Minimum Hardware Requirements

  • 2 GHz Pentium or better
  • 1 GB RAM minimum, 1.5 GB recommended
  • 15 GB disk space
  • Ethernet or Token Ring card
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Network connectivity to the internet
  • Must have LAN connectivity. Note: Each machine must have a unique hostname.

Minimum Software Requirements

  • CentOS 4.5 Linux *
  • IBM DB2 v8.2 Express for Linux *
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server v6.0 for Linux *
  • IBM WebSphere Network Deployment v6.0 for WA1318 *
  • AST v6.0 for WA1318 *
  • WebSphere MQ v6.0 for Linux *
  • JMeter 2.2 for Linux *

* – indicates software provided by Web Age Solutions on CD.

Installation

Receive the Supporting zip file by mail from Web Age Solutions.

Receive the following CD(s) from Web Age Solutions:

  • CentOS 4.5 Linux (4 CDs)
  • IBM DB2 v8.2 Express for Linux
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server v6.0 for Linux
  • IBM WebSphere Network Deployment v6.0 for WA1318
  • AST v6.0 for WA1318
  • WebSphere MQ v6.0 for Linux
  • JMeter 2.2 for Linux

Install and setup the software in the following order (click the software title for installation instructions) :

  1. Click the link CentOS 4 Linux for instructions for the Linux installation.
  2. Click the link WA1318 Linux Preparation for instructions on copying the CDs to the machine.
  3. Click the link IBM DB2 v8.2 Express for Linux for installation instructions.
  4. Click the link WebSphere MQ v6.0 for Linux for installation instructions.
  5. Click the link AST v6.0 for Linux for installation instructions.
  6. Unzip the file WA1318-REL_*_*-Supporting.zip to /root.
  7. Inform the students and the instructor where all the CD images can be found.