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Installing Host On-Demand v15

  

IBM® Host On-Demand (HOD) provides security-rich web-to-host terminal emulation and host access application programming support from a single interface. HOD provides connectivity to TN3270E, TN5250, VT52, VT100, VT220, and VT420 systems, IBM CICS® applications, and FTP servers. The managed HOD environment replaces the browser on the local machine and removes the need to download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

With the Host On-Demand version 15 release, Install Anywhere is used to create HOD packages, which provide a simple installation method to install Host On-Demand on all the supported platforms without any external dependency.

Execute the below steps to install the HOD v15 on Windows.

Prerequisite for HOD installation:

1.      Download the HOD installer from IBM Passport Advantage or IBM Fix Central.

2.      Make sure that the user has admin right. 

Installing Host On-Demand

1.      Double-click on the HOD installer .exe file to launch the Install Anywhere window.

2.      Select the language to install and click OK.

3.      Click Next in the Introduction panel.

4.      Read the License Agreement information carefully and select the check box.

5.      Click Next.

6.      Click Next in the Multiple Instance panel.

7.      Migrate Instance Panel show the existing HOD version (for upgrade) and the option to create a new Instance. Select the options accordingly and click Next.

8.      Select the translation language and click Next.

9.      Select the installation directory from the Install and Java Folder panels.

10.      In the Publish Information panel, add the required fields as follows:

a.      Provide the path for HOD published directory.    

b.      Enter hod in the Host On-Demand Publish folder field.

c.      Enter the service manager port number and click Next.

 

11.      Select the required web server from the Web Server Configuration Panel options and click Next.  

12.      Select the application server to install the Host On-Demand configuration servlet in the App Server Configuration panel.

13.      Review the details in the Pre-Install Summary panel and click Install.

14.      The HOD initiates installation, and the Install Complete panel appears after successful installation.  


Sathiyapriya
QA Engineer,Lab Services, IBM HACP & HATS