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This section provides a walkthrough of the iWay Data Profiler (iDP) installer on Linux.
On Linux platforms, installing as root is not recommended. Creating a dedicated User and Group with appropriate rights is preferred.
To install iWay Data Profiler on Linux:
where:
Specifies the date of the iDP build.
Specifies the operating system (for example, Linux).
Specifies the 64-bit version of Linux.
For example, iWay-iDP-9.0.1.ga-01-05-2014-Linux64.sh.
Note: If you do not have the correct privileges, enter the following command at the command prompt to use the execute privilege on the installation file:
chmod 755 iWay-iDP-9.0.1.ga-02-10-2015-Linux64.sh
./iWay-iDP-9.0.1.ga-02-10-2015-Linux64.sh
The installation may take a few moments to initialize.
Once the installation is initialized, the following welcome prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
A confirmation message is displayed, which prompts you to specify whether an existing version of WebFOCUS Release 8.0 Version 08 is already installed, as shown in the following image.
The following prompt is displayed, which determines whether you want to proceed with installing WebFOCUS during the iDP installation.
Note: The installation only installs WebFOCUS Reporting Server Release 8.0 Version 08M and WebFOCUS Client Release 8.0 Version 08. iDP Version 9.0.1 is also compatible with WebFOCUS Reporting Server Release 8.0 Version 08M and WebFOCUS Client Release 8.0 Version 08.
The iWay Data Profiler Software License Agreement is displayed, as shown in the following image.
The iDP Installation Type prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Select one of the following options for the iDP Installation Type prompt:
The prompt is refreshed with your selection.
The iDP Destination Location prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: The root directory of the user account that is currently logged in and executing the iDP installation is used by the installer. Ensure that the specified folder where iDP or WebFOCUS will be installed has privileges enabled to create files.
<root>/ibi/apps
where:
Is the root directory of the user account that is executing the iDP installation. For example:
/home/iwayprs
Note: By default, the iDP Server is installed in the following path:
<root>/ibi/apps/idp
The Client Directory prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: The Server Directory prompt is not displayed if you selected the Client Only Installation option for step 12. The Client Directory prompt is not displayed if you selected the Server Only Installation option for step 12.
<root>/ibi/apps
where:
Is the root directory of the user account that is executing the iDP installation. For example:
/home/iwayprs
Note: By default, the iDP Client is installed in the following path:
<root>/ibi/apps/idpweb
The iDP Server and iDP Client directory locations will be validated and the iDP installation will proceed.
Notes:
If option 1 is selected, the iDP installer will replace the existing files in the path that is provided. If option 2 is selected, you are returned to the previous step.
If option 1 (CoExist) is selected, you are prompted to enter a different location to coexist with the earlier version of iDP. If you select option 2 (Upgrade), you can upgrade your previous version of iDP.
If option 1 (CoExist) is selected, you are prompted to enter a different location to coexist with the earlier version of iDP. If option 2 (Downgrade) is selected, the later version of iDP will be downgraded to a lower version in the same path.
The Select the Web/Application Server prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: Do not select WebSphere as the Web/Application server. iDP Version 9.0.1 does not support IBM WebSphere.
The WebFOCUS Configurations prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: If the option to install WebFOCUS is selected during the iDP installation (step 8), then the WebFOCUS Configuration prompt is displayed and requests the WebFOCUS Reporting Server credentials.
Press Enter to accept the default value and continue. The default directory for the WebFOCUS Reporting Server is:
<root>/ibi/srv80/home
where:
Is the root directory of the user account that is executing the iDP installation. For example:
/home/iwayprs
The WebFOCUS 64 Bit Client Configuration prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: If the option to install WebFOCUS is selected during the iDP installation (step 8), then the WebFOCUS Configuration prompt is displayed and requests the WebFOCUS Client credentials.
Press Enter to accept the default value and continue. The default directory for the WebFOCUS Client is:
<root>/ibi/WebFOCUS80
where:
Is the root directory of the user account that is executing the iDP installation. For example:
/home/iwayprs
Press Enter to accept the default value and continue. The default directory for the applications directory is:
<root>/ibi/apps
where:
Is the home directory of the user account that is executing the iDP installation. For example:
/home/iwayprs
A Tomcat installation prompt is displayed, which determines whether or not you want to install Apache Tomcat, as shown in the following image.
Select 1 if you want to install Apache Tomcat.
Note: If option 2 is selected, then the iDP installer will prompt you for the existing Apache Tomcat Host Name/IP Address and Tomcat Port number.
By default, Apache Tomcat is installed in the following path:
<root>/ibi/Tomcat
where:
Is the root directory of the user account that is executing the iDP installation. For example:
/home/iwayprs
The default port number for Apache Tomcat is 8080.
Note: Apache Tomcat will be started automatically by the iDP installer.
The Select Your Database prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
You are prompted for a user name and password to connect to an Oracle RAC database, as shown in the following image.
Note: In environments where an Oracle RAC database (schema) is used, all tables and related objects are owned by a user account. A user ID and a schema share the same name (for example, idp_data).
Ensure that the DB Password and Confirm DB Password values are identical.
Default values for the selected Oracle RAC database are listed, as shown in the following image.
You are prompted for the DB Host Name/IP Address, DB Port Number, Oracle SID, iDP DB Schema, WebFOCUS DB Schema, and JDBC Path assignments, as shown in the following image.
Notes:
The Drill-through DB selection prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: The drill-through database is used by iDP to access the drill-through tables created by iWay Data Quality Server (DQS).
The Choose for Plan selection prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
You are prompted for a user name and password to connect to the Oracle RAC drill-through database, as shown in the following image.
Ensure that the DB Password and Confirm DB Password values are identical.
You are prompted for the DB Host Name/IP Address, DB Port number, and DB Schema assignments, as shown in the following image.
A Language selection prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: Ensure that the multilingual (UTF-8) format is selected for all languages other than English. For English, selection of the multilingual (UTF-8) format is optional.
The Enable Mail selection prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Typing 1 enables the option to send a profile report as an email attachment in the Export profile page of the iDP console.
If you type 2 and do not want to enable the mail service with iDP, then go to step 41.
Ensure that the Mail Password and Confirm Mail Password values are the same.
The Server Manager Login Credentials prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.
Note: The login credentials being requested here are for the iWay Data Profiler - Server Manager console only, which is used to modify the property settings that are used by iDP (for example, Data Profiler settings and Logger settings).
Ensure that the Password and Confirm Password values are the same.
The installer starts copying the files and displays the configuration details, as shown in the following image.
Note: The settings are displayed based on the Installation type.
The installer copies the files with the required settings.
Note: If WebFOCUS Reporting Server and WebFOCUS Client are also being installed, then the overall installation time will be extended.
When the iDP installation process has finished, the Setup Completes pane opens, as shown in the following image.
When the installation process has finished, the Setup Completes prompt opens, as shown in the following image.
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