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Install WebSphere

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

When installing WebSphere, consider that WebSphere 6.x uses default messaging (embedded messaging for WebSphere 5.1), which is installed with the WebSphere server.

Verify WebSphere is Working

Use the snoop utility provided by IBM to verify that WebSphere is installed correctly before installing the Administrative UI.

To verify WebSphere is working

  1. Enter http://<fqdn:port>/snoop to verify that WebSphere is installed correctly.

    Example: http:MyServer.MyCompany.com:9080/snoop.

    If WebSphere is installed correctly, Snoop Servlet—Request Client Information page is displayed in the browser.

  2. Enter http://<fqdn>/snoop to verify that the WebSphere application server plug-in is installed correctly.

    Example: http://MyServer.MyCompany.com/snoop

    If WebSphere is installed correctly, the same Snoop Servlet—Request Client Information page is displayed in the browser.

    You have verified that WebSphere is working properly.

Note: Contact IBM Technical Support for additional assistance with WebSphere.

Trusted Relationship with a Policy Server

A trusted relationship between the Administrative UI and a Policy Server is required to begin managing your environment. You establish this relationship the first–time you log in using the default SiteMinder super user account (siteminder) and password. These credentials are stored in the policy store.

When you configure the policy store, you use the XPSRegClient utility to submit the super user credentials to the Policy Server. The Policy Server uses these credentials to verify that the registration request is valid and that the relationship can be created.

Note: If you used the Policy Server installer to configure the policy store automatically, the installer used the XPSRegClient utility to submit the credentials.

The time from which the credentials are supplied to when the initial Administrative UI login can occur is limited to 24 hours. Therefore, the process for installing the Administrative UI is determined by when the policy store is configured and the Administrative UI is installed.

Administrative UI Installation Checklist

Complete the following before you install the Administrative UI:

Note: For a list of supported CA and third-party components, refer to the SiteMinder r12.0 SP3 Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support site.

More information:

Administrative UI System Requirements

Application Server Requirements

Locate the Platform Support Matrix

How to Install the Administrative UI

Complete the following procedures to install the Administrative UI:

  1. Be sure that you have reviewed the installation checklist.
  2. (Linux) Review the required Linux libraries requirement.
  3. Gather application server information for the Administrative UI installer.
  4. Install the Administrative UI.
  5. Start the application server.
Required Linux Libraries

Certain library files are required for components operating on Linux operating environments. Failure to install the correct libraries can cause the following error:

java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError 

If you are installing, configuring, or upgrading a Linux version of this component, the following libraries are required on the host system:

Red Hat 5.x

compat–gcc-34-c++-3.4.6-patch_version.I386

Red Hat 6.x (32-bit)

libstdc++-4.4.6-3.el6.i686.rpm

To have the appropriate 32-bit C run–time library for your operating environment, install the previous rpm.

Red Hat 6.x (64-bit)

libXau-1.0.5-1.el6.i686.rpm

libxcb-1.5-1.el6.i686.rpm

libstdc++-4.4.6-4.el6.i686.rpm

compat-db42-4.2.52-15.el6.i686.rpm

compat-db43-4.3.29-15.el6.i686.rpm

libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686.rpm

libXrender-0.9.5-1.el6.i686.rpm

libexpat.so.1 (provided by expat-2.0.1-11.el6_2.i686.rpm)

libfreetype.so.6 (provided by freetype-2.3.11-6.el6_2.9.i686.rpm)

libfontconfig.so.1 (provided by fontconfig-2.8.0-3.el6.i686.rpm)

libICE-1.0.6-1.el6.i686.rpm

libuuid-2.17.2-12.7.el6.i686.rpm

libSM-1.1.0-7.1.el6.i686.rpm

libXext-1.1-3.el6.i686.rpm

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686.rpm

compat-db-4.6.21-15.el6.i686.rpm

libXi-1.3-3.el6.i686.rpm

libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.i686.rpm

libXft-2.1.13-4.1.el6.i686.rpm

libXt-1.0.7-1.el6.i686.rpm

libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.i686.rpm

Gather Application Server Information

The Administrative UI installer requires specific information about the application server that is installed on the Administrative UI host system.

The following sections detail the required information depending on the type of application server.

Note: Worksheets are provided to help you gather and record required information before installing the Administrative UI.

More information:

Administrative UI Installation Worksheets

JBoss Information

Gather the following information about JBoss before installing and registering the Administrative UI:

JBoss installation folder

The path to the folder where JBoss is installed.

JBoss URL

The fully qualified URL of the JBoss host system.

JDK

The installation location of the required JDK.

More information:

JBoss Worksheet

WebLogic Information

Gather the following information before installing and registering the Administrative UI:

WebLogic binary folder

The path to the WebLogic installation directory.

WebLogic domain folder

The path to the WebLogic domain you created for the Administrative UI.

WebLogic server name

The name of the WebLogic server on which the WebLogic domain is configured.

Application server URL and port

The fully qualified URL of the WebLogic host system.

JDK

The installation location of the required JDK.

More information:

WebLogic Worksheet

WebSphere Information

Gather the following information about WebSphere before installing and registering the Administrative UI:

WebSphere installation folder

The full path to the folder in which WebSphere is installed.

WebSphere URL

The fully qualified URL of the WebSphere host system.

Server name

The name of the application server.

Profile name

The name of the profile being used for the Administrative UI.

Cell name

The name of the cell where the server is located.

Node name

The name of the node where the server is located.

JDK

The installation location of the required JDK.

More information:

WebSphere Worksheet

Install the Administrative UI

The following sections detail how to install the Administrative UI to an existing application server infrastructure.