Installing and uninstalling the IBM HTTP Server

This file contains procedures for installing and uninstalling the IBM HTTP Server, along with associated notes .

• Installing the IBM HTTP Server
• Uninstalling the IBM HTTP Server
• Finding related information

Installing the IBM HTTP Server

To install the IBM HTTP Server:

1. Ensure you have the IBM Developer Kit, Java Technology Edition Version 1.3, installed on your machine.

   Install the IBM Developer Kit for the Java platform, V1.3, if you plan to use the Key Management (IKEYMAN) utility to create server certificates for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This Developer Kit ships with the WebSphere Application Server on the CD and is available from the following Web site: http://www.ibm.com/java/jdk.

2. Create a new directory for the tarball.
3. Get the tarball.
4. Untar the tarball in this new directory. For example, if the tarball file name is IHS.tar, type tar -xf IHS.tar

   A listing of the following files appears, based on your operating system:

   • gskit.sh
   • setup.jar
   • silent.res
   • A GSKit run-time executable:
     • AIX: gskit.rte
     • HP-UX: gsk5bas.tar.Z
     • Linux: gsk5bas.i386.rpm
     • Linux for S/390: gsk5bas.s390.rpm
     • Solaris: gsk5bas.tar.Z
     • Windows: skit directory
5. Go to the directory where you untarred the tarball and run the following command: java -jar setup.jar.
   If the system cannot find java, then set your path to point to the Java product installed on your machine. For example: Set your path to: export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java130/bin before running: java -jar setup.jar.

   You can also choose to do a silent installation. To do a silent installation, type: java -jar setup.jar -silent -options silent.res

6. Choose the language in which to run the installation.

   The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for the IBM HTTP Server appears.

7. Click Next. The license agreement appears.
8. Click I accept the terms of the license agreement, or I do not accept the terms of the license agreement.
9. Click Next.
10. Specify the directory name. The default directories follow:
    • AIX: /usr/HTTPServer/
    • HP_UX: /opt/HTTPServer/
    • Linux: /opt/IBMHTTPServer/
    • Linux for S/390: /opt/IBMHTTPServer/
    • Solaris: /opt/IBMHTTPD/
    • Windows NT and Windows 2000: C:\Program Files\IBM HTTP Server\
11. Click Next.
    The option appears for you to perform a typical, custom, or developer installation.
12. Select the type of installation you would like to perform:
    • Typical
    • Custom: Enables you to select multiple language installations simultaneously.
    • Developer: Non-administrator
13. Click Next.
    If you selected the typical installation, a list appears with everything included in the installation, along with the size of the image.
    If you selected the custom installation, a list of components appears and you can clear the box next to the components you do not want to install.
14. Click Next. The following message appears: Installing IBM HTTP Server. Please wait. You can click Cancel to stop the installation.

    The message Updating the inventory appears. You can click Cancel to stop the inventory update.

15. Click Finish.

You can now install in any path, on UNIX platforms, and can have more than one installation for the same machine.

The InstallShield Wizard automatically installs the GSKit.

Uninstalling the IBM HTTP Server

To uninstall the IBM HTTP Server:

1. Go to the directory where you installed the IBM HTTP Server. Change to the _uninst directory, located in the root directory.
2. Type java -jar uninstall.jar on all platforms.

   You can also choose to do a silent uninstall. To do a silent uninstall, type java -jar uninstall.jar -silent

The uninstall process on UNIX systems does not automatically uninstall the GSKit. You have to uninstall the GSKit manually by using the native uninstall method.

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