Chapter 1
Planning to Install SellerXpert
This chapter describes planning and tasks you must perform before you can install SellerXpert Version 4.1.
The following sections are contained in this chapter:
Assumptions About the Site Installer
This guide is written with the following assumptions:
You are an experienced site administrator for the iPlanet Web Server (iWS) and the iPlanet Application Server (iAS).
You have a working knowledge of the Oracle database being used with SellerXpert.
You are an experienced database administrator.
You have access to the root user ID (a necessity) and some Unix administration experience as the root user.
Installation Checklist
The following checklist displays the tasks you should plan in advance to ensure a successful installation. You can refer back to this checklist as you complete each stage of the installation.
Be sure to perform each task in the order presented on the checklist in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Installation Checklist
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Make sure your system meets the following requirements:
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See the section "Hardware Requirements."
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See the section "System Requirements."
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See the section "Software Requirements."
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Verify the following:
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Have root access
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Have distribution media
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Install the software in the following sequence:
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Oracle Database Server Enterprise Edition
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iPlanet Web Server (iWS)
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Actuate software
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iPlanet Application Server (iAS)
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iPlanet SellerXpert software
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Install the additional software:
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iPlanet ECXpert software
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iPlanet Portal
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Reuters™ Multi-Currency Live Feed
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Requirements
When you plan the configuration, you need to take into account the following:
Hardware Requirements
System Requirements
Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements
The following are the minimum hardware requirements to install and set up a SellerXpert server:
System Requirements
Table 1-2 lists the system requirements for the Sun workstation that you have designated as the SellerXpert server. Log in as root to run the commands provided in the table..
Table 1-2 System Requirements
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To check that this resource...
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Has this minimum requirement...
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Use this command
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Operating System
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Sun Solaris version 2.6 or 2.8
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showrev
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Solaris patches
(for Solaris version 2.6)
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showrev -p | grep Patch
Make sure to apply any Y2K patches for the Solaris operating system.
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Memory
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512 MB RAM (minimum)
2 GB RAM (recommended)
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prtconf | grep memory
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Swap Space
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2x memory (minimum)
3x memory (recommended)
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swap -s
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Disk Space
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9 GB for installation
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df -k /directoryName
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Note
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For a list of Solaris patches, see the SellerXpert Release Notes.
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Software Requirements
Table 1-3 lists the software requirements for installing and using SellerXpert.
Table 1-3 Software Requirements
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Software
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Included (Embedded or Bundled) with the SellerXpert CD
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Actuate e.Report Server, Version 4.1
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Yes (bundled)
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iPlanet Web Server (iWS) Version 4.1 SP7
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Yes (bundled)
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iPlanet Application Server (iAS), Version 6.0 SP2
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Yes (bundled)
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iPlanet Directory Server (LDAP) Version 4.12
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Yes (bundled with iAS 6.0 SP2)
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Netscape Communicator Version 4.7 or higher
(or Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or higher)
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No
No
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Oracle Client 8.1.6 (if SellerXpert is not installed on the same machine)
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No
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Oracle Server Database Standard or Enterprise Edition with InterMedia text 8.1.6
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No
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Note
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The SellerXpert package can optionally use TAXWARE. However, you must contact TAXWARE directly to receive service and support for this program.
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Note
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It is recommended that you install and use ECXpert 3.5 with SellerXpert.
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Completing the Installation Worksheet
Record your specific settings in the installation worksheet before you install SellerXpert. While in some cases you can use default configuration values provided by the SellerXpert installer utility, there are some unique settings you must provide. The installer utility will prompt you for this information during installation.
Examples provided in this worksheet also appear in the installation instructions in the following chapters.
After you complete the SellerXpert installation, keep this worksheet in a safe place. You will find it useful in the future when you administer the system.
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Note
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Make sure that you install SellerXpert and iAS as the same user. Do not install SellerXpert and iAS as root.
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Table 1-4 Installation Worksheet
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Configuration Value
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Example Given
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Your Setting
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Oracle user name
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oracle8
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Oracle SID/path
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SXpert
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Oracle group
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dba
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Oracle database name
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SXpert
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Global database name
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SX
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System user name
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seller
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System group
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staff
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iWS server user name
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admin
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Hostname
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colonial
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iWS admin server port
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8888
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iWS port
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8080
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iAS administrator user name
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admin
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iAS directory server network port
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10000
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iAS admin port
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10001
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Netscape configuration directory server administrator ID
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admin
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LDAP instance port
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20000
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Installation Roadmap
This roadmap lists the tasks you must complete in order to successfully install and configure SellerXpert. For your convenience, the roadmap points to the chapter or to another manual that includes the information you need to complete each task
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