Installing WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Client

You can install WebSphere® Service Registry and Repository Client interactively. This procedure assumes that you are starting the installation process from the launchpad application.

1. If you already have IBM Installation Manager installed, ensure that it is not running.
2. Start the launchpad application (if you have not already done so) either from the directory where you extracted the WSRR image, or from the WSRR DVD:
   • Run launchpad.sh.
   • Run the launchpad with elevated Microsoft Windows user account privileges. On 32-bit systems, right-click launchpad.exe and select Run as administrator. On 64-bit systems, right-click launchpad64.exe and select Run as administrator.
3. In the left pane of the launchpad, click Custom installation and then click Client installation.
4. Select Install as administrative user to install the client as an administrative user that is a root user on Linux or UNIX, or a member of the Administrator group on Windows. If you are installing as a non-administrative user, clear the check box.
5. Click Install to start IBM Installation Manager.

   On the Install Packages page that is displayed, the IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Client package is preselected for installation.

6. Click Next.
7. On the Licenses page, read through the license agreement, and select I accept the terms in the license agreement. Then, click Next.
8. Complete the Location page as follows:
   1. Accept the default selection of Create new package group.
   2. Accept the default installation directory, or specify a different directory.
   3. Indicate whether you are installing on a 32-bit or 64-bit system.
   4. Click Next.
9. On the Features page, accept the default selections and click Next. The following features are available:

   Feature	Description
   Client	Installs the Java application client, the command-line interface, and the Java API documentation. The WSRR API can be used to develop Java applications that access WSRR at run time to find the most appropriate web service to use. Interactive and scripted administration of WSRR is possible with the Jython-based command-line interface. The command-line interface provides full support for all the WSRR programmatic APIs, including all administrative operations.
   Eclipse plug-in	Installs the WSRR Eclipse user interface, which is supplied as a plug-in, and which can be used to access the objects in WSRR while working in an Eclipse-based development environment.
   Reporting plug-in	Installs the Eclipse reporting plug-in, which can be used to design reports of the contents of your registry by using open source, Eclipse-based, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT).
   Bulk Loader	Installs the Bulk Loader utility, which can be used to populate WSRR with existing web services information that is stored in a spreadsheet. Restriction: This utility runs on Linux or Windows only.

10. On the Summary page, review the summary information and then click Install to begin the installation. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.

    When the installation is complete, the status of the installation and the list of packages that were successfully installed is shown.

11. Click Finish to close the Installation Manager.