Create Installation, Download, and Metadata Repository Directories

Create directories for installation, download, and metadata repository.

• OFSAA Download Directory (Optional): Create a download directory and copy the OFSAA Application Pack Installer File (archive) and downloaded installer/patches to this directory. Assign 755 permission to this directory.
• Temporary Directory: Create a default temporary directory to store the installation files for a short time to support faster installation. Allocate more than 10 GB of space, for the /tmp directory. Assign 755 permission to this directory with NOEXEC option disabled.

  Note:

  If NOEXEC option is enabled, the installer cannot extract the files to the /tmp directory and the binaries will not execute in the directory. Hence. the installation will not be successful.
• OFSAA Installation Directory (Mandatory): Create an installation directory, to install the product binaries. Set the variable FIC_HOME in the .profile file to point to the OFSAA Installation Directory. Assign 755 user permission to the installation directory.
• OFSAA Staging/Metadata Directory (Mandatory): Create a staging directory to hold the application metadata artifacts and act as the staging area for the flat files. This directory is also referred to as FTPSHARE. You can also use this directory to copy data files and save data extracts.

  Create the staging directory on the system where OFSAA is installed. You can also configure this directory on a different mount or under a different user profile. The owner of the installation directory must have RWX (775) permissions to this directory.

  Note:

  Ensure the OFSAA staging directory is not set to the same path as the OFSAA installation directory and is not a subdirectory inside the OFSAA installation directory.