obtained by registering at http://www.ibm.com.

   Click Cancel to continue installing without downloading the required fixes from the Internet or clear the Use your support account to include updates with the installation option on the Installation summary page.

   After successfully installing the product, you can use Installation Manager to install the required fixes.

8. On the Licenses page, read the license agreement. If you agree to the terms of the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreements and click Next.
9. On the Location page, the Create new package group option is selected by default. Select a location for the shared resources directory and a location for the Installation Manager and click Next. You must select location for the Installation Manager only if it is not already installed.
   Tip: Keep the installation path as short as possible. Otherwise, you might run into problems later when the paths of other components, when added to this path, exceed the 255-character path limit.
   The Install Packages wizard checks your system for operating system prerequisites. If you are at a higher major release of a supported operating system, or if the operating system itself is not on the supported list, you might encounter a warning. You can continue with the installation, but the installation or product operation might not succeed until you apply maintenance.

   If you see a warning, go to the product support web pages and obtain the latest maintenance packages to apply after installation. See the documentation for non-IBM prerequisite and corequisite products to learn how to migrate to their supported versions.

10. On the Features page, expand the plus symbol to select the package features that you want to install. Installation Manager automatically enforces any dependencies with other features and shows the updated download size and disk space requirements for the installation.
    1. Select the translations to install. Under Translations Supported by All Packages, English is selected by default for the English version. To install other language versions, select the appropriate language under Translations Supported by Only Some Packages.
    2. Optional: To see the dependency relationships between features, select Show Dependencies.
    3. Optional: Click a feature to view its brief description under Details.
    4. Select one of the following features to install.
       • IBM Process Center
       • IBM Process Server Production (the default) to use the server in production
       • IBM Process Server Non-production to use the server only for test, staging, or development. Your selection is recorded in the product tag for inventory purposes.
       Restriction: Do not mix production and non-production servers in the same cell.
    When you are finished selecting features, click Next.
11. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the IBM Business Process Manager Express package. If you want to change the choices that you made on previous pages, click Back and make your changes. When you are satisfied with your installation choices, click Install to install the package. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
12. When the installation process is complete, a message confirms the success of the process.
    1. Optional: Click View Log File to open the installation log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
    2. If you plan to use the BPMConfig command-line utility to create your Deployment Environment, you do not need to use the Profile Management Tool (PMT) and select None to complete the installation.
    3. Click Finish to close the Installation Manager.