Installing the Administration Server

Overview

Introduction

Installation Overview

Preparing to Install

Installation and Distribution

Web Distribution

CD-ROM Distribution

Installation Prerequisites

System Requirements

Licensing

Requirements for Reinstalling the Administration Server

Selecting Directories for the Installation

BEA Home Directory

Product Installation Directory

Installing

Before you Begin

System Security and BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security

System Users

System Groups

File System Permissions

Secure Usernames and Passwords

Generating a Verbose Installation Log

Starting the Installation Program on Windows Platforms

Starting the Installation Program on a Sun Solaris Platform

Starting the Installation Program on a Linux Platform

Running the Installation Program

What's Next

Installing a Secondary Administration Server

Installing Without Root Privileges

Verify ALES User and Group Settings

Running the Installation Program Without Root Privileges

Post Installation Steps

Post Installation Tasks

Installing the Policy Database Schema

Installing the Policy Database Schema on Windows

Installing the Policy Database Schema on Sun Solaris

Installing the Policy Database Schema on Linux

Starting and Stopping Processes

Logging into the Administration Console

What's Next?

Uninstalling

Uninstalling the Administration Server on Windows

Additional Steps

Uninstalling the Administration Server on Solaris or Linux

Setting Up and Administering the Database

Setting Up and Administering the Oracle Database and Client

Before you Begin the Oracle Database Setup

Overview of the Oracle Client/Server Architecture

Oracle Database System Requirements

Installing and Configuring the Oracle Database

Installing the Oracle Database

Configuring the Oracle Database Listener for Remote Connections

Creating an Instance of an Oracle Database

Configuring an Oracle Policy Database

Installing and Configuring an Oracle Client

Installing and Configuring an Oracle Client on Windows

Installing and Configuring the Oracle Client on Sun Solaris

Installing and Configuring the Oracle Client on Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1

Installing and Configuring the Oracle Client on Red Hat Advanced Server 3.0

Tuning an Oracle Database

Calculating Oracle Tablespace Requirements

Calculating Oracle Tablespace Size Requirements

Calculating Oracle Rollback Tablespace Size Requirements

Optimizing the Oracle Database for Large Policies

Administering an Oracle Policy Database

Creating a User Account in an Oracle Policy Database

Using the Database Administration Utilities with Oracle

Backing Up an Oracle Database

Setting Up and Administering the Sybase Database and Client

Before you Begin the Sybase Database Setup

Overview of the Sybase Client/Server Architecture

Sybase Database System Requirements

Installing and Configuring the Sybase Adaptive Server

Installing the Sybase Database

Creating Sybase Database Devices

Creating and Configuring a Sybase Policy Database

Installing and Configuring a Sybase Database Client

Testing an Existing Sybase Open Client Installation

Installing and Configuring the Sybase Open Client on Windows

Installing and Configuring the Sybase Open Client on Sun Solaris

Installing and Configuring the Sybase Open Client on Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1

Tuning the Sybase Database

Calculating Sybase Database Size Requirements

Calculating Sybase Tablespace Requirements

Calculating Sybase Data Size Requirements

Calculating Sybase Transaction Log Size Requirements

Preventing Database Log Bloat with Sybase

Expanding the Policy Database with Sybase

Optimizing the Sybase Database for Large Policies

Administering the Sybase Policy Database

Creating a User Account in a Sybase Policy Database

Using the Database Administration Utilities with Sybase

Backing Up a Sybase Database