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Installing BEA Tuxedo on UNIX Systems Using Console-Mode Installation

 

The following sections describe how to install BEA Tuxedo using console-mode installation:

 


What Is Console-Mode Installation?

Console-mode installation is the text-based method of executing the BEA Installation program. It can be run only on UNIX systems and is intended for UNIX systems with nongraphics consoles. Console-mode installation offers the same capabilities as graphics-based installation.

 


Before You Start

If you are upgrading from a 5.1 or pre-5.1 version of WebLogic Enterprise, or from a 7.1 or pre-7.1 version of BEA Tuxedo, see Upgrading the BEA Tuxedo System to Release 8.0, and follow the instructions given there. Then return here to continue your BEA Tuxedo installation.

 


Starting Console-Mode Installation

To start the console-mode installation process, follow these steps:

  1. Select a UNIX system that meets the hardware and software requirements described in BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Platform Data Sheets.

  2. Log in to the target UNIX system using the root username.

    You need superuser privileges to mount the BEA Tuxedo CD on a UNIX system. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo by downloading it from the BEA Web site, you do not need superuser privileges.

  3. Make sure that you have enough free space for the BEA Tuxedo installation.

    For disk space requirements, see BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Platform Data Sheets. For important disk space allocation information, see File and Database Management and Disk Space Allocation.

  4. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo by downloading it from the BEA Web site:

    1. Go to the directory in which you downloaded the BEA Tuxedo installer specific to your platform.

    2. Invoke the installation procedure by entering the following command:

      sh filename.bin -i console

      In this command filename is the name of the BEA Tuxedo installer.

    For instructions on completing the installation process, see Running Console-Mode Installation.

  5. If you are installing BEA Tuxedo from the CD-ROM:

    1. Mount the CD-ROM as a filesystem and insert the BEA Tuxedo CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

    2. Go to the tux8_new_installer directory of the mounted CD-ROM.

    3. Invoke the installation procedure by entering the following command:

      sh filename.bin -i console

      In this command filename is the name of the BEA Tuxedo installer specific to your platform.

    For instructions on completing the installation process, see Running Console-Mode Installation.

 


Running Console-Mode Installation

To complete the console-mode installation process, which is currently available only in English, respond to the prompts in each section by entering the number associated with your choice or by pressing Enter to accept the default. To exit the installation process, enter quit in response to any prompt. To review or change your selection, enter back at the prompt.

In this section . . .

Perform the following action . . .

Introduction

Press Enter to continue with the installation process.

License Agreement

Read the BEA Software License Agreement and indicate your acceptance or rejection of the terms of the agreement by entering Y or N, respectively, at the prompt. To review the entire agreement, you must press Enter several times. To proceed with the installation, you must enter Y to indicate your agreement with the terms of the license. If you enter N, the following warning is displayed:

Warning:
If you do not accept the licensing terms you will not be
allowed to continue with the install.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE? (Y/N):

If you enter N, the installation process terminates.

Choose Install Set

Select the install set that you want installed on your system. The following choices are displayed:

====================================================
Choose Install Set
------------------
Please Choose the Install Set to be installed by this installer.
    ->1- Full Installation
2- Server Install
3- Client Install
4- Jolt Client
ENTER THE NUMBER FOR THE INSTALL SET, OR <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT:
====================================================

For a list of software components for each install set, see "Install Sets" on page A-3.

On a Windows 98 system, enter either 3 (Client Install) or 4 (Jolt Client). A Windows 98 system cannot be used as a BEA Tuxedo server machine.

Your selection includes the appropriate encryption software for link-level encryption (LLE) and/or secure sockets layer (SSL).

Choose BEA Home Directory

Specify the BEA Home directory that will serve as the central support directory for all BEA products installed on the target system. If you already have a BEA Home directory on your system, you can select that directory (recommended) or create a new BEA Home directory. If you choose to create a new directory, the BEA Tuxedo installer program automatically creates the directory for you. For details about the BEA Home directory, see BEA Home Directory.

Enter 1 to create a new BEA Home directory or, if you already have a BEA Home directory on your system, enter 2 to select an existing BEA Home directory. Be sure to use the full pathname when specifying a new BEA Home directory.

For example:

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Choose BEA Home Directory
-------------------------
1- Create a New BEA Home
2- Use Existing BEA Home
Enter a number: 2
1- /home3/bea
2- /home2/beahome
Existing BEA Home: 1
====================================================
Choose BEA Home Directory
-------------------------

In this example, we enter 2 to display the BEA Home directories that have already been created on this system. At the Existing BEA Home: prompt, we enter 1 to specify /home3/bea as the BEA Home directory for this installation. Make sure that you enter the number associated with the BEA Home directory, instead of the directory name.

Choose Product Directory

Specify the directory in which you want to install the BEA Tuxedo software. You may select the default product directory (tuxedo8.0) or create a new product directory. If you choose to create a new directory, the BEA Tuxedo installer automatically creates the directory for you.

The initial default installs the product directory under the BEA Home directory you specified in the previous section. To accept this default, enter 2 at the prompt.

The choices displayed in this section are as follows:

===================================================
Choose Product Directory
------------------------
1- Modify Current Selection (/home3/bea/tuxedo8.0)
2- Use Current Selection (/home3/bea/tuxedo8.0)
Enter a number:
===================================================

Installing . . .

No user input is required here. The installation program is installing BEA Tuxedo in the user-specified product directory.

Note: It is normal for the installation progress bar to stop for a fairly long time, especially at the end. The BEA Tuxedo installer is still working when this occurs.

Create Tlisten Password

Enter a tlisten password of your choice. Your password must be a string of no more than 80 alphanumeric characters in clear-text format. Use this password to log in to the BEA Tuxedo Administration Console.

BEA Tuxedo uses the tlisten password to protect the local machine from administrative requests and operations that are not authorized. Whenever administrative communications arrive on the local machine through a tlisten(1) or wlisten(1) gateway process, BEA Tuxedo authenticates them by means of the tlisten password.

Enter Your LDAP Settings

Choose whether or not you want to enter Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) configuration settings.

Note: Choosing to enter LDAP configuration settings is a valid choice only if you have installed CORBA server and/or client software components and you intend to use secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption in your application.

BEA Tuxedo 8.0 provides an LDAP-based certificate retrieval mechanism that has been certified for use with the LDAP Directory server included with Netscape Enterprise Server.

To enter LDAP configuration settings, enter 1 and then enter the following configuration information:

For example:

===================================================
Enter Your LDAP Settings
------------------------
1- Enter LDAP Configuration Information
2- Do Not Enter LDAP Configuration Information
Enter a number: 1
LDAP Service Name: pcwiz.beasys.com
LDAP PortID: 389
LDAP BaseObject: o=beasys.com
LDAP Filter File Location: /home3/bea/tuxedo8.0/
udataobj/security/bea_ldap_filter.dat
===================================================

If you do not want to specify LDAP settings, enter 2 to proceed to the next section.

License Installation Choice

Choose whether or not you want to install the BEA Tuxedo product license now. If you want to postpone installation of the license until later, select 2 to proceed to the next section.

To install the license now, read the following important information, enter 1, and then specify the location of the license file on your machine:

For example:

===================================================
License Selection Option
------------------------
1- Copy License File Now
2- Copy License File Later
Enter a number: 1
Specify a Path to your License File: /home3/lic.txt
===================================================

Install Complete

Press Enter to exit the installation program.


 

Congratulations! Your installation of the BEA Tuxedo software is complete!

 


What Do I Do Next?

To prepare for tasks that must be performed after you finish installing the software, read the following sections:

To configure your BEA Tuxedo software and verify that your software is installed correctly, see Performing Post-Installation Tasks.

 

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