The installation wizard provides an interactive way to
install the Content Platform Engine Client
files. You can use the values you collected on your worksheet to fill
in the required value for each field on the wizard screens.
Before you begin
Be sure that you have available
the Installation and Upgrade Worksheet that was completed during your
planning activities.
Procedure
To install the Content Platform Engine Client
files interactively:
- Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet
file.
Tip: In the worksheet file, verify
that the command is enabled.
To view only To install the Content Platform Engine Client
files interactively: values, filter by CPE Client Installer in
the Installation or Configuration Program column.
- On the machine where Application Engine is installed, log on as
any user who has the following permissions:
- Read and write permission to a temporary directory, such as temp (Windows) or tmp (AIX®, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux, Linux for System z,
or Solaris), on the machine where Application Engine is installed
- Execute permission on the Content Platform Engine Client installation
software
- Verify that there is a current backup of the Application Engine.
- Copy the Content Platform Engine Client installation
software from the Content Platform Engine installation
software to the temporary directory. The version of the installation
software must match the version of Content Platform Engine.
- Expand the compressed Content Platform Engine Client installation
software file in the temporary directory.
- Close all instances of Workplace and any other Application Engine client applications. From
the application server administrative console, stop and undeploy Application Engine.
Option |
Description |
WebSphere® Application
Server |
Stop and undeploy the Application Engine web
application. |
Oracle WebLogic Server |
Stop and undeploy the Application Engine web
application. |
JBoss Application Server |
Run the shutdown command. |
- (WebLogic Server only) Manually delete
the following application server cache directories. Substitute your
domain name in place of mydomain, and your WebLogic Server installation path in
place of wls_install_path.
Option |
Description |
WebLogic Server on AIX, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux, Linux for System z, Solaris |
wls_install_path/user_projects/domains/mydomain/servers/AdminServer/tmp/_WL_user/app_engine
wls_install_path/user_projects/domains/mydomain/servers/.wlnotdelete
wls_install_path/user_projects/domains/mydomain/servers/AdminServer/cache/EJBCompilerCache
|
WebLogic Server on Windows |
wls_install_path\user_projects\domains\mydomain\servers\AdminServer\tmp\_WL_user\app_engine
wls_install_path\user_projects\domains\mydomain\servers\.wlnotdelete
wls_install_path\user_projects\domains\mydomain\servers\AdminServer\cache\EJBCompilerCache
|
- Access the Content Platform Engine Client
update software in the temporary directory.
- Start the installation program by running one of the following
commands:
Table 1. Operating system installation programsOperating System |
Install Program |
AIX |
5.2.1-P8CE-CLIENT-AIX.BIN |
HPUX |
5.2.1-P8CE-CLIENT-HPUX.BIN |
HPUXi |
5.2.1-P8CE-CLIENT-HPUXI.BIN |
Linux |
5.2.1-P8CE-CLIENT-LINUX.BIN |
Solaris |
5.2.1-P8CE-CLIENT-SOL.BIN |
Windows |
5.2.1-P8CE-CLIENT-WIN.EXE |
Linux on System z® |
5.2.1-P8CE-CLIENT-ZLINUX.BIN |
- Complete the installation screens by using the values from
your installation worksheet.
- When the installation completes,
check the Content Platform Engine Client
log file for errors. The path to the log file depends on
the type of operating system on the machine where you installed the Content Platform Engine Client files:
Table 2. Log file pathOperating System |
Path to Log File |
AIX, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux, Linux for System z, Solaris |
/opt/IBM/FileNet/CEClient/ceclient_install_log_5.2.1.txt |
Windows |
C:\Program
Files\IBM\FileNet\CEClient\ceclient_install_log_5.2.1.txt |