To install using templatized installation

To use templatized installation, enter the installation settings for each remote machine in a template file called template.inf. You can then use the template to install the web server on multiple machines from a single session on your local machine.

The template.inf file is found in the same directory as the setup program.

To run templatized installation, perform the following steps:

1. In the /.rhosts directory of your local machine, create an entry for each remote machine where you will install the web server using the format

   remote_machine_name username

   For example, if the remote machine is host1 on the domain do gs, and you are logged in as root, enter the following information:

   host1.docs.com root

2. In the /etc/hosts.equiv directory of your local machine, create an entry for each remote machine where you will install the web server using the format

   remote_machine_name

   For example, if the remote machine name is host1 on the domain docs, enter the following information:

   host1.docs.com

3. In the /.rhosts directory of each remote machine where you will install the web server, create an entry for your local machine using the format

   local_machine_name username

   For example, if the local machine name is chewbacca on the domain docs and you are logged in as root, enter the following information:

   chewbacca.docs.com root

4. In the /etc/hosts.equiv directory of each remote machine where you will install the web server, create an entry for your local machine using the format

   local_machine_name

   For example, if the local machine name is chewbacca on the domain docs, enter the following information:

   chewbacca.docs.com

5. Create a setup directory on your local machine with a link to server root

   ln -s server_root/ setup-directory

6. Change to the directory where setup resides.

   For the local machine share and export the directory containing the setup program via NFS:

   - For the remote machine, create a setup directory and mount via NFS mount -F nfs <local machine name >: setup-directory setup-directory

   - Finally make sure that the SetupLocation is accessible from the remote machine.

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   Note –

   Remote access is only on Solaris machines. Remote access is different from platform to platform.

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7. Open the template.inf file.

8. Enter the installation setting:

   • HostNames: the name of the host where the web server will be installed, separated by commas. For example:

     host1,host2,host3

     • Components: the components to install, separated by commas. For example:

       webcore,jdk,cleanup

     • SetUpLocation: the location of the setup program used by the template file.

       For each host, enter the following:

       • [hostname]: the name of the machine where the web server will be installed by the template.

     • InstallType: the type of installation to run: express [1], typical [2], or custom [3].

     • SuiteSpotUserID: The user ID used when running the default instance of the Sun Java System Web Server.

     • SuiteSpotGroup: The group the user running the default instance of the Sun Java System Web Server belongs to.

     • ServerRoot: the directory where your server will be installed. For example:

       /opt/SUNWwbsvr/

     • HttpDocRoot: The document root of the Sun Java System Web Server instance. For example:

       /opt/SUNWwbsvr/docs

       For the core server, enter the following:

     • AdminPort: Enter the port number for the Administration Server.

     • HttpPort: The port of the default Sun Java System Web Server instance.

     • AdminSysUser: The user id used when running the Administration Server. The user should have access permissions to use the directory Server to perform user and group management tasks. For example, root.

     • AdminName: The user name used to access the administration screens of the Administration Server. For example: admin.

     • AdminPassword: The password used to access the administration screen of the Administration Server. For example: admin.

9. Run the installation wrapper by typing the following command at the command prompt:

   path_to_perl_executable/perl installWrapper -f template.inf

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   The installWrapper is a Perl script.

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   The following is an example of the template.inf file:

   [ MachineName] HostNames = draco.sun Components=webcore,snmp,cleanup SetUpLocation=/Sun/WebServer/P20030814.1 [iws-intern3] InstallType= 2 SuiteSpotUserID= nobody SuitespotGroup= nobody SecurityCheck= False RequireDomain= False InstallWhich= 1 ServerRoot=/Sun/WebServer/tmpl_inst/SUNWwbsvr HttpDocRoot=/Sun/WebServer/tmpl_inst/SUNWwbsvr/docs JDK_DIR=/usr/j2se [core] Upgrade= False Reinstall= False AdminPort= 20000 HttpPort= 20001 AdminSysUser= root AdminName= admin AdminPassword= admin UgLdapUse= No CompVersions= 2:2:1:2:2:1:1:2: [cleanup] Archive= cleanup.zip