20 Geac System21 commerce.connect: Implementation on the iSeries Server
3.1 Skills and prerequisites for installing, running WebSphere
Application Server
This section outlines the skills you need for the installation and the prerequisites that must be
in place before you start.
3.1.1 Skills
You must be familiar with the workstation, particularly with the operation of the keyboard and
mouse. You should also be familiar with the following applications, which are used in the
call.connect configuration. Although instructions are provided at each stage, a complete
beginner may find the installation to be difficult and may need help from someone with more
experience.
Windows NT Explorer
Notepad and Wordpad or other tool to edit files (for example, .bat and .xml files)
Client Access
MS-DOS
OS/400 commands
A Web browser (for example, Internet Explorer)
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In addition, you should also be familiar with:
WebSphere Application Server
CL programming on the iSeries
SQL
For straightforward configurations, you may be able to proceed regardless of your familiarity
with these items.
3.1.2 Prerequisites
Before you install WebSphere Application Server, make sure that you have met all hardware
and software prerequisites. The following sections list the iSeries hardware requirements,
iSeries software requirements, workstation hardware requirements, and workstation software
requirements.
For more information, see:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/websphere/wsappserver/docs/doc.htm
iSeries hardware requirements
Any of the following servers (recommended minimums) are required:
iSeries Model 170 with processor feature 2385
iSeries Model 720 with processor feature 2062
iSeries Model 270 with processor feature 2252
iSeries Model 820 with processor feature 2396
1 GB of memory (recommended minimum)
Table 3-1 lists the disk requirements.
Note: You may use earlier systems than these recommended minimums in environments
that support a limited number of users and where longer server initialization times can be
tolerated.
