Planning your installation

WebSphere® Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) comes with an installer that provides a ready-to-use solution on a defined set of platforms and software prerequisites.

Before installing WSRR, administrators must consider a number of factors that will affect how they install WSRR and what configuration tasks they must undertake to make WSRR provide the required range of function in their service-oriented architecture (SOA).

WSRR installation planning considerations are described in the following subtopics:

Checking for known issues
As WSRR is developed, issues might be identified that can affect installation options.
Supported hardware and software
WSRR is supported on a range of operating platforms. Make sure that you have checked the latest system requirements before you start the installation.
Supported languages
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) is available in various languages.
Disk space requirements
Before you install WSRR, you must ensure that you have sufficient disk space.
Planning security
When planning WSRR security, you must consider the security of the WSRR application in WebSphere Application Server, and the configuration of WSRR access control policies.
Deployment configurations
There are different configurations of WebSphere Application Server and WSRR to consider.
Deployment topologies
The number of registries that you deploy, and the ways in which they are configured, depends on the nature of your SOA environment and the goals of your WSRR deployment project.
Application server configuration
This section describes configuration settings that allow WSRR to coexist with other applications on the same WebSphere Application Server.
Planning service information models
WSRR provides a number of configurable facilities that allow administrators to represent and annotate services with metadata appropriate to their business.
Preparing Linux systems for installation
Before you can install WSRR, you must prepare your Linux operating system.
Planning governance lifecycles
WSRR ships with a pre-supplied lifecycle. You can, if required, define your own lifecycle.
Planning for plug-in extensions
WSRR can be extended with validator, modifier and notifier plug-in extensions.