1 IP Service Activator Installation Overview

This chapter provides an overview for installing Oracle Communications IP Service Activator.

IP Service Activator Installation Overview

Before beginning the IP Service Activator installation, you need to plan the installation and overall system configuration, gather information, and set up your hosts (servers and workstations). See "About Planning an IP Service Activator Installation" for engineering guidelines and other planning details.

For later reference, you need to gather and record important installation information, such as settings, account names, and passwords. This document provides checklists in "Installation Checklists and Worksheet".

Server and workstation preparation can include the installation and configuration of:

• Operating systems, including the creation of user accounts

• Oracle Database software

• Other required third-party software components

After the servers and workstations are correctly configured, you run the Oracle Universal Installer. Depending on system configuration, IP Service Activator server software is installed on at least one, and possibly multiple, hosts. IP Service Activator client software is installed on each Windows host.

After software installation, post-installation activities may be required. These are described in this guide and in IP Service Activator System Administrator's Guide.

Installation Sequence

The following list outlines the main tasks to install IP Service Activator:

1. Plan the installation and prepare your hosts for IP Service Activator installation. See "Planning an IP Service Activator Installation".

2. Perform the pre-installation checks. See "Pre-installation Checklist".

3. Install the operating system (OS) and apply patches. Complete additional OS configuration tasks. See "Installing IP Service Activator on an Oracle Solaris or Linux Server".

4. Install and configure Oracle Database software. See "Installing and Configuring Oracle Database Software".

5. Perform post-installation tasks on Oracle Database software. See "Oracle Database Post-Installation Tasks".

6. Configure the CORBA ORB settings. See "CORBA ORB Configuration for IP Service Activator".

7. If you are installing the Configuration Template Module (CTM), perform additional configuration steps to support it. See "Pre-Installation of the Configuration Template Module".

8. Install supplemental software components. See "Installing Supplemental Software Components".

9. Install the necessary IP Service Activator components on the server(s). See "Installing IP Service Activator on an Oracle Solaris or Linux Server".

10. Install the IP Service Activator client and required modules on the Windows hosts. See "Installing the IP Service Activator Client on Windows".

11. Apply any required IP Service Activator software patches.

12. Perform additional setup tasks that apply to your system prior to starting IP Service Activator. See "Pre-Installation of the Configuration Template Module" for a brief list. Details on the additional setup tasks are given in the IP Service Activator Administrator's Guide.

Pre-installation Checklist

Before beginning the installation, check that:

• You have read "Planning an IP Service Activator Installation" and planned how to distribute IP Service Activator components across your hosts. You can record the plan for each host in the Installation Checklists. See "Installation Checklists and Worksheet".

• You have migrated all Cisco Device Drivers to the Network Processor on the IP Service Activator 5.2.4 release. For more information, see IP Service Activator version 5.2.4 Migration Guide.

• If you have a previous installation of IP Service Activator, do the following:

  Perform a proper shutdown of the IP Service Activator system, and uninstall it before proceeding with a new installation. See "Uninstalling Individual IP Service Activator Components".

  If you are upgrading from a previous IP Service Activator system that used an Oracle-supplied serial number, you must re-use that serial number in the new installation.

  Note:

  To uninstall IP Service Activator 7.0, you do not have to run the uninstall.sh script. The Oracle Universal Installer has the capability to uninstall IP Service Activator. You can also install and uninstall IP Service Activator 7.0 on your local machine.