HP Panter 2Tier manual Web Application Server Post-Installation for Unix, Preliminary Steps

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Web Application Server: Post-Installation for UNIX

Preliminary

Steps

If you plan to install a Prolifics web application server on UNIX, you must create a user account called proweb.

To prepare your UNIX system for installing a web application server:

1.Add a user called proweb (this name assignment is required) to the /etc/ passwd file on the machine on which your HTTP server is running. This creates a user account for the web application server.

2.Create a web home directory for the web application server user account. For example: /home/proweb.

3.Set the permissions of proweb so that both the Prolifics web application server and the HTTP server can access the files in the web home directory. Follow these steps:

Determine the name of the HTTP server user account (for example, webmast).

Create a permission group consisting of the web user account (proweb) and the HTTP server user account (webmast).

Give the group permission to access files in the web home directory

(/home/proweb). You may need to assign the same permissions to all of the parent directories as well.

4.In your web home directory, create an ini subdirectory. Make sure that it has read-write permissions for everyone. Your subdirectory might look like this:

/home/proweb/ini

Web Application Server: Post-Installation for UNIX

For information about installing and setting up Prolifics software, refer to page 30.

After successfully installing Prolifics software and running the setup script, there are several post-installation steps required to start using Prolifics. This section discusses or provides references to licensing, building Prolifics executables, setting up the environment for each of the Prolifics components installed, and post-instal- lation issues and troubleshooting tips.

If you install the web application server on a separate machine from Prolifics client software, you must also install the database drivers on that machine.

Post-Installation Overview

As part of post-installation, you need to perform the following general steps. The details of the steps are provided in the pages that follow.

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Contents Tier Installation Page Table of Contents Chapter Web Application Server Windows Appendix D License File Organization of this Guide About this GuideKeyboard Conventions ConventionsText Conventions Panther Documentation Panther Documentation Online Documentation Procedure or module Collateral Documentation Additional Help Page Pre-Installation Installation ChecklistInstallation Post-InstallationGeneral Information Contents of the Installation PackageApplication Architecture Which Panther Components to Install?For More Information Hardware and Software Requirements Client Windows InstallationClient Pre-Installation for Windows Upgrading To run the setup program Client Installation for WindowsInstallation Procedure Informix Installing a Database DriverTo install database drivers Oracle Microsoft SQL ServerSybase Post-Installation Overview Client Post-Installation for WindowsCreate New Prolifics Executables To create a new Prolifics executableSpecifying Executables Linking Database Configure the Client EnvironmentTo include the appropriate database in your executables For each Windows clientTroubleshooting Verify the InstallationClient Installation Look at Sample ApplicationsOnline Help Manuals Adding Panther Documents Windows Path SettingsWeb Application Server Windows Web Application Server Pre-Installation for WindowsBefore Installing Obtaining a Permanent License File Web Application Server Post-Installation for WindowsLicensing for Prolifics Web Application Server To obtain the license file Installing the License FileTo install a permanent license file Location License File Configure the Web Application Server EnvironmentCreating a Web Application Web Application Server InstallationTo verify the Prolifics web application server installation Prolifics Gallery web application Look at SamplesQuickStart Client Pre-Installation for Unix Client Unix InstallationImplement File Protection File Ownership and ProtectionUpgrading Determine File LocationTo install Panther from a CD-ROM Client Installation for UnixTo configure the installation Configuring the InstallationAdditional Procedures Licensing for Prolifics Client Post-Installation for UnixInstalling License File To start the license manager Location of the License File Starting ManagerTo determine the version of lmgrd Create New Prolifics Executables Specifying Executables Linking in the Database Configure the Client Environment ApplicationDir/setup.sh Look at a Sample Application To verify a Unix client installationImplementing Character-Mode Utilities Post-Installation NotesLicense Manager Motif Version Number Graph Functionality.ebtrc file $SMBASE/docs = Panther Web Application Server Unix Web Application Server Pre-Installation for UnixPreliminary Steps Web Application Server Post-Installation for UnixWeb Application Server Unix Determine File Locations Creating Your Web ApplicationMonitor -start applicationName DLLs for Jpeg Decoding WindowsEnvironment Space Visual C++ Floating-Point Options Using Prolifics Utilities` Run the utilities from DOS For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT Initialization DatabasesFor Windows 95/98 For Windows NT Driver=ora8dmnt.dll License Administration Types Daemons Licensing in ProlificsLicense Daemons and License Types License Types Options FileContents Options File Example FLEXlm UtilitiesPerforms a checksum of a license file LmcksumLmdiag Diagnoses licensing problemsTakes down license daemons LmdownStarts up the license manager daemon LmgrdOutput from lmhostid is similar to the following LmhostidRemoves a user license and returns it to the license pool LmremoveTells the license daemon to reread the license file LmrereadLmstat Reports status on license manager daemons and feature usageLmswitchr Reports the FLEXlm version of a library or binary LmverLicense File Contents of the License FileDaemon Increment Prolifics Installation Error Messages Error MessagesFilename No such file or directory Microsoft SQL Server-Specific Messages DLL MessagesInformix-Specific Messages Oracle-Specific Messages ODBC-Specific MessagesGraph-Related Messages License Manager Error MessagesSybase-Specific Messages DLL Version Mismatch MessagesAll License Types Prolifics License-Related MessagesProlifics License Manager Initialization failed Node-locked Licenses Floating LicensesCreate License Utility FLEXlm Informational Messages Cause feature has passed its expiration dateCause License daemon received fatal signal nnn FLEXlm Configuration Problem Messages Daemon Software Error Messages Cause An invalid server connect message was received Cause An error in a read system call was detected Index Tier Installation Odbc