WebSphere as an Application Server

The following sections provide basic instructions for using WebSphere as a SOA Security Manager application server.

Follow the WebSphere installation instructions as described in IBM's documentation.

When installing WebSphere, note the following:

If you are installing the Administrative UI on Solaris, run the installation as root.
If you are using WebSphere with Microsoft SQL Server 2005, enable XA transactions on Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The Administrative UI needs an XA data source for the database transactions to work properly.
Note: For more information on enabling XA transactions on Microsoft SQL Server, go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa342335.aspx.
When using WebSphere on Windows, ensure that your Admin username is less than 12 characters long. If you have a username that is 12 characters or greater, the Administrative UI will not work. For example, the username "Administrator" is greater than 12 characters and will cause the Administrative UI to fail.
Be sure to install WebSphere in a directory pathname that contains no spaces.