Sunday, 18 January 2015

PeopleTools 8.53 Installation

In PeopleTools 8.53 installation, you need to download the software from oracle delivery. PeopleTools are required on Application, Web and process scheduler server. Below are detailed steps for PeopleTools installation.


 
Description
Input / Command
1
Make sure execute permission given to installation files
 
2
Make sure Temp and PT directory present under PT853, if not Create directory
$mkdir Temp
$mkdir PT
3
Execute setup to install Peopletools
$ ./Disk1/setup.sh -tempdir <$PS_HOME>/temp
4
Please enter your PeopleSoft license code
 
5
Please select the Oracle database character set:
Enter 2
->2- Unicode Database
6
select the products to install:
All products selected by default, enter next
7
Please enter an installation location
<$PS_HOME> path
8
Do you wish to remain uninformed of critical security issues? (Y/N)
Y
9
Please enter the hub machine name: [PSEMHUB]:
Please enter the hub port number: [80]:
 
Keep Default, enter next
10
Please select the features to install: 
->1- PeopleTools
->2- PeopleTools System Database
 
Both selected by default, enter Next
11
Verify tools version using psadmin utility
 
12
Below error while loading psadmin utility
CMDTUX_CAT:866: ERROR: tmloadcf: Severe error found. Stop syntax checking.
$export LANG=C  Or
$cd $TUXDIR/locale 
$ln -s C zh_CN.gb18030

Please check PeopleTools software installation blog for next installations..

PeopleTools 8.53 Installation

In PeopleTools 8.53 installation, you need to download the software from oracle delivery. PeopleTools are required on Application, Web and process scheduler server. Below are detailed steps for PeopleTools installation.


 
Description
Input / Command
1
Make sure execute permission given to installation files
 
2
Make sure Temp and PT directory present under PT853, if not Create directory
$mkdir Temp
$mkdir PT
3
Execute setup to install Peopletools
$ ./Disk1/setup.sh -tempdir <$PS_HOME>/temp
4
Please enter your PeopleSoft license code
 
5
Please select the Oracle database character set:
Enter 2
->2- Unicode Database
6
select the products to install:
All products selected by default, enter next
7
Please enter an installation location
<$PS_HOME> path
8
Do you wish to remain uninformed of critical security issues? (Y/N)
Y
9
Please enter the hub machine name: [PSEMHUB]:
Please enter the hub port number: [80]:
 
Keep Default, enter next
10
Please select the features to install: 
->1- PeopleTools
->2- PeopleTools System Database
 
Both selected by default, enter Next
11
Verify tools version using psadmin utility
 
12
Below error while loading psadmin utility
CMDTUX_CAT:866: ERROR: tmloadcf: Severe error found. Stop syntax checking.
$export LANG=C  Or
$cd $TUXDIR/locale 
$ln -s C zh_CN.gb18030

Please check PeopleTools software installation blog for next installations..

Tuxedo Rolling Patch Installation

Tuxedo Rolling patch is the required patch to update tuxedo binary with latest fix. You need to identify the latest tuxedo patch supported by your Tuxedo software. Here I will provide you details of steps to install tuxedo rolling patch after Tuxedo11gR1 installation.

 
 
Description
Input / Command
1
Make Sure TUXDIR, LIBPATH and ORACLE_HOME set correctly.
$ echo $TUXDIR
<Path>/tuxedo11gR1
echo $ORACLE_HOME
<Path>
echo $LIBPATH <includes below path>
<Path>/tuxedo11gR1/lib
2
Make Sure ORACLE_HOME. You may get bellow error in case you use existing ORACLE_HOME, which has registry.xml file.
<Wrong Path)/registry.xml.lock (The file access permissions do not allow the specified action.) at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method)            at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:208)  at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:160)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.XmlParser.lockFile(XmlParser.java:170)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.XmlParser.<init>(XmlParser.java:79)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.Registry.<init>(Registry.java:82)       at umisc.rpatch.registry.UpdateRegistry.main(UpdateRegistry.java:55)
Set ORACLE_HOME correctly before the installation
3
Provide execute permission and run installation file
$ chmod 775 install
$ ./install
4
Verify installation.
$tmadmin –v
INFO: Oracle Tuxedo, Version 11.1.1.2.0, 64-bit, Patch Level 059

You can install and verify the tuxedo rolling patch installation and continue next installation as per PeopleTools installation blog
 
 

Tixedo11gR1 installation

Tuxedo11gR1 software is supported by PeopleTools 8.53. You can download tuxedo 11g from Oracle. Here I have included step details to install Tuxedo11gR1 software.



 
Description
Input
1
Tuxedo11gR1 directory would be created automatically when you choose new ORACLE_HOME
 
2
Make sure execute permission is given to installation file if not run command
$chmod 775 tuxedo111120_64_aix_53_ppc.bin
3
Execute .bin file and provide below inputs to install tuxedo
$ ./tuxedo111120_64_aix_53_ppc.bin -i console
4
Choose Locale
English
5
Choose Install Set
Enter 1 for Full Installation
6
Choose Oracle Home
Enter 1 for New Oracle Home
7
Specify New Oracle Home Directory
<Path as ORACLE_HOME>
8
Choose Product Directory
Make sure you choose tuxedo11gR1 path under PT853
Enter 2 for
Use Current Selection ($ORACLE_HOME/tuxedo11gR1)
9
Install Sample?
Y
10
Configure tlisten Service
Enter Password
11
SSL Installation Choice.
Would you like to install SSL Support?
No
12
Set TUXDIR path and verify installation.
$ TUXDIR=$ORACLE_HOME/tuxedo11gR1; export TUXDIR
$tmadmin –v
INFO: Oracle Tuxedo, Version 11.1.1.2.0, 64-bit, Patch Level 059T

Please check PeopleTools Software installation post for all software installations.

 

Weblogic Patch 10.3.6.0.6 Installation

Weblogic Patch installation is part of Weblogic software installation. You need to download latest weblogic patch for weblogic installed in weblogic installation blog.

Weblogic patch installation steps are as below


 
Description
Input/Command
1.
Copy Weblogic patch zip file to $WL_HOME/utils/bsu/cache_dir path and unzip Patch file in cache_dir directory
$ cp p17071663_1036_Generic.zip< $WL_HOME>/weblogic1036/utils/bsu/cache_dir/
$ unzip p17071663_1036_Generic.zip
2
Provide permissions to patch files
$chmod -R 775 cache_dir
3
Run Command to install the Weblogic patch
$./bsu.sh -install -patch_download_dir=<$WL_HOME>/utils/bsu/cache_dir/ -patchlist=BYJ1 -prod_dir=<WL_HOME>/wlserver_10.3
4
Make Sure correct PSU(Patch set Update) mention for patchlist. It should be “BYJ1” for weblogic 10.3.6.0.6 patch.
Below error incase wrong PSU mentioned in argument
Exception in thread "Thread-5" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:288)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchBundleTarget.getItFromWeblogicServerProperties(PatchBundleTarget.java:378)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchBundleTarget.<init>(PatchBundleTarget.java:306)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.PatchTargetFactory.create(PatchTargetFactory.java:39)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTarget.constructPatchTargetList(ProductAliasTarget.java:69)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTarget.<init>(ProductAliasTarget.java:46)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.getProdAliasTargetList(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:55)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.getAllHomeToProdAliasesTargetMap(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:32)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.ProductAliasTargetHelper.checkProfilesInProductAliases(ProductAliasTargetHelper.java:133)
at com.bea.plateng.patch.Patch$1.run(Patch.java:376)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:853)
null
 
5
To verify Patch installed, use below command
$ ./bsu.sh –report or
$java weblogic.version



 Please check Peopletools software installation blog for all software installation required for PeopleTools 8.53.