IBM i Access for Web - Getting Ready

What are the prerequisites for Web Signon?

You should have these licensed program install on your machine:

  • 5770SS1 option 30 - Qshell
  • 5770SS1 option 33 - Portable App Solutions Environment (PASE)
  • 5770JV1 *BASE
  • 5770JV1 option 17 - Java SE 8 64 bit

Check GO LICPGM option 10 to make sure these licensed programs are installed. If these are not installed please perform a GO LICPGM opt. 11 and install them from the media that comes with the OS.

Is IBM i Access for Web 'Software Resource' installed on my Power System?

To check if an IBM i licensed program is installed for IBM i Access for Web, you can follow these steps:

  • Log in to your IBM i system.
  • Open the IBM i command line interface.
  • Display Software Resources (DSPSFWRSC) to display a list of installed licensed programs:
DSPSFWRSC
DSPSFWRSC

This will display the Licensed Internal Code (LIC) and Licensed Program (LP) information for your system.

  • Look for the entry related to IBM i Access for Web. The licensed program name may be something like "5770XH2"
  • If the licensed program is listed as installed, it means that IBM i Access for Web is installed on your system.
  • DSPSFWRSC - IBM i Access for Web

    This will display the status of the licensed program, including whether it is installed and the current release level.

    Is Java installed and ready to function for the Integrated Application Server (IAS)?

    To test the JVM that the ADMIN IAS jobs use, perform the following steps:

    On the IBM i command line type the following command:

    CALL QSYS/QHCRPRECHK

    The command will check each version of Java on the system as well as PASE to see if everything works properly. 

    If everything is successful the screen should look like the following:

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    What if you see an error like I did?

    To change the aspect of the number box (color, border or shadow) click on the number and select in the breadcrumbs the content box just before the paragraph.

    QHCRPRECHK
    ERROR! /usr/bin/host symbolic link does not exist
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    Resources

    Resource 1

    PDF file for IBM i Access for Web

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