The following table lists the installation planning tasks that are common to all Java ES solutions. The left column lists high-level tasks and subtasks, and the right column lists the location of instructions for performing the tasks.
Table 1–1 Installation Planning Tasks
Task |
Location of Information |
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1. Develop Your Implementation Specifications | |
Analyze your deployment architecture | |
Develop a network connectivity specification | |
Develop a computer hardware and operating system specification |
Developing Your Computer Hardware and Operating System Specification |
Develop a user management specification | |
2. Learn About Installation and Configuration Issues | |
Learn how distributed installations affect an installation plan | |
Learn how configuring for component interoperation is part of an installation plan | |
Learn how component dependencies affect an installation plan | |
Learn how the redundancy strategies used in a solution affect an installation plan | |
Learn how distributed subcomponents affect an installation plan | |
Lean how LDAP directory issues affect an installation plan | |
Lean how the installer operating modes affect an installation plan | |
3. Develop Your Installation Plan | |
Analyze your deployment architecture and determine the order in which component instances should be installed and configured. |
Directory Server through Sun Cluster Software |
Determine the specific input values for each component instance. |
Directory Server through Sun Cluster Software |
It is important to approach the installation planning tasks in an orderly way, following the methodology described in this manual.