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For information on the most recent levels of fixes available for any related products, refer to

the following Web sites:

 Information on PTFs for IBM WebSphere Application Server:

http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/software/websphere/wsappserver

 Information on PTFs for iSeries Access for Web:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/clientaccess/web/

 Information on PTFs for ASF Tomcat HTTP Server:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/http

 Information on PTFs for IBM WebSphere Host Publisher:

http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/hostpublisher

 Information on iSeries PTFs for Lotus Domino:

http://www.as400service.ibm.com

Follow these links from the main support page to locate additional PTFs: Fixes-> Select a

Topic-> Domino.

 Information on Lotus Domino maintenance releases and updates:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/domino/support/

2.2 Web browser requirements

At the time this redbook was written, three Web browsers had been tested with iSeries

Access for Web:

 Netscape 4.7 (AIX and Linux) and 6.2 (Windows)

 Internet Explorer 6.0 (Windows)

 Opera 5.0 (Linux) and 6.0 (Windows)

Other browsers may work successfully with iSeries Access for Web. However, they have not

been tested at this point.

iSeries Access for Web requires that the Web browser allows cookies. Refer to

iSeries

Access for Web

, SC41-5518, for details on enabling cookies in the listed browsers.

2.3 Setup overview

There are several combinations of the available software that may be used to enable iSeries

Access for Web V5R2. Table 2-7 shows the possible combinations of application server and

HTTP server.

Note: You must check all the listed Web sites for additional PTFs. Some required PTFs

may not be included in a cumulative package or Group PTF.

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Table 2-7 Software combinations

For information about configuring the Web application server, refer to the WebSphere

documentation center at:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/software/websphere/wsappserver/docs/doc.htm

iSeries customers who have Lotus Domino R5.0.5 or later installed may use the Domino

HTTP server in conjunction with WebSphere Application Server 4.0 (Advanced Single Server

Edition or Advanced Edition) to enable iSeries Access for Web.

Refer to

iSeries Access for Web

, SC41-5518, for step-by-step instructions on setting up

WebSphere Application Server V4.0 and the IBM HTTP servers. For information on

configuring the Domino HTTP server, see Appendix A, “Configuring the Domino HTTP Server

for iSeries Access for Web” on page 265.

The

iSeries Access for Web

, SC41-5518, publication provides the following checklist as a

means of verifying that all the installation steps have been completed. The checklist is

reproduced here to help you understand the overall setup process. The individual steps are

detailed in

iSeries Access for Web

, SC41-5518.

Setup checklist

Use this checklist to guide you through the steps necessary to install, verify, and configure a

simple iSeries Access for Web environment. These steps do not take into account other Web

applications or more complex Web environments.

1. Verify your iSeries server has the necessary hardware listed in 2.1.1, “iSeries hardware

requirements” on page 12.

2. Verify your iSeries server has the prerequisite software listed in 2.1.2, “Software

requirements” on page 12.

3. Verify your Web browser meets the requirements listed in 2.2, “Web browser

requirements” on page 17.

4. If the beta release of iSeries Access for Web was installed on your server, it must be

deleted before you install V5R2 iSeries Access for Web. For details, see “Beta release” on

page 15.

5. Install iSeries Access for Web on the iSeries server using the instructions in “Installing the

licensed program” on page 15, and in

iSeries Access for Web

, SC41-5518.

6. Now that the iSeries server software is installed, install the latest program temporary fixes

(PTFs) for:

WebSphere Application

Server 4.0 Advanced

Edition

WebSphere Application

Server 4.0 Advanced Single

Server Edition

ASF Tomcat

IBM HTTP Server

(powered by Apache)

Ye s Ye s Ye s

IBM HTTP Server

(original)

Ye s Ye s N o

Domino HTTP Server Ye s Ye s N o

Note: iSeries Access for Web with WebSphere Application Server 4.0 Advanced Edition

and Domino R6 supplying the HTTP server was the only combination tested during the

writing of this redbook.