Installing the LN software

This section describes a 2-tier example installation on a Windows machine with a Microsoft SQL Server database.

For this installation, the Infor Application Service Manager client and server part, is also selected to be installed in one run.

The LN installation on UNIX is almost identical to the installation on Windows. On Windows, you run a local installation on the server. On UNIX you must start the UNIX installation from a Windows client system and run a remote installation. If the example installation differs on certain steps from a UNIX Installation, comments are provided about this.

For specific information about installing on a Windows Server cluster, see Installing on Windows Server Cluster.

To install the Installable Units, the Installation Wizard must be started. Online help is available during the complete installation process.

After the LN installation you must perform several additional tasks to set up your LN product, see Post-installation tasks.

In case of issues during the installation, check the log files. The files are located in:

  • <stagingarea>\Logging Files
  • $BSE/log
  • On Windows also in the event viewer.

Never remove the directory <BSE>/lib/install after an installation. This directory contains important installation-specific information and information important for runtime and possible upgrade installation data.

Close all running applications and start the installation.

  1. Logon to the system. The user must have administrator rights.
  2. To start the installation, run the startfirst.exe file directly from the Start directory in the staging area.
    A dialog box is displayed with several options.
  3. Click the link to start the Installation Wizard
    The Welcome dialog box of the Installation Wizard is displayed.
  4. Click Next. The Environment dialog box is displayed.
  5. Specify a new Environment name, or select an existing environment from the list. Click Next.
  6. Select the unit(s) for installation from the list in the Select Installable Units dialog box.
  7. Click Next. The Select Porting Set dialog box is displayed.
  8. Select the Porting Set applicable for your Operating System, and click Next.
    The Host Name dialog box is displayed. The Host Name is the system name of the (Master) Application Server where you install your LN software. The dialog boxes differ for Remote and Local installations. When installing on Windows, the fields are already filled.
  9. Check or specify the Host name and click Next.
    The Destination Directory dialog box is displayed.
  10. Specify the path of the directory in which the LN software must be installed.
    We recommend to have bse as the last sub directory in the destination directory. If the target directory does not exist, you are asked to create the target directory.
  11. Click Next. The Setup Type dialog box is displayed.
    Select one of the different setup types:
    • The Master Application Server (MAS)
    • Application Server (AS)

    Note that for a first install, a Master Application Server (MAS) is required. Before you can install an AS connection to set up an Enterprise Cluster, an MAS must be installed.

    For more specific information about the Application Server, see Distributed Application Server AS/MAS.

  12. Click Next to select the database in the Database dialog box which, you prepared to store the repository of the LN software.
    From this stage onwards, the dialog boxes of the Installation Wizard can differ for each RDBMS choice. The remainder of this example installation provides a description of an installation on the Microsoft SQL Server database. If you have prepared another RDBMS, for support, use Help (F1).

    The Installation Wizard does not automatically create directories for database data files or check if they do or do not exist; you must have already created these directories.

  13. Click Next. The Database Server Location dialog box is displayed.
  14. Select a database server location.
    Your choice depends on whether you want to install your database repository on your LN server (Master Application Server) or on another server.
  15. Click Next. The Database Connection Information dialog box is displayed.
  16. Specify the host name of the machine where the database server resides. This information is required to connect to the correct database.
  17. Click Next. The Database Users and Group dialog box is displayed.
  18. Specify the users and a group for, in this case, the SQL Server database:
    • The SQL Server System Administrator is sa. To avoid problems, we recommend that you assign a password to sa.
      Note: The password must meet the Microsoft SQL Server password policies.
    • A default name for the Infor Database Group is <ENV> db (<ENV> is the environment name). In the Password field, type a password you want to associate with the group.
    • The current user field is filled. Specify the database password for the current user. Ensure the user is present in the database and that the password is correct.
  19. Click Next to continue with the Database Configuration Parameters dialog box.

    The AutoGrow option controls whether database storage files, data and log, created by the administration utility automatically grow as required when their existing space is exhausted.

    The Compress Database Tables option controls whether advanced compression of the database and indexes is enabled. See the online help for table and index compression requirements.

    Specify the correct database collation in the SQL Server Database collation field, see the Pre-installation tasks.

  20. Click Next to continue with the Database Device Locations and Sizes dialog box.
  21. Specify the locations and sizes for the data and log files. For specific information, click Help.
  22. Click Next to continue with the Program Folder dialog box.
  23. Specify in which folder and under what name this LN installation must be saved.
    A default name is Infor. Type or select an existing program folder name or create a new folder.
  24. Click Next to continue with the Logic Service dialog box.

    To use a separate account to start the Infor ES Logic Service, you must supply the account information here. Ensure that you supply the correct password and privileges.

  25. Click Next. The Parallel Processes dialog box is displayed.
  26. Select the number of processes your hardware can simultaneously support.
    Multiple bshells speed up the installation. Do not use more number of processes than available CPUs.
  27. Click Next to continue with the BW Configuration Parameters dialog box.
    Select the configuration parameters to change. Click Next to end the edit.
  28. Click Next to continue with the Select Base VRCs for PMC solutions.
  29. Select the Base VRCs for which the PMC solutions must be installed. Select one or more Base VRCs and click Next. For more specific online information, click Help.
  30. Select the configuration files you want to change and click Next.

    Note that changing these configuration files can have serious consequences.

    If you select the bse_vars file, the bse_vars file dialog box is displayed.

    This dialog box can be filled with specific settings for the LN environment. For example, in case more versions of DB2 are installed on the same system, you must set a shared library path environment variable. You can use this environment variable to use the correct libraries with the DB2 version you want to use for the LN installation.

  31. Click Next. If you also selected the storage_param file, the Configuration File: storage_param dialog box is displayed.
    You can specify the storage_param with specific settings for the database. To display the default entries of the storage_param file, click Defaults. Select an entry you want to edit. For specific information about the storage_param file entries, consult the Technical Reference Manual applicable for your database.
  32. Click Next. If the Installable Unit Solution License Managerr (SLM) is also selected, the Location dialog box about SLM is displayed.
  33. Click Next. The Host Name dialog box is displayed.
  34. Specify the host name of the computer on which the SLM resides. During the installation on Windows, the hostname is already filled. For more information, click Help.
  35. Click Next, the Platform Type dialog box is displayed.
  36. Click Next, the Destination Directory dialog box is displayed.
  37. Specify the Destination Directory for the SLM software, for example C:\Program Files\SLM
  38. Click Next.
    The Installation Components dialog box is displayed.
  39. Select All components check box.
  40. Click Next.
    If you also selected the Installable Unit for Application Service Manager (ASM) during this installation, a Location dialog box about ASM is displayed.
  41. Select Local as installation on windows, the location for the ASM software is Local.
  42. Click Next to continue with the Host Name dialog box.
    The Host name and Login name of your local machine are specified.
  43. Click Next to select the Platform Type.
  44. Click Next to continue with the Destination Directory dialog box.
  45. Specify the destination directory for the ASM software and click Next.
  46. The Installation Components dialog box is displayed.
    Select one of the Installation Components. In this case, the Server and the Snap-in option is selected, meaning that all available components are going to be installed.

    On Windows you can select the Server or the snap-in option. With the snap-in, you can configure the Server.

    On UNIX, only the Server option is available, because snap-ins cannot be installed on UNIX.

  47. Click Next to continue.
    The Jobs dialog box is displayed.
  48. Specify the mechanism and click Next.
  49. The Ready to Install dialog box is displayed.
    Check the information in this dialog box. To make adjustments, click Back. Otherwise, to start the installation, click Install.