Once you have properly installed and configured the DCA prerequisite software, you can install the DCA. The DCA CD for Solaris includes the:
DCA folder that contains a tar file with an install script file.
Documentation folder contains a PDF file to help you install DCA and configure with the Collaboration Server
JDK 1.3.1 folder that needs to be installed before installing the Sun ONE web server.
Note: The JDK must be installed separately in the DCA Machine.
To begin the DCA installation, follow these steps:
1. Stop the Sun ONE (iPlanet) Server Instance
You must stop the Sun ONE (iPlanet) server instance on which you are going to install DCA . Follow the steps below to stop an Sun ONE (iPlanet) server instance.
a) Using a web browser, navigate to http://<DCA SERVER>:8888, assuming that the Sun ONE Admin server is installed on port 8888.
b) Login to the Sun ONE Administration web page using your administration username and password.
c) Select the Sun ONE (iPlanet) server instance on which you are going to install DCA and in the "Select a Server" pull-down menu, then click "Manage"
d) Click the "Server Off" button.
You can install the DCA either as a “root” and or as a “non-root” user. Depending on whether you are installing the DCA as a root or as a non-root, you will have to install the Sun ONE Web Server accordingly. For details about the differences in the Sun ONE Web Server installations, refer to the section “Sun ONE Web Server Configurations for DCA”.
The DCA installation script reconfigures an existing Sun ONE (iPlanet) Web Server instance to successfully run the DCA.
Note:
Before installing the DCA ensure that you have write-permissions to the Sun ONE Web Server instance directory for which the DCA is configured.
Do not install any other product on the server instance that contains your DCA server.
Steps for Installing DCA:
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Insert the DCA 2.01 CD into the DCA Machine's CD drive. |
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The install script is located in the directory: DCA |
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Run the DCA install script from this directory using ./install |
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The install script prompts for confirmation about whether or not you want to continue with the installation. Type ‘Yes’ to continue. |
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The DCA installation prompts for the Sun ONE server instance directory to which DCA needs to be configured. Type the appropriate path and press <Enter> Note: If you are installing the DCA as a non-root, ensure that the non-root user has write permissions to access the Sun ONE Web Server instance for the DCA. |
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The install script prompts for the path where you want to install the DCA. To install in the default location press <Enter> and the files get installed under the directory ‘/<users_home>/Cisco_DCA’. If you want to install the DCA in another location, create the directory priorto installing the DCA or provide any existing directory in the system for which the user has write permissions. |
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The install script continues to extract and install the DCA in the selected directory. |
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After installation, ensure that the user and group ownership of the DCA directories ‘DCA’ and the ‘DCA-webroot’ are same as that of the Sun ONE server instance directory that is configured for this DCA. Note: The ‘root’ user has the privilege to change user ownership and the group ownership. If Sun ONE Web Server and the DCA are installed as the ‘root’ user then the Sun ONE Web Server’s System user and System group must be defaults (nobody:nobody). Also change the ownership of the ‘DCA’ and the ‘DCA-webroot’ directories to nobody:nobody. That is: chown –R nobody:nobody DCA DCA-webroot If the DCA is installed by the ‘non-root’ for the Sun ONE web server instance that has the System user and System Group as user as dcauser:dcagroup, ensure that the ownership of the ‘DCA’ and the ‘DCA-webroot’ directories are dcauser:dcagroup. That is: chown –R dcauser:dcagroup DCA DCA-webroot |
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Start the server. That is, in the command prompt, go to the Sun ONE Web Server instance and type: ./start When the DCA server instance starts, you must be able to see the message in the command prompt, ‘http://<DCAservername>, Port Number ready to accept requests’. If you are not able to see this message restart the server. Note: The DCA non-root user must start the web server by logging in as a root. |