Prerequisites

Before performing the mid-tier deployment, be sure that you have fulfilled the following requirements:

  • You have downloaded all of the required PeopleSoft PeopleTools DPKs, and saved them in a location accessible to the Microsoft Windows or Linux host, referred to here as DPK_INSTALL.

    See Obtaining the PeopleSoft PeopleTools DPKs.

    Note:

    After the DPK setup script extracts the downloaded zip files, it will delete the original zip files in DPK_INSTALL. If you want to save the original zip files, make a backup copy in a different directory.

  • Remove any previous installations of the same version of Oracle Tuxedo.

  • You extracted the first zip file. The extraction gives a setup directory and other files.

  • The user running the script must have administrative permission on Microsoft Windows.

    Note:

    Restarting services for the deployed PeopleSoft environment, such as those for Oracle Tuxedo, must be performed by the same user (with administrative permission) who carried out the installation.

  • You must have root access to deploy the PeopleSoft DPKs on Linux.

    For information on non-root deployment, see the section Deploying as a Non-Root User on Linux.

  • For deployment on Linux, there is a writable directory available for the home for the users that own the PeopleSoft environment.

    If you install as a non-root user, the DPK setup script uses the home directory of the logged-in user as the default home directory for the user, and for the deployment log files. The non-root deployment includes a prompt for PS_CFG_HOME. When prompted, enter the full path for a writable directory.

    If you do the entire installation as root, the DPK setup script creates default users, and includes a prompt for the home directory for these generated default users. When prompted, enter the full path for a writable directory. The default is /home. In this case, PS_CFG_HOME is installed as a subdirectory of the psadm2 default user's home directory.

    See "Using and Maintaining the PeopleSoft Environment," Using the PeopleSoft Installation.

  • There is enough space on the host for the PeopleSoft environment.

    See "Prerequisites," Reviewing Hardware Requirements on Microsoft Windows.

  • You have installed database connectivity software for the database that you want to access on the machine on which you deploy the mid-tier components.

    See "Completing the DPK Initialization with Customizations."

  • The mid-tier deployment constructs a tnsnames.ora entry for use by the PeopleSoft mid-tier components (that is, application server and Process Scheduler) to connect to a database using SERVICE_NAME. If you plan to connect to an Oracle database, ensure that your database can be accessed using SERVICE_NAME in the tnsnames.ora entry.

  • You have the information for the database to connect to, including:

    • RDBMS platform

    • Database name, service name, host, and listening port

    • Unicode or non-Unicode database

    • For Microsoft SQL Server, the database server name and connectivity software information.

  • You have the information for the user IDs and passwords needed for the deployment, including the following:

    The DPK setup process does not include any default passwords. There are default users in some cases, which are included in the prompts. You must provide user IDs and passwords, as determined by the type of deployment. Type carefully, because the window does not display masking characters as you type.

    • PeopleSoft Connect ID and password

    • PeopleSoft operator ID (such as PS or VP1) and password

    • Application Server Domain Connection password (optional)

    • PTWEBSERVER web profile user password

    • Oracle WebLogic server administrator password

    • Integration Gateway administrator and password

    • Integration Gateway keystore password

  • Review the information for password restrictions. When you run the DPK setup script, the prompts for some of the passwords do not explicitly specify the restrictions as they did in previous releases.

    See E-DPK - PeopleTools 8.59 and later - DPK setup does not support some special characters for passwords (My Oracle Support, Article ID KB300834).