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Installing Log Central on UNIX Systems

The following sections explain how to install and uninstall Log Central on UNIX systems:

Installation Procedure for UNIX

Uninstallation Procedure for UNIX

Follow this procedure to install Log Central on the central host, each managed node, and the database host, if it is a different machine from the central host.

To install Log Central on UNIX:

1. Make sure your system meets or exceeds the requirements listed in the Log Central Release Notes.

2. Obtain a license file.

   Call or email BEA Customer Support to request a license file for Log Central.

   • The contact information for BEA Customer Support in North America is:

     1-888-232-7878

     support@bea.com

   • For contact information for additional locations, go to the following Web address:

     http://www.bea.com/support/contact_cs.html

     When you receive your license file, copy it to your hard drive.

3. Mount the Log Central product CD on the UNIX file system.

   You must have either a local CD drive or a drive that is accessible over a network. The procedure for mounting the CD file system on the local UNIX platform may vary depending on the UNIX system being used. For this procedure, refer to your UNIX system administrator or UNIX system documentation for instructions specific to your UNIX platform. The following table provides some basic mounting information and instructions.

   Table 2-1 Mounting Information for UNIX Platforms

   UNIX Platform	Mounting Information
   Solaris 2.6 or 2.7	Volume management is enabled by default. Thus, when you insert the CD into the drive, its file system is automatically mounted.
   NFS File System	If you are mounting the CD file system from a remote machine, use the following command to mount the CD as an NFS file system: mount -F nfs -r machine_name:/cdrom/logcentral /mount_point For example: mount -F nfs -r diamond:/cdrom/logcentral /mnt/LogCentral
   HP-UX	If the PFS daemons are not already running, use the following commands to start them: # nohup pfs_mountd & # nohup pfsd & Use the following command to mount the CD: # pfs_mount -o -xlat=unix /dev/dsk/device_file /mount_point For example: # pfs_mount -o -xlat=unix /dev/dsk/c0t2d0 /cdrom
   Digital UNIX 4.0	Use the following command: mount -t cdfs -o noversion /dev/rz4c /cdrom

4. Change to the directory where the CD is mounted. For example:

   % cd /cdrom

   Note: Before executing the following command, make sure that the PATH includes access to the uncompress utility.

5. Start the installation program:

   % sh ./install.sh

   Warning: Enter all data carefully. If the installation program encounters any errors it quits, and you must begin again.

   Note: You can stop the installation program at any time by issuing an interrupt, typically by pressing the Delete key, the Break key, or Control-C (^C).

   The installation program displays the hardware/software installation options:

   01) alpha/dux40      02) alpha/tru64      03) hp/hpux11
   04) ibm/aix43        05) sun5x/sol26

   Install which platform's files? [01-05, q to quit, l for list]:

   Each option represents a directory that contains the Log Central software for the hardware/software option. The following table describes each option.

   Table 2-2 Installation Options

   Option	Description
   alpha/dux40 or alpha/tru64	Digital Alpha Digital with UNIX 4.0
   hp/hpux11	Hewlett-Packard HP 9000 Series 800 with HP-UX 11.0
   ibm/aix43	IBM RS6000 with AIX 4.3.3 or IBM SP2 with AIX 4.3.3
   sun5x/sol26	Sun Sparc with Solaris 2.6 or 2.7

6. Enter the value for a hardware/software option (1 through 5). Optionally, you can enter l (the letter "l") to list the options again or q to quit the installation.

   The installation program repeats your selection, identifies the product family to be installed, and asks you to confirm your selection. For example:

   ** You have chosen to install from sun5x/sol26 **

   BEA Log Central 5.0

   This directory contains the BEA Log Central 5.0 product(s) for
   SunOS 5.6 (Solaris 2.6) on SPARC.

   Is this correct? [y,n,q]:

7. Enter y to confirm, n to make another selection, or q to quit the installation.

   The installation program displays some information about terminating the installation program and then prompts you for package information:

   To terminate the installation at any time
   press the interrupt key,
   typically <del>, <break>, or <ctrl+c>.
   
   The following packages are available:
   
   1     logcent         BEA LogCentral 5.0
   
   Select the package(s) you wish to install.
   Separate multiple packages with a space.
   (type 'all' to install all packages) (default: all) [?,??,q]: hit enter

   Note: Even though the information displayed by the installation program implies that there is more than one package, there is really only one package.

8. Press the Enter key.

   Note: If you enter 1, (the number "1"), the installation program will install Log Central and then prompt you for additional packages to install. In this situation, enter q.

   The installation program displays information about the product and prompts you for a directory in which to install the product. For example:

   BEA LogCentral 5.0
   (sparc) Release $(PKGRELID)
   Copyright (c) 1998-2000 BEA Systems, Inc.
   Portions * Copyright 1986-1998 RSA Data Security, Inc.
   All Rights Reserved.
   Distributed under license by BEA Systems, Inc.
   TUXEDO is a registered trademark.
   WebLogic Enterprise is a registered trademark.
   BEA LogCentral 5.0 and BEA WLE are registered trademarks.
   
   Base directory for the BEA Log Central files [?,q]:

9. Enter the directory in which to install the Log Central files.

   Note: The following instructions use an installation directory named /usr/LogCentral.

   If the specified directory does not exist, the installation program creates it and starts to install the product. For example:

   Creating /usr/LogCentral
   
   Determining if sufficient space is available ...
   7357 blocks are required
   1830394 blocks are available to /usr/LogCentral
   
   Using /usr/LogCentral as the BEA Log Central base directory
   
   Unloading /cdrom/bea_log_central_5_0/sun5x/sol26/logcent/logcent.Z ...

   Then the installation script displays a list of the files being installed and prompts you for the location of the BEA Log Central License file:

   14770 blocks
   ... finished
   
   Modifying configuration files to show installation date/time...
   ... finished
   
   Changing file permissions...
   ... finished
   
   Do you wish to install the Log Central License [y/n]:

10. Enter y.

    The installation program displays the next question:

    Path for BEA Log Central License file [?,q]:

11. Enter the name of the directory that contains the license file that you obtained at the beginning of this procedure.

    Note: The following instructions use a license directory named /LogCentral/etc.

    The installation program installs the license file and completes the installation of the Log Central software. For example:

    Determining if sufficient space is available ...
    7357 blocks are required
    2347636 blocks are available to /LogCentral/etc
    
    Using /LogCentral/etc as the BEA Log Central License directory
    
    Installation of BEA LogCentral 5.0 was successful
    
    Please don't forget to fill out and send in your registration card

12. The Log Central CD includes online documentation in the doc directory. You can copy this directory to your hard drive.

    • To view the online documentation in a Web browser, open ../doc/html/index.htm.

    • If your UNIX platform does not provide a Web browser, you can view the PDF files which are located in ../doc/pdf.

13. To configure and start Log Central, see Chapter 2, "Setting Up Log Central," in the Log Central Configuration Guide.

Uninstallation Procedure for UNIX

To uninstall Log Central on UNIX:

1. If desired, save some of the Log Central files, particularly configuration and initialization files, to another directory:

   • install_dir/etc/messaging.conf

   • install_dir/etc/msg_processor.ini

2. Remove the Log Central installation directory.