Chapter 1   Planning to Install BuyerXpert


This chapter describes planning and tasks you must perform before you can install BuyerXpert Version 4.5.

The following sections are contained in this chapter:

• Assumptions About the Site Installer

• Installation Checklist

• Requirements

• Completing the Installation Worksheet

• Installation Roadmap

Assumptions About the Site Installer

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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 BuyerXpert.

• 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

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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.

Make sure your system meets the following requirements:
	See the section "Hardware Requirements."
	See the section "System Requirements."
	See the section "Software Requirements."
Verify the following:
	Have root access
	Have distribution media
Install the software in the following sequence:
	Oracle Database Server Enterprise Edition
	iPlanet Web Server (iWS)
	Actuate software
	iPlanet Application Server (iAS)
	iPlanet BuyerXpert software
Install the additional software:
	iPlanet ECXpert software
	iPlanet Portal
	Reuters™ Multi-Currency Live Feed

Requirements

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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 BuyerXpert server:

• Two SunSPARC E450 / U80 (or better) workstations with:
  • 4 CPU (minimum)

  • 4 GB RAM (minimum)

  • 9 GB hard disk

  • CDROM drive

System Requirements

Table 1-2 lists the system requirements for the Sun workstation that you have designated as the BuyerXpert server. Log in as root to run the commands provided in the table.

Table 1-2    System Requirements 

To check that this resource...	Has this minimum requirement...	Use this command
Operating System	Sun Solaris version 2.6 or 2.8	showrev
	Solaris patches (for Solaris version 2.6)	showrev -p | grep Patch Make sure to apply any Y2K patches for the Solaris operating system.
Memory	512 MB RAM (minimum) 2 GB RAM (recommended)	prtconf | grep memory
Swap Space	2x memory (minimum) 3x memory (recommended)	swap -s
Disk Space	9 GB for installation	df -k /directoryName

Software Requirements

Table 1-3 lists the software requirements for installing and using the iPlanet BuyerXpert software.

Table 1-3    Software Requirements 

Software	Included (Embedded or Bundled) with the BuyerXpert CD
Actuate e.Report Server, Version 5.0	Yes (bundled)
iPlanet Web Server (iWS) Version 4.1 SP9 or higher	Yes (bundled)
iPlanet Application Server (iAS), Version 6.5	Yes (bundled)
iPlanet Directory Server (LDAP) Version 4.13 or higher	Yes (bundled with iAS 6.0 SP2)
ECXpert 3.5	No
Netscape Communicator Version 4.7 or higher (or Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or higher)	No No
Oracle Server Database Standard or Enterprise Edition with InterMedia text 8.1.7 or 9i	No
Oracle Client 8.1.7 or 9i (if BuyerXpert is not installed on the same machine). Oracle Client must be the same version as Oracle Server.	No

Completing the Installation Worksheet

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Record your specific settings in the installation worksheet before you install BuyerXpert. While in some cases you can use default configuration values provided by the BuyerXpert installer utility, there are some unique settings you must provide. The installer utility prompts 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 BuyerXpert installation, keep this worksheet in a safe place. It is useful in the future when you administer the system.

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Note	Make sure that you install the BuyerXpert and iAS as the same user. Do not install BuyerXpert and iAS as root.

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Table 1-4    Installation Worksheet

Configuration Value	Example Given	Your Setting
Oracle user name	oracle8
Oracle SID/path	BXpert
Oracle group	dba
Oracle database name	BXpert
Global database name	BX
System user name	buyer
System group	staff
iWS server user name	admin
Hostname	colonial
iWS admin server port	8888
iWS port	8080
iAS administrator user name	admin
iAS directory server network port	10000
iAS admin port	10001
Netscape configuration directory server administrator ID	admin
Process Manager administrator user ID	admin
LDAP instance port	20000

Installation Roadmap

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This roadmap lists the tasks you must complete in order to successfully install and configure BuyerXpert. For your convenience, the roadmap points to the chapter or to another manual that includes the information you need to complete each task.