FileNet P8 Content Engine, Version 5.0.+              

Installing Content Engine interactively

You can interactively install or upgrade Content Engine, Configuration Manager, .NET Clients (including IBM® FileNet® Enterprise Manager), Content Engine Upgrader, and IBM FileNet Deployment Manager.

Be sure that you have available the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet that was filled out during your planning activities.

Important: You must keep one running version of Enterprise Manager version 3.5 until after you upgrade the Content Engine data. You must use Enterprise Manager version 3.5 to prepare your version 3.5 object stores for Content Engine Web Upgrade tool.

To install Content Engine:

  1. Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
    Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the Data > Filter > AutoFilter command is enabled. To view only Content Engine values, filter by CE Installer in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
  2. Log on as ce_install_user to the application server machine where you are going to install Content Engine software.
  3. Navigate to the Content Engine software package in the installation media.
  4. Run one of the following programs in the software package, depending on your operating system:
    Platform Command
    AIX® 5.0.0-P8CE-AIX.BIN
    HPUX 5.0.0-P8CE-HPUX.BIN
    HPUXi 5.0.0-P8CE-HPUXi.BIN
    Linux® 5.0.0-P8CE-LINUX.BIN
    Linux on System z® 5.0.0-P8CE-ZLINUX.BIN
    Solaris 5.0.0-P8CE-SOL.BIN
    Windows® 5.0.0-P8CE-WIN.EXE
  5. When the installation completes, click Done and check for errors in the Content Engine ce_install_path/ce_install_log_5_0.txt error log file, where ce_install_path is the location where Content Engine is installed.
  6. Check for errors in the p8_server_error.log file on the application server.


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Last updated: November 2010


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