Installing the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product code

To install the product code for WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS®, you must have an instance of Installation Manager on the z/OS system. You also need access to the WebSphere Application Server product repository. You can then install the product code by running the imcl Installation Manager command.

Before you begin

  • Install the Installation Manager installation kit.
  • Create an Installation Manager instance on the z/OS system.
  • Install the WebSphere Application Server product repository that contains the product code.

About this task

You must have a file system for storing the installed WebSphere Application Server product code. This product file system must be large enough to also contain the IBM® Business Process Manager product code that will be installed at a later stage. The default space allocations that are specified in the WebSphere Application Server Program Directory and sample jobs are considered to be sufficient because the file system can use these values to expand dynamically, provided disk space is available.

When you log in to the UNIX System Services shell to run the imcl command, you must do so with the user ID that was used to create the Installation Manager instance, or with a user ID that is connected to the default group for the user ID that created the instance. If you prefer to submit a job instead of working from the UNIX System Services shell, ensure that you run the job under this user ID.

Procedure

  1. To create the product file system and install the product code, see Installing WebSphere Application Server for z/OS in the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Information Center. See also the WebSphere Application Server Program Directory or other documentation that was supplied with your CustomPac or CBPDO order.
  2. If required, also install other WebSphere Application Server offerings such as the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS and the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

What to do next

Install the IBM Business Process Manager product repository on the z/OS system.