Setup Websphere from scratch using IBM Installation Manager

Objective : To demonstrate the steps to setup websphere profile using IBM Installation Manager and address some problems which usually come. Apart from this, I will also explain how to export and import websphere profile configuration from one server profile to another.

Lets jump into steps to setup websphere profile.

  • To start installation, we must have IBM Id . If you don’t have IBM Id then – Get IBM ID here
  • Download the IBM Installation Manager from IBM
  • Downloaded either 32 or 64 bit version based on your OS
  • Extract the agent.installer.win32.win32.x86_1.8.5000.20160506_1125.zip to C:IBM\IM
  • Run as Administrator <IM Installation Directory>\install.exe
  • Once installation is done then start the IM then you will see below screen

welcome_im

  • Confgure HTTP Proxy if required .

To configure HTTP proxy, navigate window> preferences

proxy

  • Configure Repository WAS repo over Internet: https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/V85WASDeveloperILAN  WAS repo over

repository

  • Once HTTP proxy and repository configured then jump to click to install Follow installation document to installation steps.
  • If you see below error to create the profile by Installation manager

im-error-for-profile

    • To fix above problem, you need to change one file which is at below location: <WAS Installation Directory>\bin\ProfileManagement\eclipse64\configuration\config.ini
    • You will find below two lines:

replace @user.home with any other directory or user home directory path, where user has write access

  • Once you made this change then run <WAS Installation Directory>\bin\ProfileManagement\pmt.bat

You will see PMT running. Good to go to create one profile.

profile-create

Once the profile is created.

profile_created

You have installed Websphere Profile successfully….

 

Now lets move to second part, which is about to import existing configuration using *.car (Configuration Archive).

Suppose we have profile’s configuration file named serverProfile.car.

  • Command to import the configuration in the profile run following command

  •  Command to export configuration

 

Conclusion:

This blog clears the steps to install, configure the websphere profile from scratch and import/export configuration from one server profile to another.

 

 

 

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