IBM G210-1784-00 Chapter Installing the Learning Management System Server Application, Files

Chapter 7

Installing the Learning Management System Server Application

Files

Before deploying the complete Learning Management System, the Learning Management System Server files should first be installed on the Application Server.

Note: If you are installing and deploying the Learning Management System Server and the Delivery Server onto separate WAS servers, refer also to Chapter 16 Deploying the Learning Management System and DS Components onto Separate WAS Application Servers for further information.

The important unit of packaging in the Learning Management System application install/deployment process is the

.ear (enterprise application archive) file. This package is a zip-format archive containing standardized metadata. These files are identified by the .ear filename extension.

Installer program information

The Learning Management System comes with an Installer that lays down all of the files necessary for the eventual deployment of the Learning and Delivery Servers. The Installer also gives you the option to install additional Learning Management System-related utilities and tools.

After the initial application files are installed with the Installer, the application .ear file can then be read and validated from the WAS Admin Console via a series of "wizard" pages. These pages let you finalize the application settings for deployment.

The Learning Management System Installer comes packaged in four platform-specific sets of files: ibmlms_nt.zip, ibmlms_aix.tar, ibmlms_linux.tar, and ibmlms_sun.tar.

The following table describes where the LAUNCHER and INSTALLER files are depending on the platform:

PLATFORM	LAUNCHER	INSTALLER
Windows 2000 and XP	Install.bat	Installer.exe
AIX™	install.sh	AIXInstaller.bin
Linux	install.sh	LinuxInstaller.bin
Sun	install.sh	SolarisInstaller.bin

Note: Before running the .sh files in a UNIX environment, make sure that the “execute” permission is set.

To start the Installer you must invoke the launcher for the platform you are installing on. The launcher will start the Installer using the platform specific JDK that is included on the disk.

Note: The actual .ear and .war files are archived within setup.jar. The Authoring Tool is not archived and is available to copy directly (if desired) from the install image. You need to use the Installer to install the utilities because, if you don’t, the JDK won’t be installed.

The following steps explain the Learning Management System Server file install procedure using the Installer.

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