Installing VisiBroker on IBM AIX

Note:

Preparing for installation

Before installing on IBM AIX you should:

• check Platform and system requirements
• check JDK requirements

Platform and system requirements

Before installing VisiBroker on IBM AIX, check the latest platform information and system requirements.

In addition to platform-specific requirements, Borland VisiBroker components use TCP and UDP Broadcast services to communicate. Even if you are running the components on a single machine you must have TCP and UDP services available.

JDK requirements

The installation package for IBM AIX does not ship any version of the Java Development Kit (JDK). For information on Java products for IBM AIX, go to http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk.

The Borland VisiBroker infrastructure and tools use JDK 5.0 or JDK 6.0. The installation package on CD includes a bundled version of the Java Development Kit (JDK). However, if you are downloading VisiBroker from the web, you need an existing JDK 5.0 or JDK 6.0 in your environment in order to run the installer.

Important: Before installing on IBM AIX, you must have an existing JDK installed. Make sure to put the JDK 5.0/6,0 bin directory into the path variable.

Note:

If you are using JDK 1.5, the licence registration may appear to hang during installation. To resolve this, set LIBPATH to $JAVA_HOME/jre/bin/j9vm before launching the installer.

To check the location of your JDK and the version, use the following syntax:

$which java
/opt/local/bin/java
$java -version
java version "5.0"

Mounting the VisiBroker CD on IBM AIX

The Borland VisiBroker CD includes installation software for the AIX operating systems. This section describes how to prepare to install VisiBroker on AIX from CD.

1. Log in as a user with root authority.
2. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive and enter the following command:

    # mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0 /cdrom 

   where /cdrom represents the mount point of the CD-ROM.

If you are using auto-mounting software, the CD-ROM is mounted automatically to the directory specified in your auto-mount configuration when you insert it into the CD-ROM drive. You can proceed with instructions given in Installing Borland VisiBroker

To check if you have auto-mounting software, use the following command:

$ ps aux | grep automount

root 628 0.0 0.2 1148 588 ? S 17:32 0:00 /usr/sbin/automount

Go to root and enter the following command:

umount /cdrom (if you have manually mounted the CD-ROM)

eject cdrom (if you have used auto-mounting software to mount the CD-ROM)

Installing VisiBroker on IBM AIX

You can install VisiBroker from the CD or download the software from the Borland web site: http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_visibroker.html

Before you install VisiBroker, select the installation method:

• If you want to download a version of the product from the Borland web site, go to the web site mentioned above.
• If you are installing from CD, place the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
• If you want to perform a silent installation using definitions from a properties file, see Invoking silent installation.

1. To install VisiBroker from a CD:
   1. Mount the CD-ROM.
   2. Enter the following command to launch the installer:

      install_aix

      The installation wizard launches a separate window.

   3. Select the product you want to install.
   4. Follow the installation wizard's onscreen instructions. For most options, defaults offered by the installation wizard are acceptable. You can use the Previous button to return to earlier screens and change any information that is incorrect.

   If installing from a downloaded file:

   1. Invoke the appropriate command to launch the installer.
      • vb8-<release number>-aix-ppc64.bin

        Follow the installation wizard's onscreen instructions. For most options, defaults offered by the installation wizard are acceptable. You can use the Previous button to return to earlier screens and change any information that is incorrect.

2. Introduction: Read the Introduction and click Next.
3. License agreement: Installation and use of VisiBroker requires acceptance of the license agreement.
4. Choose the Install Folder:

   This creates a new installation of VisiBroker, or adds components to an existing installation.

   To create a new installation, either accept the default () or choose another location.

   Important: You cannot install \opt\Borland\visibroker this version of VisiBroker on top of previous releases.

   Choose Product Components.

   Depending on the Borland Deployment Platform product you are installing, select from the following product components for each feature set:

   VisiBroker Console: GUI and tools for managing VisiBroker ORB and services.

   VisiBroker Core: VisiBroker for Java and C++ development tools and server components.

   Documentation: Suite of online documentation.

   Examples: Example applications for Borland Enterprise Server.

   VisiBroker Extended Services: Optional components you purchase for extended VisiBroker functionality.

5. Choose VisiBroker Extended Services: If you chose the option to install the VisiBroker Extended Services you purchased, select from the following extended services:

   VisiNotify: An industrial strength, ORB-level implementation of the OMG Event/Notification Service.

   VisiSecure: A framework for establishing secure connections between clients and servers.

   VisiTime: A complete implementation of the OMG Time Service Specification, Version 1.1.

   VisiTransact: A complete implementation of the OMG transaction management solution for transactions with CORBA applications over the Internet or intranets.

   VisiTelcoLog: An OMG compliant implementation of the OMG Telecom Log Service specification version 1.1.2

6. Choose Install Type: There are two types of install: Typical install type and Custom install type
   • Typical install type is the express install and uses default settings.

   • In Custom Install type, you can specify the Smart Agent port.
   • Smart Agent port is also known as the osagent. This port is used by the ORB to communicate with the server. You can choose any value between 5000 and 65535. The default is 14000.
   • You can choose the default JDK. If you don't want to use the default JDK, select the JDK home path by clicking the choose button.
7. Pre-Installation Summary: Review the displayed information before proceeding with the installation. You can click the Previous button to revisit and change any selections you made except your choice for which product to install. To approve your choices and start installing, click the Install button.
8. Registration:
   • To launch the Borland Product Registration Wizard before exiting the installer, choose "Yes" (default) and click Next. The Registration Wizard launches in a separate window. After you dismiss the Registration Wizard, the installer completion panel is displayed.
   • If you are installing an evaluation or free version of VisiBroker, you are not prompted to launch the Registration Wizard. Before using VisiBroker, copy the license activation key file you receive by email from Borland to the <install_dir>/license directory. If you did not receive a license activation key file, or if you are reinstalling the software, go to http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_visibroker.html and download a new license key.

   Important: You must register and activate your license in order to use the product.

   Note: If you want to register and activate your license later by running the lmadm executable found in the <install_dir>/bin directory. choose "No" and click Next.

9. In the Make a Selection screen, click on any of the options:

   Have a serial Number: Enter the Serial number.

   Have Activation file: Enter the path for the activation file.

10. When the installation completes, to dismiss the installer, click Done.

Note: You can register and activate your license later, either by running the lmadm executable found in the <install_dir>/bin directory.

On some hosts, license registration wizard (lmadm) might take a long time to start during installation. This behavior is specifically observed when the system is configured to use IPv6 stack. The connection attempts can be slow if the machine's configurations or network settings are incorrect. To resolve this, you must skip the license registration phase during installation and perform licence registration separately after the installation.

To register and activate your license after installation:

1. Go to <install_root>/bin directory.
2. Open toolsjdk.config file and change the value of the property 'java.net.preferIPv4Stack' to "true".
3. Save and close the toolsjdk.config file.
4. Launch lmadm from <install_root>/bin directory and complete the license registration process.
5. Remember to set the value of the property 'java.net.preferIPv4Stack' to false in toolsjdk.config, once the license registration is completed.

Note:

When VisiBroker is installed in NFS mounted directories and if there is insufficient disk space for the system temp directory, post installation cleanup process may not remove all the temporary files as the NFS server periodically locks files in the directories. To resolve this, you must manually clean the temp directories/files after installation

Install log

The installer generates an install log that is written to the root of the installation directory if you installed VisiBroker from CD, or to the folder where the installer file resides if you used a downloaded file to install VisiBroker.

The VisiBroker install log file is:

<install_dir>/Borland_VisiBroker_InstallLog.xml

The file is an XML formatted log with installation-specific information, such as errors.

Running the installer without a GUI

The installer is capable of running in a text only mode for UNIX systems. You can invoke the installer with a parameter which specifies the UI mode.

To run the installer in text-only mode:

1. Change directories to the folder where the installation executable file is and enter the following command:

   <install_file>.bin -i console 

2. When the installer launches, follow the onscreen installation panels.

   The installer will write to stdout and read from stdin. This allows you to telnet from one system to another and run the installer remotely.

Configuring VisiBroker for C++ server, VisiTransact, or VisiNotify license variables

Before running VisiBroker C++ server, VisiTransact, or VisiNotify, you need to set two license environment variables (BES_LIC_DIR and BES_LIC_DEFAULT_DIR). During installation, a shell script is created for you to use for setting these environment variables.

To set the variables:

1. Open a command window.
2. Change directory to <install_dir>/bin.
3. Determine the appropriate script for your shell.

   If you are using the Korn or Bourne shell, use the following script to set environment variables:

   vbroker.sh

   If you are using the C shell, use the following script to set environment variables:

   vbroker.csh

4. To run the script automatically when you log in, add a command to your .profile, .cshrc, or .login file.

Using silent installation

After creating the text properties file, save it as <propertiesfile>.txt, where <propertiesfile> is the filename prefix for your properties file. Now you can invoke the silent installation process using the values specified in the properties file(s).

Note: All properties and values are case-sensitive. When specifying directory and file paths, always use a forward slash.

Properties file for silent installation

The properties file is a plain text file, with each property listed on its own line, terminated by a carriage return, with no blank spaces at the end of each line and no blank lines at the end of the file. The properties can appear in any order in the file.

Properties File Contents for Silent Installation

Sample silent installation properties for VisiBroker

This example installs VisiBroker Edition on agent ports and installs several VisiBroker Extended Services.

 INSTALLER_UI=silent
 USER_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/Borland/VisiBroker
 USER_SHORTCUTS=/dev/null
 OSAGENT_PORT=14925
 INSTALL_TYPE=VisiBroker
 VISI_SERVICES=VisiNotify,VisiSecure,VisiTime,VisiTransact,VisiTelcoLog

Invoking silent installation

To invoke the silent installation process using the values specified in the properties file:

1. Open a command-line shell.
2. Go to http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_visibroker.html and Download VisiBroker for IBM AIX.
3. Extract the installer executable from the tar file you downloaded.
4. Go to the directory where you extracted the installer and obtain all permissions, or chmod all, where 777 indicates all, to run the installer.
5. Invoke the silent installation process by entering the following command. Make sure to specify the full path name of the <propertiesfile> file:

   <installer file> -f <path to properties file>

   or where <path to properties file> is the full path of the propertiesfile file.

Note: After silent installation is completed, you need to register and activate the license you received for your product. The license may be in the form of an email from Borland listing one or more serial numbers and license keys, or it may be a license key file sent to you in an email from Borland. If you want to register and activate your license, run the lmadm executable found in the <install_dir>/bin directory.

Licensing and Registration

Before using VisiBroker, you need to register and activate the license you received for your product. The license may be in the form of an email from Borland listing one or more serial numbers and license keys, or it may be a license key file sent to you in an email from Borland.

If you have already received a key file in an email from Borland for a product you purchased online or downloaded for evaluation, or if you downloaded a free version of the product, you can use the registration wizard to apply the key file, or you can copy it to the <install_dir>/license directory and it will be applied automatically when you restart your product.

If you have a serial number and key, you can register and activate your VisiBroker product using one of the following registration methods:

• Direct. If your system is connected to the Internet, this is the simplest method. The product registration wizard guides you through all required steps and automatically activates your license for you. For more information, see the Direct registration section.
• Email. You send your registration request via your own email account (from any system), and will receive an activation file via email that you can apply to your installation. For more information, see the Email registration section.
• Web page. Similar to email, except you register by visiting the Borland web site. For more information, see the Web page registration section.
• Telephone. You provide information to a Borland representative, who will send you an activation file by email or mail. For more information, see the Telephone registration section.

Depending on which method you choose, you may be asked to indicate whether you have a Borland Developer Network (BDN) account. If you do not have an account, you will be prompted to create one in the product registration wizard.

If you do not choose the Direct registration method, you will receive an activation file. Simply copy this file into the <install_dir>/license directory and it will be applied automatically when you start your product.

Direct registration

To use the Borland product registration wizard for Direct registration:

1. Select the Direct registration method in the first wizard screen, and click Next.
2. Indicate whether you have a BDN account, and click Next. If you do not have an account you are prompted to create one in this wizard.
3. If applicable, enter proxy settings for your internet connection.
4. Review the summarized information before clicking Next. The wizard monitors and displays the progress of your registration.
5. When registration is successfully completed, click Next. Then click Finish to close the Wizard.

Email registration

To use the Borland product registration wizard for Email registration:

1. In the first wizard screen, select the Email registration method and click Next.
2. Indicate whether you have a BDN account, and click Next. If you do not have an account you are prompted to create one in this wizard.
3. Review the summarized information before clicking Next.
4. Copy the content of the Email Registration content pane into an email message addressed to reg@borland.com, and click Next.
5. To close the Wizard, click Finish. You will receive a product activation file by email.
6. Copy the activation file into the <install_dir>/license directory, and it will be applied automatically when you start your product.

Web page registration

To use the Borland product registration wizard for Web page registration:

1. In the first wizard screen, select the Web page registration method and click Next.
2. Copy the registration key from the Web Registration step of the wizard, then click Finish to close the Wizard.
3. Start a web browser and open the http://reg.borland.com/ URL.
4. In the registration web page, enter your BDN account information and click Login. If you do not have an account, click the Create account link (http://reg.borland.com/srs5/new_user.jsp).
5. In the Product Registration web page, enter the Serial Number and the Registration Key (from the registration wizard) and click Continue.
6. Verify the email address to which the activation file will be sent, and click Register. You will receive a product activation file by email.
7. Copy the activation file into the <install_dir>/license directory, and it will be applied automatically when you start your product.

Telephone registration

To use the Borland product registration wizard for Telephone registration:

1. In the first wizard screen, select the Telephone registration method and click Next.
2. From the drop-down list, select the location that is nearest you.
3. Click Next, then click Finish to close the Wizard.
4. Dial the number for assistance by telephone and keep the information in the Phone Registration wizard screen on hand.
5. When you receive your activation file, copy it into the <install_dir>/license directory, and it will be applied automatically when you start your product.

Uninstalling VisiBroker

To uninstall VisiBroker:

1. Make sure there are no background processes (such as osagent) running during the uninstall.
2. Change directories to <install_root>/UninstallerData directory.
3. Enter the uninstall command:

   uninstall
   

   Note: This does not remove files and folders that were created after the installation.

4. After you run the uninstall command, check the installation directory and remove any unnecessary files and subdirectories.