Appendix B. Installing IBM WebSphere Application Server 4.0 AEs 307
Act as part of the Operating System
log on as a service
You can assign user rights by clicking Control Panel—> Administrative
Tools —>Local Security Policy—>Local Policies—>User Rights
Assignment.

Check that IP ports are unused

To check that the required ports are not in use, perform the following steps:
1. Check that there are no existing active services that use the following IP ports
on the server:
900 (bootstrap port)
9000 (location service daemon)
9080 (default application server).
Use the following command for this task: C:\> netstat -an

Stop the Web server processes

The IBM HTTP Server process must be stopped while AEs is bei ng installed.
The installation changes the httpd.conf configuration file as part of the Web
server plug-in component installation.
򐂰Issue the command: C:\> net stop "IBM HTTP Server" or stop the service
under Control Panel—>Administrative Tools—>Services.
Install WebSphere Application Server
To install AEs using the GUI installer interface, complete the following steps on
the WebSphere server machine:
1. Log on with a user ID that has administrator right s to the local server domain.
2. Insert the AEs CD.
3. Start the AEs installation by double-clicking Setup from the root of the CD.
Tip: We suggest creating the user wsadmin.
Tip: The WebSphere installer (setup.exe) also provides a non-GUI, scripted or
silent mode of operation. See product documentation for details.