Installing the Tuxedo System

 

 

Preparing to Install the BEA Tuxedo System

BEA Installation Program

BEA Tuxedo Distribution Methods

Web Distribution of BEA Tuxedo

CD-ROM Distribution of BEA Tuxedo

BEA Tuxedo Software Components

Hardware and Software Prerequisites

System Requirements

Temporary Storage Space Requirements

Configuring Interprocess Communication Resources

BEA Home Directory

Choosing a BEA Home Directory

Understanding the Functions of the BEA Home Directory

Creating More than One BEA Home Directory

Installation Road Map

 

Installing BEA Tuxedo Using GUI-Mode Installation

What Is GUI-Mode Installation?

Before You Start

Starting GUI-Mode Installation on a Windows System

Starting GUI-Mode Installation on a UNIX System

Running GUI-Mode Installation

Assigning File Ownership on a UNIX System

Understanding the BEA Tuxedo Shortcuts on a Windows System

Understanding the BEA Administration Program on a Windows System

Accessing Other Machines on the Network

Setting and Modifying Environment Variables

Directing System Messages to the Windows 2000 Event Log

Configuring tlisten Processes to Start Automatically

Configuring IPC Resources to Maximize System Performance

Reviewing the Windows 2000 Registry Content

Developer Key

Environment Key

Security Key

What Do I Do Next?

 

Installing BEA Tuxedo on UNIX Systems Using
Console-Mode Installation

What Is Console-Mode Installation?

Before You Start

Starting Console-Mode Installation

Running Console-Mode Installation

What Do I Do Next?

 

Installing BEA Tuxedo Using Silent Installation

What Is Silent Installation?

Before You Start

Using Silent Installation: Main Steps

Creating a Template File

Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a Windows System

Invoking the Silent Installation Process on a UNIX System

Windows Template File

UNIX Template File

What Do I Do Next?

 

Upgrading the BEA Tuxedo System to Release 8.0

Preparing Your Machine for an Upgrade

Selecting an Upgrade Procedure

Backing Up Files

Performing a Simple Upgrade

Additional Upgrade Requirements for Windows 2000

Performing a Hot Upgrade

Pre-Upgrade Notes

Hot-Upgrade Procedure

Hot-Upgrade Example

Upgrading BEA Jolt to Release 8.0

Rebuilding an Application

 

Performing Post-Installation Tasks

Understanding the BEA Tuxedo Directory Structure

Understanding the BEA Tuxedo Architecture

UBBCONFIG File

MASTER Machine

TUXCONFIG File

TUXCONFIG Environment Variable

TUXDIR Environment Variable

Installing the Product License After You Install BEA Tuxedo

Installing the Product License on a Windows System

Installing the Product License on a UNIX System

Using the Registry to Further Restrict Access on a Windows System

Setting Up Your Environment

Setting Environment Variables on a Windows System

Setting Environment Variables on a UNIX System

Starting the tlisten Process

tlisten Invocation

tlisten Password

Editing a UBBCONFIG File

Using the TYPE Parameter in UBBCONFIG

Checking IPC Requirements

Creating the Universal Device List and the Transaction Log

Defining the TLOG

Creating the UDL and UDL Entries for TLOG

Running simpapp to Verify Your Installation

Running simpapp to Verify the BEA Tuxedo ATMI Software
Installation

Running simpapp to Verify the BEA Tuxedo CORBA C++ Software Installation

Running buildtms and buildXAJS for BEA Tuxedo Applications that
Use XA Resource Managers

Uninstalling BEA Tuxedo

Reinstalling BEA Tuxedo

 

Starting the BEA Tuxedo Administration Console

Hardware Requirements

Operating System Requirements

Server Requirements

Browser Requirements

Understanding the BEA Tuxedo Administration Console File Tree

Setting Up Your Environment for the BEA Tuxedo Administration Console

Starting tuxwsvr

Starting wlisten

Starting the BEA Tuxedo Administration Console

Exiting the BEA Tuxedo Administration Console

 

BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Platform Data Sheets

Supported Platforms

Install Sets

Compaq Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1 on Alpha Systems

Available BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Install Sets for Compaq Tru64 UNIX
Version 5.1

Hardware Requirements for Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1

Software Requirements for Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1

Network Requirements for Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1

Disk Space Requirements for Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1

Mounting and Unmounting the CD for Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1

Tunable Parameters for Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1

HP-UX Version 11.0 (32-Bit) on HP 9000 Series

Available BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Install Sets for HP-UX 11.0 (32-Bit)

Hardware Requirements for HP-UX 11.0 (32-Bit)

Software Requirements for HP-UX 11.0 (32-Bit)

Network Requirements for HP-UX 11.0 (32-Bit)

Disk Space Requirements for HP-UX 11.0 (32-Bit)

Mounting and Unmounting the CD for HP-UX 11.0 (32-Bit)

Tunable Parameters for HP-UX 11.0 (32-Bit)

IBM AIX 4.3.3 on IBM PowerPC 32-Bit

Available BEA Tuxedo Release 8.0 Packages

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Network

Disk Space Requirements for IBM AIX 4.3.3 (32-bit)

Tunable Parameter

Mounting and Unmounting the CD for AIX 4.3.3 (32-Bit)

Microsoft Windows 2000 on Intel

BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Install Sets for Windows 2000 (Intel)

Hardware Requirements for Windows 2000 (Intel)

Software Requirements for Windows 2000 (Intel)

Network Requirements for Windows 2000 (Intel)

Disk Space Requirements for Windows 2000 (Intel)

Tunable Parameters for Windows 2000 (Intel)

Microsoft Windows 98 on Intel

Available BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Install Sets for Windows 98 (Intel)

Hardware Requirements for Windows 98 (Intel)

Software Requirements for Windows 98 (Intel)

Network Requirements for Windows 98 (Intel)

Disk Space Requirements for Windows 98 (Intel)

Red Hat Linux 6.2 on Intel IA32 (x86)

Available BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Install Sets for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (Intel)

Hardware Requirements for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (Intel)

Software Requirements for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (Intel)

Network Requirements for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (Intel)

Disk Space Requirements for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (Intel)

Mounting and Unmounting the CD for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (Intel)

Tunable Parameters for Red Hat Linux 6.2 (Intel)

Sun Microsystems Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Available BEA Tuxedo 8.0 Install Sets for Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Hardware Requirements for Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Software Requirements for Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Network Requirements for Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Disk Space Requirements for Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Mounting and Unmounting the CD for Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Tunable Parameters for Solaris 8 (32-Bit) SPARC

Platforms Supporting Threads

 

BEA Jolt 8.0 Preparations

BEA Jolt Server Support

Supported Web Servers

BEA Jolt Client Support

BEA Jolt Client Requirements

BEA Jolt Client Class Library

BEA Jolt Release Migration/Interoperability

ASP Connectivity Prerequisites

BEA Jolt Pre-Installation Checklist

Installing and Configuring Jolt 8.0 with BEA Tuxedo 8.0 and WebLogic
Server 6.0

Installation

Configuration

Example Servlet

 

File and Database Management and Disk Space Allocation

Introduction

How the BEA Tuxedo System Manages Files

Arranging for Raw Disk Space

How the BEA Tuxedo Filesystem Is Organized

Space for Queue Spaces

Space for Application Servers

 

IPC Resource Configuration on a UNIX System

Parameter Sets Controlling IPC Resources

Shared Memory

Semaphores

Message Queues and Messages

What Is Application Deadlock?

Performance Implications of Blocking Conditions

Tunable Message Parameters

Other Kernel Tunables