Preface

This guide contains the procedures and information you need to install and initially configure Oracle Communications MetaSolv Solution (MSS) and its utility programs.

This guide includes some information on third-party software products used by MSS. However, this information is limited to information needed to install and perform initial configuration tasks. If you need additional information on a third-party software application, consult the documentation provided by the product's manufacturer.

Audience

This guide is for individuals responsible for installing or maintaining MSS and ensuring the software is operating as required. This guide assumes the installer has an Oracle DBA and WebLogic administrator background, with a working knowledge of Java JEE.

Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the MSS documentation set:

  • MSS Planning Guide: Describes information you need to consider in planning your MSS environment prior to installation.

  • MSS System Administrator's Guide: Describes postinstallation tasks and administrative tasks such as maintaining user security.

  • MSS Security Guide: Provides guidelines and recommendations for setting up MSS in a secure configuration.

  • MSS Database Change Reference: Provides information on the database changes in MSS releases.

  • MSS Network Grooming User's Guide: Provides information about the MSS Network Grooming tool.

  • MSS Address Correction Utility User's Guide: Provides information about the MSS Address Correction utility.

  • MSS Technology Module Guide: Describes each of the MSS technology modules.

  • MSS Data Selection Tool How-to Guide: Provides an overview of the Data Selection Tool, and procedures on how it used to migrate the product catalog, equipment specifications, and provisioning plans from one release of your environment to another.

  • MSS CORBA API Developer's Reference: Describes how MSS APIs work, high-level information about each API, and instructions for using the APIs to perform specific tasks.

  • MSS Custom Extensions Developer's Reference: Describes how to extend the MSS business logic with custom business logic through the use of custom extensions.

  • MSS Web Services Developer's Guide: Describes the MSS Web Services and provides information about the MSS Web Service framework that supports web services, the various web services that are available, and how to migrate existing XML API interfaces to web service operations.

  • MSS EJB API Developer's Reference: Provides an overview of the MetaSolv Solution EJB APIs and instructions for using the APIs to perform tasks.

For step-by-step instructions for tasks you perform in MSS, log in to the application to see the online Help.

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