BEA AquaLogic Service Registry may be installed using the following scenarios:
Standalone Registry
Under this scenario, the BEA AquaLogic Service Registry server is installed and deployed on WebLogic Server 8.x or 9.x and connects to a local or external registry database. To perform a standalone installation, follow the instructions Starting the Installation Program. For more configuration information, see Server Configuration, and Database Installation.
Standalone registry with data migration
In this case, a standalone installation is performed and data is migrated to it from a previous installation of BEA AquaLogic Service Registry. Follow the instructions in Migration.
Approval Process Registry
An installation of BEA AquaLogic Service Registry can be split into two servers, publication registry and discovery registry. The publication registry is a preliminary server for the publishing, testing, and approval of data. After data is approved, it is promoted to the discovery registry. The discovery registry is configured for inquiry. To install BEA AquaLogic Service Registry with the Approval Process Registry, follow the instructions in Approval Process Registry Installation.
External Accounts Integration
BEA AquaLogic Service Registry server may be optionally configured to use external accounts on an LDAP or other account store. It is possible to set up external accounts integration during database installation. For more information, see Database Installation,and External Accounts Integration.
Registry cluster
A UDDI cluster is a group of UDDI registries deployed on multiple servers possibly with a clustered database in the back-end. Load balancing is used to distribute requests amongst BEA AquaLogic Service Registry servers to get the optimal load distribution. To learn how to configure AquaLogic Service Registry in a cluster, see Cluster Configuration.
Support for Windows NT service and UNIX Daemon
BEA AquaLogic Service Registry can be run as a service on Windows 2000/XP. Support for NT service installation is installed by default on Windows servers—for information, see NT Service Support. Also, BEA AquaLogic Service Registry can be run as a system daemon on Unix machines—for information, see Running in Linux.
Installation Modes
The BEA Products installation program can be used in the following modes:
Graphical mode
Graphical-mode installation is an interactive, GUI-based method for installing your software. It can be run on both Windows and UNIX systems. For installation procedures, see Running the Installation Program in Graphical Mode.
Note:
If you want to run graphical-mode installation, the console attached to the machine on which you are installing the software must support a Java-based GUI. All consoles for Windows systems support Java-based GUIs, but not all consoles for UNIX systems do. If you attempt to start the installation program in graphical mode on a system that cannot support a graphical display, the installation program automatically starts console-mode installation.
Console mode
Console-mode installation is an interactive, text-based method for installing your software from the command line, on either a UNIX system or a Windows system. For instructions for using this method, see Running the Installation Program in Console Mode.
Silent mode
Silent-mode installation is a non interactive method of installing your software that requires the use of an XML properties file for selecting installation options. You can run silent-mode installation in either of two ways: as part of a script or from the command line. Silent-mode installation is a way of setting installation configurations only once and then using those configurations to duplicate the installation on many machines. For instructions, see Running the Installation Program in Silent Mode.
Licensing and Evaluation
Your BEA software cannot be used without a valid license. When you install your software, the installation program installs an evaluation license (license.bea) into the Registry Home directory, to allow you to start using the product immediately. This license key is valid for 180 days. At the end of this period, you may request an extension of the evaluation period by contacting your BEA sales representative.
To use your software in a full-scale production environment, you must purchase a production license. To find out how to do so, contact your sales representative or visit the BEA corporate Web site at http://www.bea.com.
Note that evaluation and production licenses for pre-2.1 versions of AquaLogic Service Registry do not work with AquaLogic Service Registry 2.1.
Evaluation Limitations
The following limitations are put on BEA AquaLogic Service Registry installations under evaluation licenses:
User is not allowed change the system clock back to extend the evaluation period. If the system clock is altered in this way, the validation of the license key fails.
The registry's database is not accessible without a valid, non-expired license key; the database is accessible only from a registry installed using the same license key or its extension keys.
The database export/import/migrate tools take the license into account. You cannot transfer data between databases containing different licenses. In other words, if you download a new evaluation version of BEA AquaLogic Service Registry, you will not be able to transfer the database to it using these tools.
