Installing WebSphere Application Server web components
Before you can install or upgrade HCL VersionVault WAN server,, you must install or upgrade the IBM® WebSphere Application Server environment where you plan to deploy the web server components. You can generate a report to determine the current supported version of a specific product from the Software product compatibility reports tool. To generate a report, select your product, version, and operating system. For a fix pack release, select the parent version of the product to see the reports.
About this task
Before you install or upgrade any of the VersionVault WAN server web components, you might need to upgrade the existing WebSphere Application Server installation or install a new instance.
- Restrictions
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Before you begin an installation of WebSphere Application Server, review the following information.
- On Linux and UNIX systems, do not use symbolic links as the destination directory. Symbolic links are not supported.
- Do not use a semicolon in the directory name. WebSphere Application Server cannot install properly if the target directory includes a semicolon. A semicolon is a character that is used to construct the class path on Windows™ systems.
- The maximum path length for the installation location on the Windows operating system is 60 characters.
- Deleting the default target location and leaving an installation-directory field empty prevents you from continuing.
For information on installing WebSphere Application Server version 8.5.x, see technote 489867.
Procedure
Installation of WebSphere Application Server
What to do next
- Configure a Web plug-in:
If you have not already run the Web Server Plug-ins Configuration Tool to configure the web server to communicate with the application server, see Configuring a web plug-in for IBM HTTP Server. On Windows, this tool requires user credentials for a built-in Administrator or a local user in the Administrator group.
- Create a WebSphere Application Server
application profile
When you install HCL VersionVault web components to a WebSphere Application Server application profile, you can choose the Profile Deployment Type: new profile, or existing profile. To determine which type of profile to use, see WebSphere Application Server profiles for web feature deployment.