RE: Websphere 3.5 Installation

Hey - the article came out first :-).  And Kevin and I (and of course many
others) tried to review the IIC doc very closely based on feedback we had
received from several customers (internal and external) about the existing
getting started documentation.  By the way, thanks very much for the nice
words on the product (yes, I know you are only in the initial stages yet) -
they are good to hear once in a while.

Thanks,
Frances Stewart
WebSphere Application Server for iSeries 400
IBM Rochester


"Eyers, Daniel" <daniel.eyers@honeywell.com>@midrange.com on 06/15/2001
12:29:51 PM

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Frances is *all over* this one... That document is fairly concise and
spells
out exactly what you need to do to make the installation a success...  Our
one problem was that we didn't have the prereqs (we were missing JDK 1.2
which is like option 3 of some licensed application; it tells you on the
web
page.)  It is also extremely important to have all the latest PTFs at your
side; for us it was SF99027 and SF99141 along with the WAS 3.5 disks (which
install from the PC... wierd, but it worked well).

Also, make sure you know which version of WAS you are on.  We "thought" we
were on 3.0.1, when we were really on 2.0.3.  It makes a *big*
difference....

As to support, we found *all* the second tier support we encountered (we
spoke to Josh and Paul) were excellent.  First tier, however, seemed only
to
be able to parrot, "Intall PTFs, Install PTFs, *brrrrawk*, Install PTFs."
I
had to give the guy some sunflower seeds to get him to get us to tier 2 ;-)

Frances also co-authored a really good article I bumped into... (not sure
where) Athough it really said the same thing as the IBM document, it was
more readable (IMHO) and was nice to get a second opinion.

dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Frances Stewart [mailto:francess@us.ibm.com]
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 12:55 PM
To: JAVA400-L@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Websphere 3.5 Installation



You may want to check out the new Install and Initial Configuration guide
which has a plannign section and checklist.
v3.5.3 Standard Edition:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/websphere/wsappserver/

docs/as400v35std/docs/indexiic.html

v3.5.3 Advanced Edition:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/websphere/wsappserver/

docs/as400v35/docs/indexiic.html


Frances Stewart
WebSphere Application Server for iSeries 400
IBM Rochester


"Tanveer, Mohammad" <MTanveer@friedmancorp.com>@midrange.com on 06/15/2001
10:51:59 AM

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Subject:  RE: Websphere 3.5 Installation



We are trying to install WAS 3.5.3.  Is there any good advice before we
even
start? Any contact numbers for big help from IBM.

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:44 AM
To: 'JAVA400-L@midrange.com'
Subject: Websphere 3.5 Installation



Well, we just finished our install of WAS 3.5.3, and I have to say, I'm
pretty impressed with the capabilities of WAS.  The IBM support team was
very good helping us through our issues (we missed a prereq) and got us the
PTFs and things we needed in a timely and efficent manner.

I didn't think I would like the admin console but I have found it to be a
great way to manage the running of the site; this is functionality I have
*not* seen with Tomcat.

The differences between WAS 3.5.3 v. 2.0.3.1 is night and day;  I encourage
anyone who is using any older version of WAS to take advantage of the
upgrade.

My congratulations to the WAS team... Now, if only we could get IBM to
market it.  My great fear for WAS is that it'll be like the AS/400;  a
great
product with no marketing support.

Dan Eyers
Certified Blackbelt/Webmaster
Honeywell International
Lighting and Electronics
Urbana, OH
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