Installing WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base

WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base is required on all workstations where you plan to install the master components and the Dynamic Workload Console.

Before you begin

Ensure that your system meets the operating system and Java requirements. For more information, see WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base detailed system requirements.

About this task

This picture describes the steps required for installing the Dynamic Workload Console. You are now at step 1: installing WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base

You can quickly install WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base by extracting an archive file on all supported platforms.

Install WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base on all of the following workstations, which comprise a typical installation:

Two Dynamic Workload Console installations on two separate workstations

Ensure you install WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base in the ../current path. This prevents problems when installing a new WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base level. By default, WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base installs in the ../current path.

To extract the archive, you can use your own Java Ext or use the Java Ext provided with the IBM® Workload Scheduler image. The provided Java Ext is located in the /TWS/JavaExt folder in the image for your operating system.

To install WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base, perform the following steps:

Procedure

Find out which version of WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base is required, by running the Detailed Software Requirements report and browsing to the Prerequisites tab.
Download WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base from Recommended updates for WebSphere Application Server Liberty.
Install WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base by extracting the archive file to a directory of your choice.
On Windows operating systems
```
java -jar <liberty_download_dir>\wlp-base-all-<version>.jar 
--acceptLicense <install_dir>
```
On UNIX operating systems
```
./java -jar <liberty_download_dir>/wlp-base-all-<version>.jar 
--acceptLicense <install_dir>
```
where:

<liberty_download_dir>

The directory where you downloaded WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base.

<version>

The number of the version.

<install_dir>

The directory where you want to install WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base.
Note: Note that the value of the <install_dir> parameter must match the value to be defined for the wlpdir parameter when installing the master domain manager and its backup, dynamic domain manager and its backup, and the Dynamic Workload Console.
Ensure the IBM® Workload Scheduler administrative user has the rights to run WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base and full access to the installation directory. If WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base is shared between the master domain manager and the Dynamic Workload Console, ensure also the Dynamic Workload Console user has the same rights.

Results

You have now successfully installed WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base. You can proceed to install the Dynamic Workload Console.