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IBM Lotus LMS Quick Install Guide
This guide provides a summary of the installation process for LMS 1.0.2. For complete information and instructions,
see the Installation Guide.
Prerequisites for installation
• WebSphere Application Server
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/library/index.html
The IBM Lotus Learning Management System (LMS) server requires the WebSphere Application Server
(WAS) 5.0 core. If the LMS server is going to make use of multiple server machines, then the user must also
install the WAS Network Deployment (ND) module. In addition, an HTTP server is required. The IBM HTTP
Server included with WAS can be installed to meet the HTTP server requirement.
LMS comes bundled with WAS 5.0 and supports the following OS platforms:
• IBM AIX Release 5.1 or later (PowerPC RISC architecture - pSeries)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT Release 4.0 (Intel 32 architecture)
• Sun Solaris Release 8 or later (UltraSPARC 32/64 architecture - not on Intel)
• Linux Release 2.2 or later (Intel 32/64 architecture with SuSe 7.2 or later and RedHat 7.2 or later only)
• Linux Advanced Server 2.1
• LDAP Server
If an existing LDAP directory is not currently available, then an LDAP directory server must be installed and
configured. The LMS requires an LDAP v3. compliant directory, and supports the following products:
• IBM SecureWay 3.2 - http://www-3.ibm.com/software/network/help-directory/
• IBM Directory Server 4.1 - http://www-3.ibm.com/software/network/help-directory/
• Lotus Domino -
http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/
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• iPlanet 5.0
• Microsoft Active Directory
• Database Server
If an existing database server is not available, then a database server must be installed and configured. The
LMS requires one of the following databases:
• DB2 UDB 7.2 or later http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/support.html
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 for Windows Advanced Server
• Oracle 8i or later
LMS Installer
The LMS 1.0 Installer prepares the LMS application files for installation. The LMS Installer does not deploy the LMS
enterprise applications to WAS. The LMS Installer uses InstallShield, and runs on all LMS OS platforms. Specifically,
the LMS Installer does the following:
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