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