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3.1.3 The installation process

In this section, we describe how to install the SCI on a non-clustered Workplace

Collaboration Services server with either a local or remote external HTTP server.

The only difference between the two scenarios is that a remote HTTP server

requires you run the SCI twice, each time with slightly different options. We

attempt to make the instructions as simple as possible. However, when following

these instructions, you might skip certain steps depending on whether you are

running the SCI on the Workplace Collaboration Services server or HTTP server.

The SCI is distributed on a pair of CDs. We assume that you are comfortable

with mounting and unmounting CDs in Linux.

Perform the following steps:

1. The installer executable, named setupLinux.bin, is on disk 1 in the top-most

folder. Whether you copied the CD contents to your disk or are working

directly from CD, run the installer now by either double-clicking its icon in a file

manager or entering its full path into a terminal.

Important: Owing to loose coupling between WebSphere and the HTTP

server, the instructions can be easily tailored to any HTTP server.

Note: If you operate a clustered deployment, use this section as a reference,

but consult the information center for full details about the differences between

the procedure for a clustered installation:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/jwphelp/v2r6m0/index.jsp?topic=/

com.ibm.wcs26.ic.doc/infocenter/i_inst_t_install_prov_server.html

For information center documentation about the installation on non-clustered

deployments, see:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/jwphelp/v2r6m0/index.jsp?topic=/

com.ibm.wcs26.ic.doc/infocenter/i_inst_c_rcpinstall_in_lwp_install.html

Tip: If your server has only one CD drive, it might be prudent to copy the

entire contents of each CD to a temporary location on your server’s hard drive,

for example, disk 1 to /opt/sci/disk2 and disk 2 to /opt/sci/disk2.

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2. First, select a language for the installation process, as shown in Figure 3-1. In

this guide, we select English.

Figure 3-1 Language selection

Tip: The SCI also has a command line mode. Access this using the

-console switch:

./setupLinux.bin -console

This can be useful if, for example, you use Telnet or SSH to access your

Workplace Collaboration Services server or are on a high latency link to

your Workplace Collaboration Services server.

We assume that you use the graphical installer.

Important: Of course, you can run the installer as the root user. However,

it can (and, many UNIX purists argue, should) be run as whatever user has

read/write access to the WebSphere folder.

Whatever the case, it is highly unlikely that the SCI will attempt anything

dangerous if you run it as the superuser.

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3. The next dialog box, shown in Figure 3-2, welcomes you to the installer. Click

Next.

Figure 3-2 SCI welcome

4. At the dialog box containing the licenses associated with the SCI and its

technologies, if you agree to the license terms, click Next.

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5. Now, the SCI prompts for an installation location (Figure 3-3). Because most

SCI components integrate with WebSphere Portal and the HTTP server, this

leaves only the installation logs and the uninstaller to be placed in this

location. The default value should be OK. Click Next.

Figure 3-3 SCI installation location prompt

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6. Select a typical installation or a custom installation, as shown in Figure 3-4. If

you operate a local HTTP server, select Typical, click Next, and proceed to

step 7.

If you operate a remote HTTP server, select Figure 3-4. On the following

page, select only WebSphere Portal content, IBM WebSphere

Everyplace® Device Manager, and IBM Workplace Collaboration

Services Contents. With the appropriate components selected, click Next.

Figure 3-4 Typical or Custom installation selection