Installing from the product launchpad

The product launchpad provides you with a single location to perform an installation for IBM® Integration Designer.

To install from the launchpad program, complete the following steps. You can run only one launchpad at a time.

1. Extract all the files from the compressed DVD files or compressed downloaded files onto your local file system or a shared drive. Extract all files to the same location, and overwrite directories if prompted.
2. Depending on your operating system, run one of the following commands:
   • Run launchpad.sh from the root directory of the extracted files. If you are running it from a terminal window, ensure the terminal window's current directory is outside the mounted file system. For example, use your home directory and specify the path to launchpad.sh.
   • Run launchpad64.exe from the root directory of the extracted files. To install or run IBM Integration Designer on Windows, you must elevate your Microsoft Windows user account privileges. Whether you are an administrative user or a non-administrative user, right-click launchpad64.exe and select Run as administrator.
3. Select the typical installation environment that you want to install. For more information, see Typical installations and environments. Then, click Next to continue.

   Based on your selection, your next screen is configured to emphasize the features that you need.

4. Specify the location for the installation.
   The default installation path is:

   • C:\IBM\IID\v8.5
   • root: /opt/IBM/IID/v8.5
   • non-root: user_home/IBM/IID/v8.5
5. Select the features within IBM Integration Designer that you would like to install. For more information, see Available features.

   These features are available for selection for the IBM Integration Designer for IBM Business Process Manager Advanced - Process Server, IBM Integration Designer for IBM Business Monitor, IBM Integration Designer for IBM Business Process Manager Advanced - Process Server and IBM Business Monitor, and IBM Integration Designer installation options.

6. Click Next to continue.
7. Specify information about the server environment. The required entries vary based on the type of IBM Integration Designer environment being installed.

   IBM Integration Designer environment	Instructions
   IBM Integration Designer with IBM Business Process Manager Advanced - Process Server	Specify information for the Process Server test environment: Host name: This field shows the name of your computer. Location: Click Browse to change the installation location. The Process Server test environment will be installed into the specified directory. The default installation path is: C:\IBM\IID\PS\v8.5 root: /opt/IBM/IID/PS/v8.5 non-root: user_home/IBM/IID/PS/v8.5 User name and Password: Specify the user credentials for the cell administrative account and for the deployment environment account. The cell administrator is the primary WebSphere® Application Server administrator. A user that is assigned to this role can assign other administrator roles, and is responsible for the administration of the cell and topology. A user that is assigned to this role is not responsible for the administration of the IBM Integration Designer components. This role provides access to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of available library items and assets, including process applications and toolkits. This role also enables administration of Process Servers, Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups. You must be a user assigned to this role to deploy process applications on the Process Center server. The deployment environment administrator is the primary IBM Integration Designer administrator. A user that is assigned to this role has administrative access to the Process Center and Process Admin Console. This role provides access to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of available library items and assets, including process applications and toolkits. This account also enables administration of Process Servers, Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups. Click Next to continue.
   IBM Integration Designer with IBM Business Monitor	Specify information for the IBM Business Monitor server test environment: Host name: This field shows the name of your computer. Location: Click Browse to change the installation location. The default installation path is C:\IBM\IID\MS\v8.5. User name and Password: Specify the user credentials for the WebSphere Application Server administrator. Click Next to continue.
   IBM Integration Designer with IBM Business Process Manager Advanced - Process Server and IBM Business Monitor	Specify information for the Process Server test environment: Host name: This field shows the name of your computer. Location: Click Browse to change the installation location. The test environment for both the Process Server and IBM Business Monitor will be installed into the specified directory. The default installation path is: C:\IBM\IID\PS\v8.5 root: /opt/IBM/IID/PS/v8.5 non-root: user_home/IBM/IID/PS/v8.5 User name and Password: Specify the user credentials for the cell administrative account and for the deployment environment account. The cell administrator is the primary WebSphere Application Server administrator. A user that is assigned to this role can assign other administrator roles, and is responsible for the administration of the cell and topology. A user that is assigned to this role is not responsible for the administration of the IBM Integration Designer components. This role provides access to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of available library items and assets, including process applications and toolkits. This role also enables administration of Process Servers, Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups. You must be a user assigned to this role to deploy process applications on the Process Center server. The deployment environment administrator is the primary IBM Integration Designer administrator. A user that is assigned to this role has administrative access to the Process Center and Process Admin Console. This role provides access to all interfaces, enabling users to alter or delete all types of available library items and assets, including process applications and toolkits. This account also enables administration of Process Servers, Performance Data Warehouses, and internal users and groups. Click Next to continue. Specify information for the IBM Business Monitor server test environment: User name and Password: Specify the user credentials for the WebSphere Application Server administrator. Tip: You are not prompted for a host name or location because the IBM Business Monitor test environment will be installed on the same computer and in the same directory that you specified for the Process Server. Click Next to continue.
   IBM Integration Designer only	Go to step 8.

8. Specify the user name and password for the DB2 database connectivity.
9. Click Next to continue.
10. On the "Installation summary" page, verify the installation options and read the license agreements. If you agree to the terms of the license agreements, select I have read and accepted the license agreement and notices.
11. 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 Software to install the package. On the "Installation information" page, the following information is displayed:
    • The products and features that you chose to install, and their installation locations
    • The user credentials that you specified; to ensure that the passwords are not shown in clear text, clear the Show passwords check box
    • The DB2 databases that you created before the installation
    A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
    Tip: If you are installing from DVD and get an Eject Error message that prevents you from ejecting the first disk, it indicates that you are running launchpad.sh in a terminal window with a current directory inside the mounted file system. If you started launchpad.sh by double-clicking and selecting Run in Terminal, then you must close the terminal before you can eject the disk. If you started launchpad.sh in a terminal window, complete the following steps to eject the disk:

    1. Press Ctrl+Z to pause the process.
    2. Type bg 1 to move the process to the background.
    3. Change the directory to one outside the mounted file system.
    4. Eject the disk.

    You can avoid getting the Eject Error message by ensuring that the terminal window's current directory is outside the mounted file system (for example, the home directory), and specifying the absolute path to launchpad.sh when you run it.