You
can install IBM® Content Search Services interactively
by running the installation program. In a multiple-server configuration,
run the installation program for each server you want to install.
Before you begin
Be sure that you have the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet that was completed
during your planning activities.
Procedure
To install IBM Content Search Services interactively:
- Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the command is enabled. To view only IBM Content Search Services values, filter by CSS
Installer in the Installation or Configuration
Program column.
- Log in to the host computer as the css_install_user.
- Access the IBM Content Search Services installation
package and run the installation program.
Table 1. Interactive installation commandsPlatform |
Command |
AIX® |
5.2.1-CSS-AIX.bin |
Solaris |
5.2.1-CSS-SOLARIS.bin |
Linux 64
bit |
5.2.1-CSS-LINUX64.bin |
Linux for System z® |
5.2.1-CSS-ZLINUX.bin |
Windows 64
bit |
5.2.1-CSS-WIN64.EXE |
Important: (Windows only) Run the IBM Content Search Services installation program in a Windows command shell
(cmd.exe). Do not run the installation program in Windows PowerShell or any other shell.
- Complete the installation program screens by using the
values in your Installation and Upgrade Worksheet.
Attention: Make a note of the authentication token
that is generated by the installation program. You will specify the
token when you configure the IBM Content Search Services server
in Administration Console for Content Platform Engine. You can
also get the authentication token at a later time by running the IBM Content Search Services configuration tool.
- Review the css_install_path/css_install_5.2.1.log file
for installation errors.
It is a best practice to review
log files even if the IBM Content Search Services installation
program does not generate any errors. Some errors noted in the log
files are benign. If an error is not benign (that is, you cannot then
index or search for documents), see the log file for help in determining
the cause.
- After
the installation completes, verify that IBM Content Search Services is installed and running:
Table 2. Verifying that IBM Content Search Services is installed and runningPlatform |
How to verify that IBM Content Search Services is installed and running |
AIX, Linux, Linux for System z, Solaris |
See Starting and stopping IBM Content Search Services for the steps
to manually start IBM Content Search Services. |
Windows |
If you installed IBM Content Search Services as a service, check the
Services window in the Windows Control
Panel to see whether the "Windows Services
for the CSS" service started. (By default, the service name is "CSS
Server." However, a different service name might appear depending
on the number of instances and directory locations of IBM Content Search Services that you installed.) If
you installed IBM Content Search Services on Windows, but not as a Windows service, see Starting and stopping IBM Content Search Services for the steps
to manually start IBM Content Search Services.
|
For high availability configuration,
repeat this procedure for every server on which want to install IBM Content Search Services. Important:
If you select the New Server option when you
add an IBM Content Search Services server,
you do not have to specify the port and server name for the new server.
The installation program uses a unique port and server name for the
new server.