Preparation: Setting up an iPlanet UDS Runtime Environment
Preparation: Setting up an iPlanet UDS Runtime Environment
An iIS process system runs in an iPlanet UDS software environment. Both the development and runtime capabilities of iIS (process development and process execution) use the distributed runtime services provided by an iPlanet UDS environment. A functioning iPlanet UDS runtime system (including a central development repository for iIS process development) is the technical infrastructure underlying an iIS process system.
Consequently, you must have a functioning iPlanet UDS environment before setting up an iIS process system. This section introduces some of the important considerations for setting up an iPlanet UDS environment. For detailed information on how to set up an iPlanet UDS environment, consult the iPlanet UDS System Management Guide.
iPlanet UDS system software is designed to be environment independent. Nevertheless, iPlanet UDS software has critical dependencies on the specific versions of operating systems, window systems, networking systems, runtime libraries, and database management systems used at your site. One of the most important aspects of properly setting up an iPlanet UDS environment is to make sure that the physical environment (hardware and software) meets iPlanet UDS system requirements. For more information on these requirements, see the iPlanet UDS System Installation Guide.
While iPlanet UDS system software is usually installed in an existing network configuration, you should consider how to best use the available resources, depending on the type of environment you are setting up.
If the environment is principally an iPlanet UDS or iIS development environment, then the locations of your central development repositories (Repository Servers) and Environment Manager service are key considerations.
If the environment is principally a production environment for
In general, when setting up an iPlanet UDS environment, you first install iPlanet UDS on a node that plays the role of a central server. Typically, this node hosts the Environment Manager service and the Repository Server and often serves as a central distribution node for installing iIS on other nodes in your environment. After you install iPlanet UDS on your central server, you install iPlanet UDS on other nodes in the environment.
