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Installing WebSphere Express or Network Deployment using the Command Line

Caution: Before you perform this procedure, you must have previously installed the IBM Installation Manager as described in the previous section of this guide entitled: Installing the IBM Installation Manager using the Command Line.

WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5 can be installed as a new installation or an update from base release of 8.5.0.

Use this procedure to install WebSphere Express or Network Deployment using the command line.

  1. Expand the WebSphere Application Server zip file into a common directory. After all files are unzipped to a single directory, the directory should look similar to the following:

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  2. Start Qshell:

    $ STRQSH

  3. Change directory to the location to the tools folder of the Installation Manager. For example:

    $ cd /QIBM/ProdData/InstallManager/eclipse/tools

  4. Enter the following command based on the product you want to install (where the bolded section is the variable that specifies the product):

    ND Installations

    For WebSphere 8.5.5

    $ imcl install com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85 -repositories /home/was85 -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/ND -sharedResourcesDirectory /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/IMShared -acceptLicense -showProgress

    For WebSphere 9.0

    $ imcl install com.ibm.websphere.ND.v90 -repositories /home/was90 -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V90/ND -sharedResourcesDirectory /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/IMShared -acceptLicense -showProgress
    Note: For more installation details of Websphere 9.0 visit http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021316.

    BASE Installations

    $ imcl install com.ibm.websphere.BASE.v85 -repositories /home/was85 -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/BASE -sharedResourcesDirectory /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/IMShared -acceptLicense -showProgress

    EXPRESS Installations

    $ imcl install com.ibm.websphere.EXPRESS.v85 -repositories /home/was85 -installationDirectory /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/EXPRESS  -sharedResourcesDirectory /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/IMShared -acceptLicense -showProgress

    Upon completion, the IBM i system indicates the product is installed, as shown in the following example for a ND installation:

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  5. Enter the following command to review the installed products:

    imcl listInstalledPackages -long

    The below example shows returned results for an IBM i system with WebSphere Express and ND installed.

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