Installation Guide

Welcome to AquaLogic Pathways

How to Use This Book

Audience

Organization

Typographical Conventions

BEA Documentation and Resources

Installation Prerequisites

Hardware and Software Requirements

Quickstart Overview

Installation

Installing Pathways Components

Launching the Pathways Installer

Completing the Installer Wizard Pages

Restarting the Portal Application Server

Running the Security and Directory Service (SDS) Database Script

Creating the Pathways Database

Creating the Pathways Database on SQL Server 2000

Creating the Pathways Database on SQL Server 2005

Creating the Pathways Database (Oracle)

Creating the Rank Engine Database

Creating the Rank Engine Database on SQL Server 2000

Creating the Rank Engine Database on SQL Server 2005

Creating the Rank Engine Database on Oracle

Configuring Pathways

Starting the Portal

Registering Pathways with the Portal

Starting the Security and Directory Service (SDS) and Search Service

Starting the SDS and Search Service on Windows

Starting the SDS and Search Service on UNIX

Starting Pathways

Starting Pathways on Windows

Starting Pathways on UNIX

Seeding the SDS Database with Pathways Capabilities and Roles

Installing and Configuring the Auto-Tag External Operation

Adding Pathways Navigation Tags to the Portal Banner

Making the Pathways User Profile Portlet Available to Users

Accessing Pathways Administration Online Help

Configuring Content Upload for the Pathways Submit Page

Installation

Installing Pathways Components

Launching the Pathways Installer

Completing the Installer Wizard Pages

Restarting the Portal Application Server

Running the Security and Directory Service (SDS) Database Script

Running the SDS Database Script on SQL Server for a New Install of the SDS

Running the SDS Database Script on Oracle for a New Install of the SDS

Running the SDS Database Script on SQL Server for an Existing Install of the SDS

Running the SDS Database Script on Oracle for an Existing Install of the SDS

Creating the Pathways Database

Creating the Pathways Database on SQL Server 2000

Creating the Pathways Database on SQL Server 2005

Creating the Pathways Database on Oracle

Creating the Rank Engine Database

Creating the Rank Engine Database on SQL Server 2000

Creating the Rank Engine Database on SQL Server 2005

Creating the Rank Engine Database on Oracle

Configuring Pathways

Starting the Portal

Registering Pathways with the Portal

Starting the Security and Directory Service (SDS) and Search Service

Starting the SDS and Search Service on Windows

Starting the SDS and Search Service on UNIX

Starting Pathways

Starting Pathways on Windows

Starting Pathways on UNIX

Seeding the SDS Database with Pathways Roles and Capabilities

Installing and Configuring the Auto-Tag External Operation

Adding Pathways Navigation Tags to the Portal Banner

Making the Pathways User Profile Portlet Available to Users

Accessing Pathways Administration Online Help

Configuring Content Upload for the Pathways Submit Page

Prerequisites

Locating the Content Upload Web Service URL and Content Source ID

Configuring Content Upload for Pathways

Upgrade

Upgrading from Pathways 1.0 to Pathways 1.0 MP1

Troubleshooting

Overview of Logs

Installation Logs

Runtime Logs

Troubleshooting Common Installation Problems

Using the Logging Utilities

Licensing

Licensing Overview

Installation Behavior

Upgrading an Existing License

Merging License Keys

Uninstalling Pathways

Uninstalling Pathways on UNIX

Uninstalling Pathways on Windows