Installing WebSphere Network Deployment on IBM i

Use IBM® Installation Manager to install IBM WebSphere® Network Deployment on IBM i.

Before you begin

Download and extract all WebSphere packages including multiple parts, fix packs, and interim fixes.

Procedure

Find the software packages you need to download.
Note: Be sure to install the appropriate product versions for FP1:
- Use WebSphere Network Deployment 8.5.5.11
  For details on required product versions, see the Sametime System Requirements. Fix packs for WebSphere products are available at IBM Fix Central.
- For a new WebSphere installation, select Java V6. Sametime requires Java V6 and does not support the use of Java V8. If you are updating an older version of WebSphere, you probably have Java V6 installed already.
Download the packages.

Extract all downloaded packages (WebSphere Network Deployment 8.5.5 plus Interim Fix 11).

Extract the contents of all three WASND_8_5_5 files to the same folder:
- WASND_v8.5.5_1of3.zip
- WASND_v8.5.5_2of3.zip
- WASND_v8.5.5_3of3.zip
The contents of the folder will look similar to the following example:
```
\disk1
\disk2
\disk3
\lafiles
\readme
\ Remote_Installation_Tool_for_IBM_i
\ responsefiles
Copyright.txt
repository.config
```

Extract the contents of both 8.5.5-WS-WAS-FP0000008 files into a different folder to avoid confusion.

8.5.5-WS-WAS-FP0000008_part1.zip
8.5.5-WS-WAS-FP0000008_part2.zip

The contents of the folder look similar to the following example:

\atoc
\files
\native
\Offerings
\plugins
repository.config
repository.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.BASE.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.BASETRIAL.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.DEVELOPERS.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.DEVELOPERSILAN.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.EXPRESS.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.EXPRESSTRIAL.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.NDDMZ.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.NDDMZTRIAL.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml
update_com.ibm.websphere.NDTRIAL.v85_8.5.5008.20151112_0939_from_8.5.0.20120501_1108.xml

Note: If the package contains part number CIQ6JML "IBM WebSphere V8.5.5.0 iFixes for IBM Sametime V9.0" you do not need it, beccause Interim Fix 8 is cumulative.

Locate the responsefile.xml in the WebSphere Network Deployment 8.5.5 installation package, and set the following parameters:

repository location
profile id
installLocation
eclipseLocation
was.install.os400.profile.location
offering profile
id

For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input clean='true' temporary='true'>
<server>
  <repository location='/sametime/was85'/>
</server>
<profile id='IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8.5 gm1218.01'
 installLocation='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85'>
  <data key='eclipseLocation' value='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85'/>
  <data key='was.install.os400.profile.location' value='/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85'/>
  <data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
  <data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
<install modify='false'>
  <offering 
     profile='IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8.5 gm1218.01' 
     features='core.feature, ejbdeploy,samples' id='com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85'/>
</install>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.eclipseCache' 
   value='/QIBM/Proddata/IBM/SSPShared'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.connectTimeout' 
   value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.readTimeout' value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.downloadAutoRetryCount' 
   value='0'/>
<preference name='offering.service.repositories.areUsed' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ssl.nonsecureMode' 
   value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.
disablePreemptiveAuthentication' value='false'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.kind' value='NTLM'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.enableIntegrated.win32' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.preserveDownloadedArtifacts'
   value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.keepFetchedFiles'
   value='false'/>
<preference name='PassportAdvantageIsEnabled' value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates'
   value='false'/>
</agent-input>

Open QShell by running the following command: QSH
Use the cd to navigate to the IBM Installation Manager directory.
Specify the fully qualified path for Installation Manager; for example:
```
cd /qibm/proddata/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools
```

Start the WebSphere Network Deployment installation by running the following command:

./imcl input /path_and_name_of_responsefile.xml -log /log_path/log_name -acceptLicense

For example:

./imcl -input /sametime/was85/responsefile.xml -log /sametime/logs/WASinstall1 -acceptLicense

When the script completes, a summary of the results is displayed.

Press F3 to exit QShell.

What to do next

If you installed with a profile as described in the previous steps, you can back up the WebSphere Application Server in case you need to restore it later. For information, see the topic Backing up server configuration from a WebSphere Application Server in the WebSphere product documentation.