Monday, November 4, 2013

IBM HTTP Server (IHS) - Installing it Silently on AIX

1) Create logical file system /IBM (or other name)
2) Download the following installation files from IBM WebSite - C1G2NML.tar.gz (WebSphere Supplements installation media)
3) Download the following FixPack files from IBM website.

Fixpacks
7.0.0-WS-IHS-AixPPC32-FP0000017.pak
7.0.0-WS-PLG-AixPPC32-FP0000017.pak

4) install IHS silently with root user
- Log on the server as root
- In /IBM/IHS7
gunzip C1G2NML.tar.gz
tar –xvf C1G2NML.tar
- Go to directory /IBM/IHS7/IHS
- Run command “cp responsefile.txt responsefile.txt.bak”
- Edit responsefile.nd.txt and set the following value
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=”true”
-OPT allowNonRootSilentInstall=false
-OPT installLocation=”/IBM/HTTPServer”
-OPT createAdminAuth=”true”
-OPT adminAuthUser=”ihsadmin”
-OPT adminAuthPassword=”ihsadmin”
-OPT adminAuthPasswordConfirm=”ihsadmin”
-OPT runSetupAdmin=”true”
-OPT createAdminUserGroup=true
-OPT setupAdminUser=”ihsadmin”
-OPT setupAdminGroup=”ihsgroup”
-OPT washostname=”remote_was_host”
Uncomment the following options
-OPT disableOSPrereqChecking=”true”
And comment all others options
- Run the following command to install IHS7.0 server :
./install -options “responsefile.txt” -silent

See the log files in "/ihslogs/" for the installation status.

- After installation, go to directory /IBM/HTTPServer/bin, and check IHS version using “versionInfo.sh”, we will see the version of HTTP Server is 7.0.0.0, go to directory /IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins/bin, and check WebSphere Plugins version using “versionInfo.sh”, we will see the version of WebSphere Plugins version is 7.0.0.0

5)     Install Update Installer 7.0.0.17 on the server

- Go to Directory /IBM/UPDI/
- Run the command “gunzip 7.0.0.17-WS-UPDI-AixPPC32.tar.gz” and “tar –xvf 7.0.0.17-WS-UPDI-AixPPC32.tar”
- Go to Directory /IBM/cd_software/UPDI/UpdateInstaller
- Run the command “cp responsefile.updiinstaller.txt  responsefile.updiinstaller.txt.bak”
- Edit the file “responsefile.updiinstaller.txt” and set the following value
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance=”true”
-OPT installLocation=”/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller”
Uncomment the following options
-OPT disableOSPrereqChecking=”true”
-OPT disableEarlyPrereqChecking=”true”
Comment all other options
- Run the command “./install -options “responsefile.updiinstaller.txt” –silent” to install update installer

- Go to Directory /IBM/WebSpehre/UpdateInstaller to check Update Installer version, it should be “7.0.0.17 6) Install IHS and WebSphere Plugins fixpacks using Update Installer
- Go to Directory /IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/responsefiles
- Run the command “cp install.txt installIHS.txt” and “cp install.txt installPLG.txt”
- Edit installIHS.txt as the following:
-W maintenance.package=”/IBM/fixpack/7.0.0-WS-IHS-AixPPC32-FP0000017.pak”
-W product.location=”/IBM/HTTPServer”
- Edit installPLG.txt as the following:
-W maintenance.package=”/IBM/fixpack/7.0.0-WS-PLG-AixPPC32-FP0000017.pak”
-W product.location=”/IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins”
- Go to Directory /IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/bin, run the following command to apply the fixpacks
./update.sh -options responsefiles/installIHS.txt –silent
./update.sh -options responsefiles/installPLG.txt –silent

Monitor /IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/logs/tmp/updatelog.txt for updating status.

- Go to Directory /IBM/HTTPServer/bin and /IBM/HTTPServer/Plugins/bin, run the command “versionInfo.sh” to check that both version should be 7.0.0.17.
-  After installation, go to /IBM, run the following command to grant the permission
“chmod –fR 755 /IBM/HTTPServer”, “chown –fR wasuser:wasgroup /IBM/HTTPServer”
- Go to /IBM/HTTPServer/conf, edit httpd.conf and update the following values
User wasuser
Group wasgroup

- Go to /IBM/HTTPServer/bin, and run “adminctl start” and “apachectl –k start” to start IHS server.

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