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Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Installation and Migration Guide

Chapter 3
Installing Web Server on UNIX

This chapter tells you how to install Sun ONE Web Server on UNIX systems. It contains the following sections:

Installing on UNIX Platforms

The topics in this section describe the installation of Sun ONE Web Server on UNIX platforms.

Caution

You must install your version Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 in a server root directory separate from the server root directory that contains previous versions of the Web server.

Logging In as the Correct User

Before you install Sun ONE Web Server, you must log in as root, unless you meet the following conditions:

If you meet these conditions, you do not need to log in as root to install the server; instead log in as the user account that the Administration Server will use. However, you may still prefer to log in as root, even though you meet the conditions.

Unpacking the Files

To get the Sun ONE Web Server files and unpack them, follow these steps:

Installing from an Web Server CD

  1. Put the Web Server CD in the drive.
  2. Change to the CD-ROM directory. For example:

    3. cd /cdrom

  3. Change to the directory on the CD labeled with your UNIX operating system. For example:

    4. cd Solaris_Sparc

  4. Change to the installation directory. For example:

    5. cd SUNWwbsvr

  5. Copy the tar file, sunw-webserver-6.1.<platform-name>.tar, from the CD to your home directory or a temporary directory. For example:

    6. cp sun-webserver-6.1.sol.tar /tmp/SUNWwbinstall

    Note

    Untarring the file will cause the permissions of the destination directory to be modified so that applications can no longer write files to it. To avoid this problem, untar the file in a directory where you can modify the permissions. For example, instead of /tmp, use a subdirectory under /tmp, for example, /tmp/SUNWwbinstall.

    Copying the file may take a little time.

  6. Change to the directory on your UNIX machine where you copied the file. For example:

    7. cd /tmp/SUNWwbinstall

  7. Untar the file by typing tar -xvf filename. For example:

    8. tar -xvf sun-webserver-6.1.sol.tar

    This command unpacks the server files and creates a temporary directory structure under the current directory. Unpacking the file may take a little time. When the files are unpacked, you see a /WebServer and a /lib directory, and the following files:

    • README.txt
    • 3RD-PARTY-LICENSE.txt
    • LICENSE.txt
    • setup
    • installWrapper
    • setup.inf
    • template.inf.

Installing a Downloaded Server

  1. Download the file from http://www.sun.com/software/download/ and save it in a temporary directory.
  2. Change to the directory on your UNIX machine where you copied the file. For example:

    3. cd /tmp/SUNWwbinstall

  3. Unpack the .gz file by typing gunzip filename. The file name is in the format:

    4. sun-webserver-6.1.<platform-name>.tar.gz

    Example:

    gunzip sunw-webserver-6.1.sol.tar.gz.

  4. Untar the unzipped file by typing tar -xvf filename. Example:

    5. tar -xvf sun-webserver-6.1.sol.tar

    This command unpacks the server files and creates a temporary directory structure under the current directory. Unpacking the file may take a little time. When the files are unpacked, you see a /WebServer and a /lib directory, and the following files:

    • README.txt
    • 3RD-PARTY-LICENSE.txt
    • LICENSE.txt
    • setup
    • installWrapper
    • setup.inf
    • template.inf.

      • Note

      Untarring the file will cause the permissions of the destination directory to be modified so that applications can no longer write files to it. To avoid this problem, untar the file in a directory where you can modify the permissions. For example, instead of /tmp, use a subdirectory under /tmp, for example, /tmp/SUNWwbinstall.

Running Setup

You run the setup program to install Sun ONE Web Server.

During the installation process, you have the choice of three kinds of installation: Express, Typical, or Custom. Most users should choose Typical or Custom (they are identical). Typical or Custom gives you more flexibility in the components you can install and the settings you can configure.

Express installation is for users who have little experience or are evaluating the product. It makes assumptions about such things as port number and which components to install. For more information, see Express Installation.

When running the installer, you can use the following commands:

Typical or Custom Installation

Most users should install the Typical or Custom installation.

To run setup, follow these steps:

  1. If you are not in the directory already, change to the directory where you unpacked the file.
  2. Type ./setup to start the server installation.

    3. If you aren’t logged in as the root user (superuser), or if you don’t have sufficient write permissions, you’ll get one or more error messages.

    A welcome screen appears. Press Enter to continue with the installation.

  3. Choose whether you accept the software license agreement by typing Yes to accept, or No to decline. If you have not yet read the license agreement, cancel out of the installation and read the file LICENSE.txt that is in the same directory as the setup program. Type Yes or y to accept the agreement.
  4. Specify the server root directory where the server files and directory structure will be installed or accept the default (/opt/SUNWwbsvr/) and press Enter.

    5. Note

    You need to run the server as a user that has write access to this directory, for example, the directory owner.

  5. Choose all components screen and press Enter.
  6. Install the following subcomponents:
    • Server Core. Installs the Administration Server and the first instance of Sun ONE Web Server.
    • Java Development Kit. Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 provides Java Developer’s Kit (JDK) version 1.4.1_03 as a bundled product. You can install the provided JDK, or supply your own.

      • Note

      If you do not want to install the bundled JDK, type 1 and press Enter. In this case, Step 15 is an additional step in the installation process, where you would need to specify the path to the JDK.

  7. Specify the fully qualified domain name of the computer on which you’re installing the server and press Enter. Example:

    8. plaza.sun.com

  8. Enter the UNIX user and group names to use when running the default instance of Sun ONE Web Server and press Enter.

    9. If you’re installing as root, the default user and group on all UNIX systems except Solaris OE, is nobody. On Solaris OE, if you’re installing as root, the default user and group is webservd. If the user or group doesn’t exist, it is automatically created during installation.

    Note

    HP-UX has a UID of -2 for nobody. If you have to run the server as nobody on this platform, change the UID of nobody to a positive unique number less than the UID max.

  9. Enter the UNIX user name to use when running the Administration Server and press Enter.

    10. In most cases this user is root.

  10. Enter the Administration Server user name and password to use for authentication. You are asked to enter your password twice. Press Enter.
  11. Type the Administration Server port number or accept the default of 8888.

    12. For the most flexibility, choose a port number above 1024. If you want to use a port number lower than 1024 for your Administration Server, you must be logged on as root to start the server. Do not use a port that is already in use.

    This Sun ONE Web Server Administration Server is not the same as the Administration Server shipped with other Sun ONE servers.

    For more information on ports, seeChoosing Unique Port Numbers

  12. Type the port number of Sun ONE Web Server.

    13. The default is 80. This port should be different than the Administration Server port. Unless you are installing as root, the port must be within the stated range (1024 to 65535). If you are installing as root you can use port numbers below 1024.

    If you use a port other than the default port (port 80), the URL used to gain access to your home page will change. For example, if your computer is called www.sun.com and you choose port 9753, your server’s URL will be
    http://www.sun.com:9753/

    For more information on ports, seeChoosing Unique Port Numbers

  13. Type the root directory where your server’s content files (the images, HTML documents and data you want to present to users accessing the server) will reside, and press Enter. The default is server_root/docs.
  14. If you are installing Sun ONE Web Server as root (superuser), then the option to start Web Server automatically when the system boots up (Start on Boot) comes up next. If you want to enable start on boot, retain the default, which is Yes and press Enter; otherwise, type No and press Enter.
  15. If in Step 6 you chose to use your own JDK, enter the absolute path to the directory where you installed the JDK on your system.

    16. Java support in Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 requires a JDK version that is at least JDK version 1.4.1.

    The JDK must already exist in the specified directory.

    If the custom JDK is located in a directory with a standard tree structure, you can press Enter to continue with the installation. If the custom JDK location follows a non-standard tree structure, then at this prompt you would need to enter the full path to the directory where libjvm.so (or libjvm.sl) is located.

  16. After the installation program extracts and installs the Sun ONE Web Server components, press Enter.
  17. Go to the https-admserv directory under your server root directory (for example, /opt/SUNWwbsvr/) and start the Administration Server by typing ./start.

    18. You can also type ./startconsole in the server root directory.

    startconsole starts the Administration Server and launches a browser to the Administration Server administration pages.

    To configure your Sun ONE Web Server, use the URL:

    http://server_name:administration_port

    For example: http://www.sun.com:5566

    Enter your administration user name and password.

You can now configure your Sun ONE Web Server. For more information on configuring and using Sun ONE Web Server 6.1, see the Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Administrator’s Guide.

Express Installation

Express installation is for users who have little experience or are evaluating the product. It makes assumptions about such things as port number and which components to install. By default, the JDK used is the bundled JDK.

The following table lists the assumptions made by the Express installation. If you would like to use different installation settings, use Typical or Custom installation.

Table 3-1  Express installation settings

Installation Setting

Value

administration port

8888

administration URL

http://machine name:administration port

HTTP port number

80

document root

server_root/docs

UNIX user to run server

root

subcomponents

All default subcomponents installed

Caution

You must log in as root to use Express installation.

To run setup, follow these steps:

  1. If you are not in the directory already, change to the directory where you unpacked the file.
  2. Type ./setup to start the server installation.

    3. A welcome screen appears.

  3. Press Enter to continue with the installation.
  4. Choose whether you accept the software license agreement by entering Yes to accept, or No to decline. If you have not yet read the license agreement, cancel out of the installation and read the file LICENSE.txt that is in the same directory as the setup program.
  5. Choose Express and press Enter.
  6. Type a server root directory or accept the default (/opt/SUNWwbsvr/).

    7. This directory is where the server files and directory structure will be installed. root must have write access to this directory.

  7. Choose all components.

    8. Press Enter.

  8. Enter the UNIX user and group names to use when running the default instance of Sun ONE Web Server.

    9. For Express installation, this user must be root. The group must be the group to which root belongs.

  9. Enter the UNIX user name to use when running the Administration Server.

    10. In most cases, this user is root.

  10. Enter the Administration Server user name and password to use for authentication. You are asked to enter your password twice.
  11. After the installation program extracts and installs the Sun ONE Web Server components, press Enter.
  12. Go to the https-adminserv directory under your server root directory (for example, /opt/SUNWwbsvr/) and start Administration Server by typing ./start. You can also type ./startconsole in the server root directory.

    13. startconsole starts the Administration Server and launches a browser to the Administration Server administration pages.

  13. To configure your Sun ONE Web Server, use the URL:

    14. http://server_name:administration_port

    For example: http://www.sun.com:8888

    Enter your administration user name and password.

You can now configure your Sun ONE Web Server. For more information, see the Sun ONE Web Server Administrator’s Guide.

Installing Across Multiple Machines

You can install Web Server on multiple machines using two different methods: templatized installation and silent installation.

Templatized installation is executed from your local machine, where you run the installation program silently across multiple remote machines at once.

Silent installation requires that you first install the web server on a local machine, then edit the resulting log file, install.inf, to correspond to the remote machines. With silent installation, you must install the remote instances one by one.

Both methods are described in this section.

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

    2. remote_machine_name username

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

    host1.dogs.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

    3. remote_machine_name

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

    host1.dogs.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

    4. local_machine_name username

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

    chewbacca.dogs.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

    5. local_machine_name

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

    chewbacca.dogs.com

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

    6. ln -s server_root/ setup-directory

  6. Change to the directory where setup resides.
  7. Open the template.inf file.
  8. Enter the installation settings:
    • 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 ONE Web Server.
    • SuiteSpotGroup: The group the user running the default instance of the Sun ONE Web Server belongs to.
    • ServerRoot: the directory where your server will be installed. For example:

      • /opt/SUNWwbsvr/

    • HttpDocRoot: The document root of the Sun ONE 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 ONE Web Server instance.
    • AdminSysUser: The user ID used when running the Administration Server. The user should exist in the Directory Server and 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 to the Administration Server’s administration screens. For example: admin.
    • AdminPassword: The password used to access to the Administration Server’s administration screens. For example: admin.
  9. Run the installation wrapper by typing the following command at the command prompt:

    10. path_to_perl_executable/perl installWrapper -f template.inf

    Note

    The installWrapper is a Perl script.

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

Using Silent Installation

Silent installation is a less efficient way than templatized installation to install multiple instances of Sun ONE Web Server because remote instances of the server are installed one by one rather than several at a time. You use silent installation to create a file of responses to the setup program’s prompts, then edit the file (install.inf) and use it to install future Sun ONE Web Server installations. With silent installation, you must first install Sun ONE Web Server on your local machine, then edit install.inf to correspond to the remote machines where you’ll install additional instances of the server. If you are installing Sun ONE Web Server on a number of remote machines, it is recommended that you use templatized installation instead.

Silent installation works best when you use the Typical installation and your installations are all similar.

Caution

The install.inf file contains the password used to log on to the Administration Server. The password is not encrypted; it is in plain text. If you use silent installation, be sure and delete the install.inf file once you are through with it.

To use silent installation, follow these steps:

  1. Run setup with the -k option, which creates a file called install.inf that contains all your responses to the installer’s prompts. At the command prompt, type:

    2. ./setup -k

  2. Answer the installer prompts and install Sun ONE Web Server.
  3. When the server is installed, go to the server_root/setup directory, where you’ll find the install.inf file.
  4. Copy the install.inf file to the directory where you will run setup to install your next Sun ONE Web Server.
  5. Edit the values in the install.inf file to match the values of the next server you want to install.

    6. For example, change the machine name, port number, installation directory, etc.

  6. Run setup using the install.inf file for input. For example:

    7. ./setup -s -f install.inf

  7. The server is installed.

The following is an example of an install.inf file.

[General]

FullMachineName= draco.india.sun.com

SuiteSpotUserID= webservd

SuitespotGroup= webservd

ServerRoot= /Sun/WebServer

SecurityCheck= False

RequireDomain= False

Components= WebServer

[WebServer]

Upgrade= False

SuiteSpotUserID= webservd

SuiteSpotGroup= webservd

AdminPort= 4600

HttpPort= 4601

HttpDocRoot= /Sun/WebServer/docs

StartOnBoot= n

JDK_DIR= /Sun/WebServer/bin/https/jdk

JDK_LIBPATH=

AdminSysUser= root

AdminName= admin

AdminPassword= admin

CompVersions= 2:2:1:0:0:

Components= webcore,JDK,cleanup

[cleanup]

Archive= cleanup.zip

The following table shows some useful install.inf parameters to edit. For best results, do not edit any parameters except those listed in the table.

Table 3-2  Silent Installation Parameters

Parameter Name

Use

FullMachineName

The machine name.

SuiteSpotUserID

The user ID used when running the default instance of the Sun ONE Web Server.

SuiteSpotGroup

The group the user running the default instance of the Sun ONE Web Server belongs to.

ServerRoot

The directory where you install the server.

AdminPort

The Administration Server port.

HttpPort

The port of the default Sun ONE Web Server instance.

HttpDocRoot

The document root of the Sun ONE Web Server instance.

AdminSysUser

The user ID used when running the Administration Server.

AdminName

The user name used to access to the Administration Server’s administration screens.

AdminPassword

The password used to access to the Administration Server’s administration screens.

JDK_DIR

The directory where your JDK is installed.

Default Sun ONE Web Server Directories

When you install the Sun ONE Web Server product, two web server instances are installed by default under the server root directory:

Files for the Web Server instance are stored in the https-host.domain directory under the installation directory.

Files for the Administration Server instance are stored in the https-admserv directory under the installation directory.

For more information about the configuration files that are created, see the Sun ONE Web Server 6.1 Administrator’s Configuration File Reference.

Using Uninstall on UNIX

You can remove Sun ONE Web Server from your computer by using the uninstall application.

Caution

Though you can select individual subcomponents to uninstall, it is not recommended. The uninstaller only removes the parts of the code pertaining to the selected subcomponent, but does not update configuration files. Your server may not run if you uninstall individual subcomponents.

To remove your Sun ONE Web Server:

  1. Go to your server root and type ./uninstall.

    2. A list of Sun ONE servers currently installed in this location appears.

  2. Find Sun ONE Web Server in the list and type the number next to it at the prompt.

    3. Note that uninstalling Sun ONE Web Server automatically uninstalls the Administration Server, since it is an instance of Sun ONE Web Server.

    A list of installed Sun ONE Web Server subcomponents appears.

  3. Select all subcomponents and press Return.

    4. The subcomponents are uninstalled and you return to the command prompt.

    Note

    The uninstall program does not remove every server file. For example, it does not remove keys and certificates, configuration files, logs, ACL files or the document root.



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