IBM Enterprise Records, Version 5.1.+              

High availability Installation

You can install IBM® Enterprise Records in a highly available IBM FileNet® P8 environment. The installation of IBM Enterprise Records requires the installation of Content Engine, Process Engine, and Application Engine or Workplace XT.

Restriction: Ensure your system meets all prerequisites before you install IBM Enterprise Records to a IBM FileNet P8 highly available environment. For information, see the IBM FileNet P8 Hardware and Software Requirements and the IBM FileNet P8 Compatibility Matrix documents.
You can install IBM Enterprise Records version 5.1.0 in highly available configurations by using standard application server clustering software.
Tip:
  • This procedure covers installation of the IBM Enterprise Records web application only.
  • This procedure covers the specific details required for installing IBM Enterprise Records in an application server cluster rather than on a standalone server.
  • Typically, application servers provide their own clustering/farming (the terminology differs by vendor) for achieving high availability with a web application. Application servers use server farms to make applications highly available. These are groups of identical servers running the same application server, which in turn runs the same web application. A load balancer will typically direct users to different instances throughout the group of servers. When one server goes down a user is automatically directed to an already running instance.
  • For instructions on installing IBM Enterprise Records components such as the IBM Enterprise Records Sweep Application or Crystal Reports, go to the applicable section within this guide.
  • Complete the Security Administrator planning and preparation tasks for IBM Enterprise Records.

To install and configure IBM Enterprise Records for high availability:

  1. Install a highly available Application Engine or Workplace XT and note the location of the bootstrap.properties file. For information, see IBM FileNet P8 High Availability Technical Overview.
    Restriction: Do not deploy Application Engine or Workplace XT. This step will be completed as part of deploying the IBM Enterprise Records web application.
  2. Install IBM Enterprise Records and apply the relevant client file installation programs on each node in the cluster where Application Engine or Workplace XT is installed.
  3. Configure the application server cluster for IBM Enterprise Records.
  4. Deploy Application Engine or Workplace XT and then IBM Enterprise Records.
  5. Perform any necessary post-deployment steps.
  6. Start Component Manager on all nodes in the server farm.


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