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.

Tip: We suggest creating the user wsadmin.

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 being 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—>AdministrativeTools—>Services.

Install WebSphere Application Server

To install AEs using the GUI installer interface, complete the following steps on the WebSphere server machine:

Tip: The WebSphere installer (setup.exe) also provides a non-GUI, scripted or silent mode of operation. See product documentation for details.

1.Log on with a user ID that has administrator rights 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.

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