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

On UNIX workstations, you can install WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base using a user of your choice. In this case, assign the HCL Workload Automation administrative user read and write access to the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base installation directory.

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 HCL Workload Automation 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 Open Liberty is required, by checking the required version of the Application server in the Supported Software Report, available in Product Requirements.
Download Open Liberty from Get started with Open Liberty. Download the package named All GA Features
Perform one of the following actions:
1. Extract Open Liberty using the root user:
  On Windows operating systems
  unzip <openliberty_download_dir>\openliberty-<version>.zip -d <install_dir>
  On UNIX operating systems
  unzip <openliberty_download_dir>/openliberty-<version>.zip -d <install_dir>
2. Run the following command to assign permissions:
```
chmod 755 -R "wlp_directory"
```
OR
Extract Open Liberty using the user who is going to install the product, as follows:
```
su - "wauser"
unzip
```
where:

<openliberty_download_dir>

The directory where you downloaded Open Liberty.

install_dir

The directory where you want to install Open Liberty.
Note: Install the new Open Liberty in the exact location of the previous WebSphere Application Server Liberty Base installation.
Ensure the HCL Workload Automation administrative user has the rights to run Open Liberty and full access to the installation directory. If Open Liberty 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.