Task 4: Installing the Portal Application Binaries (Linux)
This section covers the installation of the Portal application binaries. Typically, the Portal binaries are installed on the same server as the Oracle Database binaries, although in some cases, a separate server may be designated. See
Task 1: Portal and Database Deployment Strategies (Linux).
System: Portal Server
Required CD: Portal Software CD
Note the instructions provided with your purchase agreement confirmation and consult the APTARE Global Support Services, if you require additional assistance.
To Install the Portal Binaries
1. Login as root on the server where APTARE StorageConsole Portal will be installed. Typically, this is the same server where you installed the Oracle binaries.
2. Mount the Portal Application Software CD or mount the ISO image that you downloaded.
3. Enter the following commands to start the installer (Do NOT cd to the CD-ROM drive.):
cd /
/mnt/cdrom/aptareInstaller.sh
4. Determine what Portal server configuration you are deploying.
********************************************************************** * APTARE StorageConsole Vers 1000 Installer ********************************************************************** APTARE StorageConsole requires a Web Server and a Database server. You might want those to be separate machines or the same machine. This script will only install the Web Server components. Will this machine be the Web Server (y/n)? |
Enter y if the machine is going to be the Portal web server. Otherwise, enter n to cancel the installation.
5. Verify that you have the correct CD.
To begin this installation, you must have the following APTARE StorageConsole CD: APTARE StorageConsole Portal Software Do you have this CD (y/n)? |
Enter y if you have the CD or the mounted ISO image. Otherwise, enter n to cancel the installation.
6. Verify that the CD is mounted.
Please ensure that the CD labeled "APTARE StorageConsole Portal Software" is mounted. Hit return to continue |
7. Press <enter> to continue the installation. The End User License Agreement (EULA) is displayed.
8. Read the EULA. At the end of the EULA, the following output is displayed:
Please type 'accept' to accept these Terms and Conditions: |
9. Type accept (all lowercase) and press <enter>. Otherwise, type any other key and <enter> to cancel the installation.
The installer will now copy and unzip the files from the CD. This may take several minutes depending on the performance of your system, your CD-ROM drive, etc. The overall duration of the Portal installation is typically between 15 – 25 minutes.
10. Enter your domain name.
We need to configure machine names and IP addresses for the APTARE StorageConsole Portal, Agent and database server. The portal and agent machines will be called aptareportal.yourdomain and aptareagent.yourdomain Please enter your domain name: (yourdomain.com) |
If the domain name displayed in parentheses is correct, press <enter>. Otherwise, enter the correct domain name and press <enter>.
Note: The domain name value you enter here determines the URL that will be used to login to the APTARE StorageConsole Web GUI. For example, if you enter companyabc.com, the URL will be http://aptareportal.companyabc.com. You should make a note of the domain value since you will be asked for this value during the installation of the Data Collection components that collect data from the servers in your enterprise.
11. Validate the system’s IP address for the Portal.
Please enter IP Address for aptareportal.yourdomain: (N.N.N.N) |
If the IP Address displayed in parentheses is correct, press <enter>. Otherwise, enter the correct IP Address and press <enter>.
Note: Throughout these steps, yourdomain refers to the full domain, including the suffix, such
as .com or .net. (Example: MyNetworkCompany.net).
12. Validate the IP address of the database server.
Please enter IP Address for your database server: (N.N.N.N) |
If the IP Address displayed in parentheses is correct, press <enter>. Otherwise, enter the correct IP Address and press <enter>. NOTE: If you installed the Database component on a separate server, please be sure to supply the correct IP address of that server.
13. Confirm the entered IP addresses
You have entered: Hostname IP Address aptareportal.yourdomain 127.0.0.1 aptareagent.yourdomain 127.0.0.1 database server 127.0.0.1 Is this correct (y/n)? |
If the Hostnames and IP Addresses listed are correct, enter y and press <enter>. Otherwise, enter n and press <enter>.
14. Confirm changes to be automatically made to /etc/hosts
These names will be set up in /etc/hosts. You can remove the entries and add them to your local DNS later. Would you like to add them to /etc/hosts (y/n)? |
If you would like to set up the names in /etc/hosts, enter y and press <enter>. Otherwise, enter n and press <enter>.
15. Check that the portal CD is mounted in the CD-ROM
Please ensure that the CD labeled "APTARE StorageConsole Portal Software" is mounted. Hit return to continue |
Press <enter> to continue the installation.
16. Java and Apache software components are installed.
Please ensure that the CD labeled "APTARE StorageConsole Portal Software" is mounted. Hit ENTER to continue Using CDROM mounted at /mnt/iso. Creating group tomcat...Done. Creating user tomcat...with default group tomcat...Done. Adding user tomcat to group aptare...Done. Checking for Java.../usr/bin/java Found java executable in PATH ===== Installing portal software... Extracting files...this process may take 1-2 minutes to execute...Done. Editing /opt/aptare/datarcvrconf/datrarcvrproperties.xml...Done. ls: cannot access *template*.xml: No such file or directory Editing /opt/aptare/portalconf/portal.properties...Done. ===== Now installing Apache. Extracting files...this process may take 1-2 minutes to execute...Done. Editing /opt/apache/conf/httpd.conf...Done. Editing /opt/apache/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf...Done. |
You will now be prompted to accept the license terms of Sun’s Java Runtime Environment. Enter yes to accept this license agreement.
17. Tomcat Java Servlet Engine is installed.
===== Installing tomcat... Extracting files...this process may take 1-2 minutes to execute...Done. linking /opt/tomcat to apache-tomcat-7.0.42... Done. |
18. The openLDAP software components are installed.
===== Installing OpenLDAP... Extracting files...this process may take 1-2 minutes to execute...Done. Done. Editing /opt/aptare/portalconf/portal.properties...Done. Editing /opt/openldap/etc/openldap/slapd.conf some more...Done. Attempting to start OpenLDAP... Starting LDAP Service... OK Editing /opt/aptare/utils/InitLDAP.ldif...Done. Initializing LDAP database...adding new entry "dc=hostname,dc=yourdomain,dc=com" adding new entry "cn=Manager,dc=hostname,dc=yourdomain,dc=com" |
19. Set up APTARE StorageConsole Super User
You will now be required to enter a password for APTARE StorageConsole Super User (admin@yourdomain.com). Please use your usual means of remembering passwords! Enter APTARE StorageConsole Super User (admin@yourdomain.com) password: |
The APTARE StorageConsole Super User (admin@yourdomain.com) is the user who has “root” access to the entire range of application functionality.
Enter your APTARE StorageConsole Super User password and press <enter>.
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE USERID AND PASSWORD - YOU WILL NEED THESE LATER TO LOG IN:
Super User:
Password:
Re-enter APTARE StorageConsole Super User (admin@yourdomain.com) password (for verification): |
Re-enter your APTARE StorageConsole Super User password and press <enter>.
20. Installation of the Portal components is now complete.
Now the APTARE StorageConsole Portal Installation is complete, continue to the next section to create the APTARE StorageConsole database and load the schema objects.