Installing and Configuring IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.6

To install and configure IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.1.6, and to start and stop instances, follow the IBM documentation:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v5r1/index.jsp

During installation and configuration, save the information to set the configuration variables shown in IBM WebSphere Application Server Configuration Variables when you run the Access Manager amconfig script.

To Install and Configure IBM WebSphere Application Server

1. Install WebSphere Application Server and any required patches.

2. Verify that the WebSphere Application Server installation was successful.

   1. Make sure the server.xml file exists in the following directory:

      /opt/WebSphere/AppServer/config/cells/cell-name/noes/node-name/servers/server1

   2. Start the server with the startServer.sh utility. For example:

      # /opt/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/startServer.sh server1

   3. In a Web browser, use the following URL to view the sample Web application:

      http://fqdn:port/snoop

      Where fqdn and port specify the server name and port number.

3. After you have verified a successful installation, stop the server using the stopServer.sh utility. For example:

   # /opt/WebSphere/AppServer/bin/stopServer.sh server1

4. Install any required patches using the updateWizard.sh utility.

5. Restart WebSphere Application Server using the startServer.sh utility.

IBM WebSphere Application Server Configuration Variables

The following table describes the configuration variables that you set in the amsamplesilent file (or copy of the file) when you run the amconfig script to configure Access Manager with WebSphere Application Server as the web container.

On Windows systems, On Windows systems, run amconfig.bat with configuration parameters specified in the AMConfigurator.properties file (or a copy of the file).