Contents
Product overview
Assumptions
Physical configuration options
Components of the installation package
Plan your installation
How to use this document
Prepare the environment on the application server for installation
Information to collect before you begin
Database server
Application server
Prepare the application server
Required privileges for the database server
Required privileges for the application server
Set the default file creation umask
Unpack the installation files into the installation directory
Add the database TNSNAMES entry
Set up the application database account
Set up the Topic Workflow database account (optional)
Set up the test data database account
Install MGPS
Install the RGPS add-on package to the R library
Install and configure the X Windows Virtual Frame Buffer (Xvfb)
Modify the default Oracle WebLogic Server configuration files
Configure the Empirica Signal and Empirica Topics Oracle WebLogic Server instances
Start WebLogic and the Node Manager
Configure database credentials
Create the Empirica Topics user on the WebLogic server
Store the Empirica Signal database and Empirica Topics credentials in Oracle Enterprise Manager
Set up permissions for the credential store
Set up the Empirica Signal software
Set up the Empirica Signal properties files
Set up the webvdme.properties file for Empirica Signal
Set up the webvdme.properties file for Empirica Topics
Set up the listener.properties file
Set up the report_listener.properties file
Set up the webvdme-fonts.properties file
Set up the log4j.properties file for Empirica Signal
Set up the log4j.properties file for Empirica Topics
Set up the ldap.properties file
Make the Release Notes available in the application
Deploy the Empirica application
Create the Empirica Signal deployment on the WebLogic server
Create the Empirica Topics web service deployment on the WebLogic server
Set up the Topics web service security policy
Post-installation configuration
Set the passwords of the system and admin users
Configure the Empirica Signal software
Install report data
Import the Sample Topic Workflow Configuration
Upgrade from release 8.1.1 to 8.1.1.1
Required privileges for the application and database servers
Unpack Empirica Signal 8.1.1.1 files into the installation directory
Apply upgrade scripts to Empirica Signal schemas
Set up the Empirica Signal properties files
Restore site-specific properties files
Preserve the WebLogic deployment files
Preserve custom home pages, images, and reference documents from a previous release
Make the Release Notes available in the application
Deploy the Empirica Signal application
Deploy the EmpiricaTopics web service
Troubleshooting
Issue: An error occurs when you try to log in because the application cannot connect to the database
Issue: The password for the OPSS database account changes
Issue: The password for the MDS account changes
Single sign-on (SSO)
Set up Oracle Access Manager (OAM)
Get the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 12c
About getting the application server ready for Empirica Signal with WebLogic 12c
Prerequisites
Set environment variables
Install WebLogic 12c
Install Oracle ADF Runtime 12c
Install Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility (RCU) and create repositories
Set up WebLogic domain 12c
Create and configure WebLogic domain 12c
Create a boot identity file
Create the nodemanager.properties file 12c
Start WebLogic and the Node Manager
Create a data source for credential access
Configure SSL
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