Installation checklist for UNIX/Linux cluster

The installation checklist contains the items that you need to gather and the tasks you need to complete before installing Sterling B2B Integrator in a cluster environment.

The checklist contains:

  • Brief descriptions for tasks (detailed procedures are provided after the checklist)
  • Information that you need to gather to complete the installation

You might want to make a copy of the following checklist and use it to record the information you collect.

The cluster environment does not support the following items:
  • MySQL database
  • AS2 Edition
# Installation Checklist for UNIX/Linux Cluster Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Your Notes®
1

Review your IBM contract to determine what software you are licensed to use. You need to know this License information so that you can select the correct components/features to install.

        
2

Determine which installation method you are going to use:

  • GUI-based
  • Text-based
  • Silent Installation
        
3

Decide which type of security certificates to use:

  • The default self-signed SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate that is automatically installed.
  • A Certificate Authority-related certificate that you install before you install Sterling B2B Integrator.
        
4 If you are using an Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or DB2® database, decide whether to manually or automatically apply Database Definition Language (DDL) statements (schema) to the database.        
5 If you are using an Oracle 11.1 database, you must set it up for native compilation by allocating space and by setting the plsql_native_library_dir parameter.        
6 Determine whether the database password needs to be encrypted.        
7 Record the host name on which you plan to install the software.        
8 Record the name of the directory where you plan to install the software.        
9 Record the login name to the host server.        
10 Record the password to the host server.        
11 Record the path to the installation wizard and file name.        
12 Record the path to the JDK.        
13 Record the path to the JCE file.        
14 Record the host IP address.        
15 Record the initial port number.        
16 Record the system passphrase.        
17 Record the database vendor name.        
18 Record the database user name.        
19 Record the database password.        
20 Record the database (catalog) name.        
21 Record the database host name.        
22 Record the path and file name for the JDBC driver or drivers.