FileNet P8 Application Engine, Content Platform Engine, Version 5.2.1              

Installing the latest Content Platform Engine Client files on Application Engine servers interactively

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:

  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 To install the Content Platform Engine Client files interactively: values, filter by CPE Client Installer in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
  2. 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
  3. Verify that there is a current backup of the Application Engine.
  4. 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.
  5. Expand the compressed Content Platform Engine Client installation software file in the temporary directory.
  6. 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.
  7. (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

  8. Access the Content Platform Engine Client update software in the temporary directory.
  9. Start the installation program by running one of the following commands:
    Table 1. Operating system installation programs
    Operating 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
  10. Complete the installation screens by using the values from your installation worksheet.
  11. 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 path
    Operating 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


Last updated: March 2016
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