Table 7-1 Check List
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INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION CHECKLIST
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Configuring Solaris
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Install patches for Solaris on all the servers and make sure that the appropriate patches are installed by running the command : uname -a
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Installing and Configuring Oracle
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Make sure that the initial database administration setup is performed and that the initialization parameters are set to values corresponding to your catalog size.
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Periodic maintenance - Apart from daily database monitoring and logging activities, analyze the tables and indices and gather statistics periodically. Run the ctxsrv process.
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Net8 should be configured for installer to create Oracle schema because it uses service_name to connect. Make sure that SQLPLUS can connect using the format "sqlplus userid/passwd@service_name".
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Ensure that the database URL points to the correct host and port locations on all the web server / iPlanet Market Maker hosts.
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Ensure that the maximum connection pool sizes are set to correct values on all the web server / iPlanet Market Maker hosts.
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Set the 'extent' sizes of the Oracle tables (indices) for different modules to appropriate values.
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Configuring LDAP
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Make sure that ldaphost and ldapport settings point to the correct host and port locations on all the web server/iPlanet Market Maker hosts.
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Make sure that the minimum and maximum values of the LDAP Connection pool settings are set correctly on all the web server/iPlanet Market Maker hosts.
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Ensure that the LDAP indices are added to the file slapd.ldbm.conf.
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Be sure to turn off the LDAP access logs after the installation achieves stability.
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Configure web servers
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Set the maximum heap size for JVM to the prescribed value on all the web servers.
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Num threads - Rq Throttle : Ensure that threads are set to min 512.
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Ensure logging is off.
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Configuring iPlanet Market Maker software
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Enable Job Scheduler.
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Configuring Resonate
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Site setup - Add all iPlanet Market Maker servers / Load- balance CPU load.
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Set scheduling rules - Add all servers and setup cookie persistance.
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Configuring Proxy servers
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Set the forwarding rules so that all requests are passed from the proxy server to the web server.
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Configuring Firewalls
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Disable all ports other than port 80.
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