Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
• 1 IP Service Activator Installation Overview
  • IP Service Activator Installation Overview
    • Installation Sequence
    • Pre-installation Checklist
  • Downloading the IP Service Activator Software
• 2 Planning an IP Service Activator Installation
  • About Planning an IP Service Activator Installation
  • Overview of IP Service Activator Architecture
    • IP Service Activator Components and Modules
      • Optional Integration Components
      • Optional Service Modules
    • Additional Software Requirements
      • Oracle Real Application Clusters in IP Service Activator
  • Planning Guidelines and Engineering Considerations
    • System Configuration Overview
      • Assistance in the Sizing Process
      • Customer Responsibilities
      • IP Service Activator Component Architecture
• 3 IP Service Activator System Requirements
  • Support for Linux
  • Support for Windows
  • Solaris Installation and Configuration
    • Check the Solaris OS Version
    • Check the Solaris Patches
    • Supported Devices and Operating Systems
      • Cisco IOS XR Cartridge
      • Cisco IOS Cartridge
      • Cisco CatOS Cartridge
      • Huawei Cartridge
      • Juniper JUNOS Cartridge
  • Pre-installation Tasks for Solaris and Linux
    • Enabling Per-process Core Dumps for Solaris
    • Enabling Per-process Core Dumps for Linux
    • Setting File Resources for Device Discovery
    • Synchronizing IP Service Activator Host Machines
    • IP Service Activator Administrator UNIX User ID (ipsaadm)
      • Setting Permissions for the Installation UNIX User ID
  • Java Development Environment
  • Hardware Requirements
• 4 Installing and Configuring Oracle Database Software
  • Preparation
  • Installing Oracle Database Using Oracle Universal Installer
  • Oracle Database Post-Installation Tasks
    • Updating the Net Service Name Setting
    • Setting Up the IP Service Activator Environment in Oracle Database
• 5 Installing and Configuring WebLogic Server
  • Installing WebLogic Server Software
  • Creating the WebLogic Server Domain
  • Configuring the WebLogic Server Domain
    • Increasing the Memory Settings for WebLogic Servers
    • Preventing Connection Timeout when Using a Remote Database
• 6 Installing and Configuring Supplemental Software Components
  • Installing Supplemental Software Components
    • Preparing the Supplemental Software Component Packages
  • CORBA ORB Configuration for IP Service Activator
• 7 Installing IP Service Activator
  • Installing IP Service Activator on an Oracle Solaris or Linux Server
    • Preparing to Install IP Service Activator
    • Running the Oracle Universal Installer for IP Service Activator
    • About Silent Installations
    • Running a Silent Installation
  • Installing the IP Service Activator Client on Windows
    • Before Running IP Service Activator Client Installer
    • Configuring the 64-bit Windows Host to Prefer IPv4 Over IPv6 Addresses
    • Installing the Client
    • Running IP Service Activator Client Installer in Silent Mode
    • Oracle Database Connection Considerations for the IP Service Activator Client
    • Oracle Database Client Requirements to View Logs in the IP Service Activator Client
  • Setting Up an FTP or a TFTP Server
  • Setting Up the Syslog Server
  • Pre-Installation of the Configuration Template Module
    • Verifying that Oracle XML Database is Installed
    • Configuring OIM to Keep Inactive Sessions Running
  • Restoring Configuration When the Device Model Contains Configlets
• 8 IP Service Activator Post-installation Tasks
  • IP Service Activator Post-installation Tasks
    • Configuring Web Services
• 9 Upgrading and Patching IP Service Activator
  • About Upgrading IP Service Activator
    • Supported Upgrade Paths
    • About the Upgrade Process
    • About Network Processor Upgrade Tool Script - npUpgrade
  • Preparing for the IP Service Activator Upgrade
    • Prerequisites
    • Terminology
    • Preparing to Upgrade
    • Backing Up Custom Configuration Policies and Cartridges
    • Backing Up IP Service Activator
  • Upgrading to the New IP Service Activator Software
    • Updating Customizations
      • Updating Cartridge Registry (MIPSA_registry.xml)
      • Updating Capabilities
      • Cisco Cartridge Configuration Utility
      • Upgrading a CTM Template Schema to Version 4 or later
  • Upgrade Tools
    • Network Processor on Multiple Servers
    • Running npAdmin to Update Network Processor Internal Data
    • Running npUpgrade: Network Processor Upgrade Script
      • Running Failure Analysis on npUpgrade Results
    • Running dbUpgrade to Upgrade the Database
    • Starting the New IP Service Activator System
      • Network Processor Configuration
      • Starting the New IP Service Activator System
  • Upgrading IP Service Activator to a New Location
  • Performing Post-Upgrade Data Cleanup
    • Cleaning Up Interface Description Mismatches
  • Rolling Back the Upgrade
    • Prerequisites
    • Rolling Back the Upgrade
  • Upgrade Reference Information
    • Network Processor Upgrade Tool default.properties File
    • npUpgrade Script Logging Properties
    • npUpgrade Script Failure Analysis
      • Sub-interface Unit Number on Juniper
      • Interface Per-packet Load-sharing on Cisco
      • Interface Description String on Cisco
  • Network Processor Upgrade Directory Structure
  • Patching IP Service Activator
    • Prerequisites
    • Installing a Patch
    • Updating Configuration Policy Definitions
• 10 Uninstalling IP Service Activator
  • Uninstalling IP Service Activator from UNIX Server
  • Uninstalling IP Service Activator Client
• 11 Troubleshooting the Installation
  • Oracle Database Installation Fails to Run
  • Oracle Database Installation Fails Before Completion
  • Manually Configuring Oracle Client Connection: Solaris
  • Client Errors
  • omniORB Use of TCP Wrappers
  • Oracle Universal Installer Error
  • Client Cannot Connect to Policy Server
  • Loading SharedPolicyData.policy to Avoid Incomplete Software Upgrade
  • IPSAPS Does Not Work
  • Problem Running npUpgrade on Linux
• A Installation Checklists and Worksheet
  • Oracle Database Installation Data
  • IP Service Activator Multi-host General Installation Checklist
  • Client Installation Checklist
  • Site Survey Worksheet
• B Directories and Files
  • Directory Structure
    • Symbolic Links
    • Directories and Contents