There are different installers for SharePlex based on the platform type and data store type. This topic helps you understand the differences and the naming conventions used.
The SharePlex installer on Linux and Unix is a self-extracting installation file with the extension .tpm.
Oracle:
There is a separate SharePlex installer build for each supported Oracle database and platform.
SharePlex-release#-build#-DatabaseVersion-platform-version-chipset.tpm
Example: SharePlex-8.0.0-b86-oracle110-aix-52-ppc.tpm
Note: If the operating system version that you have is not listed, choose the highest number that is below your version.
Open Target:
The SharePlex Open Target installer supports all Open Target targets on all supported Linux platforms.
SPX-release#-build#-rh-40-amd64-m64.tpm
Important: If installing SharePlex for an Open Target and the source data is anything other than Oracle Unicode or US7ASCII, conversion must be performed before posting to the Open Target. In this case, you must use the Oracle installer rather than the Open Target installer and install an Oracle client on the target to perform the conversion.
The installer creates a temporary target directory, within the current directory, for extraction. This temporary target directory is removed upon installation completion. You can extract the files to a file system that is separate from the SharePlex installation location by using the -t option when running the .tpm file. For additional options, see Advanced SharePlex installer options.
On Windows, the SharePlex installer is named sp_setup_version.exe. It is a bundle that contains SharePlex binaries for all of the supported databases and versions.
The installer installs the following items:
Do not remove or modify any of these components while SharePlex is in production, including SharePlex Installer. These components all support SharePlex operation or upgrade.
Important: If installing SharePlex for an Open Target and the source data is anything other than Oracle Unicode or US7ASCII, conversion must be performed before posting to the Open Target. In this case, you must use an Oracle client on the target to perform the conversion. The client must be the Administrator installation type. For more information, see Open Target checklist.
Read this before you begin:
You can run the installer in either of the following ways:
In interactive mode, you are prompted for each part of the installation information.
Log in to the system as the user that will be named as the SharePlex Administrator during this installation. This user will own the installation files and binaries.
If sp_cop is running, shut it down.
sp_ctrl> shutdown
Grant executable permissions to the file.
# chmod 555 installation_file
Run the .tpm file. If installing SharePlex in a cluster, run the installer from the primary node (the one to which the shared disk is mounted)
# ./installation_file
Verify that the information shown on the first screen corresponds to the Oracle version and platform you are upgrading.
You are prompted for the following:
|
Prompt |
Input |
|---|---|
|
Installation type |
Select <New Installation>. |
|
Product directory location (path) |
Enter the path to the SharePlex installation directory. If the specified directory does not exist, the installer creates it. If the directory exists, it must be empty. The installer quits if the directory contains prior SharePlex installations or other files. In a cluster, install on the shared disk. For more information, see Installation and setup for Oracle cluster. |
|
Variable data directory location |
Specify an empty directory. The installer creates the specified directory if it does not exist. Important! Do not install this directory into the SharePlex product directory. In a cluster, install the variable-data directory on the shared disk. For more information, see Installation and setup for Oracle cluster. |
|
SharePlex Admin group |
Enter the DBA-privileged group to which the SharePlex Administrator user belongs, which will own the SharePlex binaries. If the default group of the SharePlex Administrator is oinstall, select any option, and make certain this user is listed under oinstall in the etc/group file. For more information, see Installer checklist. |
|
ORACLE_SID of the database |
Enter the Oracle SID of the database for which you are installing SharePlex. If you want to use one set of SharePlex binaries to replicate data on a system that contains multiple minor or patch release versions of Oracle Database, select the lowest patch release version that you want to include in replication. Alternatively, you can install separate instances of SharePlex for each Oracle version. In an Oracle cluster, the ORACLE_SID must be an alias in the tns_names.ora file that is used for all cluster nodes. For more information, see Set up SharePlex in an Oracle cluster. |
|
ORACLE_HOME |
Enter the path to the Oracle HOME directory of the selected Oracle SID. |
|
TCP/IP port for SharePlex |
Enter the port number to use for SharePlex TCP/IP communications. |
|
License key (do you have?) |
Press Enter to accept the default of Y (yes). If you do not have a license, enter no. For licensing on a cluster, see Installation and setup for Oracle cluster At any point before you run SharePlex you can add the license key with the splex_add_key utility. For more information, see SharePlex license utilities. |
|
License key |
Enter the license key you received from Quest. |
|
Customer name |
Enter the SiteMessage text string provided by Quest with the license key. |
The installer displays the location of the install log file and then quits.
See Next steps.
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| Patch SharePlex | If you downloaded patches for this version of SharePlex, apply them now. |
| Run Database Setup |
Run the Database Setup utility for Oracle (ora_setup) to establish a database account and connection information for SharePlex. For more information, see Database Setup for Oracle. |
| (Heterogeneous replication) |
Install SharePlex on the Open Target and perform setup operations. See: |
| Set up security | For more information, see Assign SharePlex users to security groups. |
| Repeat | Repeat all of the installation procedures for all Unix and Linux machines that will be involved in SharePlex replication. |
| Multi-instance configurations |
To install multiple instances of SharePlex on this system, such as to support consolidated replication, see Run SharePlex in the SharePlex Administrator’s Guide. |
Read this before you begin:
You can run the installer in either of the following ways:
In interactive mode, you are prompted for each part of the installation information.
Log in to the system as the user that will be named as the SharePlex Administrator during this installation. This user will own the installation files and binaries.
Grant executable permissions to the file.
# chmod 555 installation_file
Run the .tpm file. If installing SharePlex in a cluster, run the installer from the primary node (the one to which the shared disk is mounted)
# ./installation_file
You are prompted for the following:
| Prompt for: | Input |
|---|---|
| Installation type |
Select <New Installation>. |
| Product directory location (path) |
Enter the path to the SharePlex installation directory. If the specified directory does not exist, the installer creates it. If the directory exists, it must be empty. The installer quits if the directory contains prior SharePlex installations or other files. |
| Variable data directory location |
Specify an empty directory. The installer creates the specified directory if it does not exist. Important! Do not install this directory into the SharePlex product directory. |
| SharePlex Admin group |
Enter the DBA-privileged group to which the SharePlex Administrator user belongs, which will own the SharePlex binaries. If the default group of the SharePlex Administrator is oinstall, select any option, and make certain this user is listed under oinstall in the etc/group file. For more information, see Installer checklist. |
| TCP/IP port for SharePlex |
Enter the port number to use for SharePlex TCP/IP communications. |
| License key (do you have?) |
Press Enter to accept the default of Y (yes). If you do not have a license, enter no. At any point before you run SharePlex you can add the license key with the splex_add_key utility. For more information, see SharePlex license utilities. |
| License key |
Enter the license key you received from Quest. |
| Customer name | Enter the SiteMessage text string provided by Quest with the license key. |
The installer displays the location of the install log file and then quits.
See Next steps.
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| Patch SharePlex | If you downloaded patches for this version of SharePlex, apply them now. |
| Set up security | For more information, see Assign SharePlex users to security groups. |
| Perform Database Setup and other setup tasks |
For more information, see Set up replication between different database types. |
| Repeat | Repeat all of the installation procedures for all Unix and Linux machines that will be involved in SharePlex replication. |
| Multi-instance configurations |
To install multiple instances of SharePlex on this system, such as to support consolidated replication, see the SharePlex Administrator’s Guide for the correct setup. |
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