FileNet P8 Platform, Version 5.2.1              

Installing the FileNet P8 information center interactively

As part of the upgrade process, if you want to access the documentation locally in your FileNet P8 environment you must install the FileNet P8 information center as a web application on a supported application server to view and search product documentation.

Before you begin

Before you install the FileNet® P8 information center, you must ensure that you have Java™ support enabled on the application server you choose.

You can collocate the information center on an application server with either Application Engine or Content Platform Engine server components installed. You can also install it on a separate application server.

Depending on your operating system and application server levels, your options might be slightly different from the options that are documented.

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

Procedure

To install the FileNet P8 information center 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 documentation installation values, filter by P8 Info Center Installer in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
  2. Log on to the application server where you are installing the information center:
    Option Description
    AIX®, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux, Linux for System z, Solaris Log on as a user with read, write, and execute access to the directory where you plan to install the information center.
    Windows Log on as a member of the local Administrators group or a user with equivalent permissions.
  3. Access the information center software package.
  4. Run the installation program:
    Option Description
    AIX 5.2.1-P8IC-AIX.bin
    HPUX 5.2.1-P8IC-HPUX.bin
    HPUXi 5.2.1-P8IC-HPUXI.bin
    Linux 5.2.1-P8IC-LINUX.bin
    Linux for System z 5.2.1-P8IC-ZLINUX.bin
    Solaris 5.2.1-P8IC-SOL.bin
    Windows 5.2.1-P8IC-WIN.EXE
  5. Complete the installation program screens by using the values from your worksheet.
  6. When the installation completes, check for errors in the information center error log file ic_install_path/p8ic_install_log_5.2.1.txt, where ic_install_path is the location where the information center p8docs.war file is installed.
  7. Deploy the p8docs.war on your application server. The deployment might take several minutes because of the size of the documentation files.
    Option Description
    WebSphere® Application Server From the WebSphere administrative console, install the p8docs.war file as a web application by using p8docs as the context root.
    Tip: In the configuration windows, you can accept the default values for all choices. In addition, ensure that you save to the primary configuration when prompted.
    Oracle WebLogic Server From the WebLogic Server administrative console, install the p8docs.war file as a new web application.
    Tip: If you would prefer not to deploy the p8docs.war file directly, you can first extract the entire p8docs directory structure to the local hard drive and deploy from there.
    JBoss Application Server After you ensure that the p8docs.war file is in the /server/default/deploy directory, navigate to the /bin directory and start the run command file for your operating system.
    Tip:
    If you would prefer not to deploy the p8docs.war file directly, extract the p8docs.war file to a deployable p8docs.war directory in the /server/default/deploy directory path.


Last updated: October 2015
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