Understanding the Platform Pack Installation on the IBM i

The Platform Pack installation process installs Release 9.2 system and database files on the IBM i. The Platform Pack installer does not run on the IBM i machine; it can only run on a Microsoft Windows machine. Oracle recommends that you run the installer from the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Deployment Server so that the Oracle Inventory and install history will be preserved. As a prerequisite to running the installer, IBM i Access for Windows must be installed on the Deployment Server.

Caution: In some cases the JDEOW library may not be properly updated with the new JD Edwards EnterpriseOne programs as expected during the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Upgrade process. To ensure the new JD Edwards EnterpriseOne programs are properly installed, rename your existing JDEOW library prior to running the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Platform Pack Installer. To rename JDEOW, run the following command while signed onto your IBM i JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server:

Note: If you are installing any JD Edwards EnterpriseOne component on multiple IBM i machines (for example, if you are installing multiple logic servers), you must run the Platform Pack installer from a different Microsoft Windows machine for each separate machine you install. Otherwise, the installer detects that some components (for example Foundation for a logic server) have already been installed, and by design ignores subsequent requests to install the same component, regardless of whether the installation is intended for a different target machine.

Note: Tools Release 9.2.3 and Above If you are running the Platform Pack to install to an environment that contains JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Release 9.2.3 and above, as a prerequisite to running the Platform Pack installer, you must install IBM Access Client Solution with Base and Windows Application Package. You must install this product and its packages on the Deployment Server.