Installing Installation Manager and preparing to install the product

Obtain the necessary product files and install Installation Manager before installing WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5.

• If you want to use the Installation Manager that is included with this product, perform the following actions.
  1. Obtain the necessary files.
     There are three basic options for obtaining and installing Installation Manager and the product.

     • Access the physical media, and use local installation.
       You can access the product repositories on the product media.

       1. Install Installation Manager on your system.

          You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage® site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM® Installation Manager download website.

       2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.
     • Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation.
       Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

       1. Download the files from the Passport Advantage site.
          Tip: See How to download WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
       2. Install Installation Manager on your system.

          You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

       3. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.
     • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation.
       If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can install the product from the web-based repositories.

       1. Install Installation Manager on your system.

          You can install Installation Manager using the product media, using a file obtained from the Passport Advantage site, or using a file containing the most current version of Installation Manager from the IBM Installation Manager download website.

       2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at

          https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85 

          Important: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must add to your Installation Manager preferences before the Installation Manager GUI can access the files in this repository to install the product.
       Tip: This live repository is accessed by using Passport Advantage authentication. After you have installed Installation Manager, you can set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to the live repositories. To set Passport Advantage preferences, follow this procedure:

       1. Open Installation Manager.
       2. Open the Passport Advantage preferences page by selecting File > Preferences > Passport Advantage.
       3. Select Connect to Passport Advantage to connect to the Passport Advantage repository.

          The Password Required dialog box opens.

       4. Enter a user name and password for Passport Advantage.
       5. Optional: Select Save password to save the user name and password credentials.

          If you do not save the user name and password credentials, you are prompted for these credentials each time you access Passport Advantage.

       6. Click OK to close the Password Required dialog box.
       7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

       For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

       Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

     Notes:

     • If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you must install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
     • With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. You can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. You can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager documentation.
  2. Change to the location containing the Installation Manager installation files, and run one of the following commands.

     Administrative installation:

     • install.exe
     • ./install

     Non-administrative installation:

     • userinst.exe
     • ./userinst

     Group-mode installation:

     ./groupinst

     Notes on group mode:

     • Group mode allows multiple users to use a single instance of IBM Installation Manager to manage software packages.

       This does not mean that two people can use the single instance of IBM Installation Manager at the same time.

     • Group mode is not available on Windows operating systems.
     • If you do not install Installation Manager using group mode, you will not be able to use group mode to manage any of the products that you install later using this Installation Manager.
     • Make sure that you change the installation location from the default location in the current user's home directory to a location that is accessible by all users in the group.
     • Set up your groups, permissions, and environment variables as described in the Group mode road maps in the IBM Installation Manager documentation before installing in group mode.

     The installer opens an Install Packages window.

  3. Make sure that the Installation Manager package is selected, and click Next.
  4. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.

     The program creates the directory for your installation.

  5. Click Next.
  6. Review the summary information, and click Install.
     • If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful.
     • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
• If you already have Installation Manager Version 1.5.2 or later installed on your system and you want to use it to install and maintain the product, obtain the necessary product files.
  There are three basic options for installing the product if you already have Installation Manager Version 1.5.2 or later installed.

  • Access the physical media, and use local installation.

    You can access the product repositories on the product media. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the product repositories on the media.

  • Download the files from the Passport Advantage site, and use local installation.
    Licensed customers with a Passport Advantage ID and password can download the necessary product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.

    1. Download the product repositories from the Passport Advantage site.
       Tip: See How to download WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 from Passport Advantage Online for a list of the IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 installation images downloadable from the IBM Passport Advantage Online website and other information.
    2. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the downloaded repositories.
  • Access the live repositories, and use web-based installation.
    If you have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you can use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repositories. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the web-based repository located at

    https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85 

    Important: This location does not contain a web page that you can access using a web browser. This is a remote web-based repository location that you must add to your Installation Manager preferences before the Installation Manager GUI can access the files in this repository to install the product.
    Tip: This live repository is accessed by using Passport Advantage authentication. After you have installed Installation Manager, you can set the Passport Advantage preference to connect to the live repositories. To set Passport Advantage preferences, follow this procedure:

    1. Open Installation Manager.
    2. Open the Passport Advantage preferences page by selecting File > Preferences > Passport Advantage.
    3. Select Connect to Passport Advantage to connect to the Passport Advantage repository.

       The Password Required dialog box opens.

    4. Enter a user name and password for Passport Advantage.
    5. Optional: Select Save password to save the user name and password credentials.

       If you do not save the user name and password credentials, you are prompted for these credentials each time you access Passport Advantage.

    6. Click OK to close the Password Required dialog box.
    7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

    For more information on setting your Installation Manager preferences, see the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

    Whenever possible, you should use the remote web-based repositories so that you are accessing the most up-to-date installation files.

  Notes:

  • If you do not have a Passport Advantage ID and password, you must install the product from the product repositories on the media or local repositories.
  • With the Packaging Utility, you can create and manage packages for installation repositories. You can copy multiple packages into one repository or copy multiple disks for one product into a repository. You can copy packages from Passport Advantage or a web-based repository into a local repository for example. For more information on the Packaging Utility, go to the IBM Installation Manager documentation.