WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration and Configuration Guide for the Full Profile

1004 WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Administration and Configuration Guide for the Full Profile

Authorize a non-root user ID that you specify to run the slibclean command as a root user

without providing a password. Next, issue the visudo command to add the following entry to

the /etc/sudoers configuration file (replace userID with the real user ID that you will be

using):

userid ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/slibclean

Log in with the specified user ID and then issue the sudo -l command. If successful, a

message that is similar to the following example displays:

User userid might run the following commands on this host:

(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/slibclean

If you do not have sudo installed or if sudo is installed but not configured correctly for the

specified user ID, error messages are displayed.

29.2 Planning considerations

This section lists planning considerations for WebSphere Application Server.

29.2.1 WebSphere Application Server V8 releases

For WebSphere Application Server V8 releases, you access the centralized installation

manager functions through the job manager or deployment manager. Using the job manager

or deployment manager, you can perform the following functions:

 Install, update, and uninstall Installation Manager on remote machines.

 Install, update, and uninstall WebSphere Application Server V8 release offerings on

remote machines.

 Collect, distribute, and delete files on remote hosts.

 Manage WebSphere Application Server profiles on remote hosts.

 Run scripts on remote hosts.

 Support for z/OS operating system targets.

 Support to add targets outside the cell

 Job scheduling

When working with WebSphere Application Server V8 releases and the centralized

installation manager, you need an additional 120 MB of disk space for the Installation

Manager installation kit. If your environment includes different operating systems, additional

disk space is required for other Installation Manager versions.

Note: Ensure that your environment meets the centralized installation manager

prerequisites for your platform before you attempt to work with the centralized installation

manager. For details, refer to 29.1, “The centralized installation manager prerequisites” on

page 1002.

Important: With the centralized installation manager for Version 8 releases, you cannot

install or update Installation Manager on a z/OS target. Prior to working with z/OS

targets with the centralized installation manager, ensure that the Installation Manager is

already installed.