WA1006 Lab Setup Guide
Minimum Hardware Requirements
  • 400MHz or faster CPU
  • 256MB RAM
  • 1GB free hard disk space
  • CD-ROM drive
  • LAN Adapter
  • Networked
  • Internet Access (strongly recommended)
Minimum Software Requirements
  • Windows 98 or Windows NT (with Service Pack 6a or higher)
  • Internet Explorer 5.5
  • DB2 UDB v7.1 Personal Edition *
  • WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition, Version 3.5 *
  • WebSphere Studio Entry Edition, Version 3.5.2 *
  • WinZip 8.0
* - indicates software provided by Web Age Solutions on CD.
Installation
Receive the following CD(s) from Web Age Solutions:
  • DB2 V7.1
  • WAS35ADV
  • Studio 3.5
Install and setup the software in the following order:
  1. Click the link Install IBM DB2 UDB v7.1 Personal Edition for installation.
  2. Click the link Install WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition, Version 3.5 for installation.
  3. Click the link Install WebSphere Studio Entry Edition, Version 3.5.2 for installation.
Perform the following configuration:
  1. From the Set Up disk, extract WSSCourseFiles.zip to the C: directory , (ensure that Use Folder Names is checked in Winzip)
  2. Open a DB2 Command window. Go to the C:\WSSCourseFiles directory, and run db2create.bat to make the database
  3. Set up the Web Server Virtual Directories.
    1. In C:\WINNT\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, add the following lines below the last line of the file:
             127.0.0.1     www.WSSOnline.com
             127.0.0.1     www.WSSWebSite.com
    2. In C:\IBM HTTP Server\conf\httpd.conf, add the following lines below the last line:
            <Virtual Host *>
                  DocumentRoot c:\wsswebsite
                  ServerName www.WSSOnline.com
            </Virtual Host *>
            <Virtual Host *>
                  DocumentRoot c:\wsswebsite
                  ServerName www.WSSOnline.com
            </Virtual Host *>