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Installing BEA eLink Adapter for CORBA

This section contains the following topics:

- Installation Prerequisites

- Installing on a UNIX-based Platform

- Installation Files and Directories

Installation Prerequisites

Complete the following tasks prior to installing eLink Adapter for CORBA:

- Read the BEA eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA Release Notes for information on platform support, software requirements, product documentation access, and Customer Support contacts.

- Install and verify the operation of WebLogic Enterprise.

Installing on a UNIX-based Platform

BEA eLink Adapter for CORBA software runs on UNIX-based platforms. To install the UNIX-based software, you run a script that is supplied on the product CD-ROM and enter the needed information as the script progresses through the installation process. Refer to the following section for your installation instructions.

To install the eLink Adapter for CORBA software on a UNIX-based platform, you run the install.sh script. As the script runs, it asks you for the following information:

- Platform on which to install eLink Adapter for CORBA software

- Directory location of your WLE installation

- Whether you want to install the license file

  Note: The platforms and file names shown in the following listings are examples only. These values are dependent on platform configurations for your system and may vary from the example.

Perform the following steps to run the script and install the eLink Adapter for CORBA on a supported UNIX platform:

1. Log on as root to install the eLink Adapter for CORBA.

   >     $ su -
   >     Pasword:

2. Access the CD-ROM device containing the BEA distribution media.

   >     # ls -1 /dev/cdrom
   >     total 0
   >     brw-rw-rw  1 root  sys  22, 0 January 5 10:55 c1b0t010

3. Mount the CD-ROM.

   >     # mount -r -F cdfs /dev/cdrom/c1b0t010 /mnt

4. Change the directory to your CD-ROM device.

   >     # cd /mnt

5. List the CD-ROM contents.

   >     # ls

   >     install.sh  hp

6. Execute the installation script.

   >     # sh ./install.sh

7. The installation script runs and prompts you for responses as shown in Listing 2-1.

The following listing provide an example of running this script for the eLink Adapter for CORBA. The values in bold are supplied by you during installation.

Listing 2-1 eLink Adapter for CORBA Installation

>     cmadm@dalsun4:/cmhome/dist/altair-5 ls
>     hp          install.sh  sun5x
>     cmadm@dalsun4:/cmhome/dist/altair-5 sh install.sh

>     01) hp/hpux11        02) sun5x/sol26      03) sun5x/sol7

>     Install which platform's files? [01-      3, q to quit, l for list]: 2

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

>     BEA eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA v1.0

>     This directory contains the BEA eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA System for
>     SunOS 5.6 (Solaris 2.6) on SPARC.

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

>     To terminate the installation at any time
>     press the interrupt key,
>     typically <del>, <break>, or <ctrl+c>.

>     The following packages are available:

>       1     corba           BEA eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise
>     			   CORBA

>     Select the package(s) you wish to install [?,??,q]: 1

>     BEA eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA
>     (sparc) Release 1.0
>     Copyright (c) 2000 BEA Systems, Inc.
>     All Rights Reserved.
>     Distributed under license by BEA Systems, Inc.
>     BEA eLink is a trademark of BEA Systems, Inc.

>     Directory where eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA Adapter files are to be installed
>     (Enter your WebLogic Enterprise v5.1 directory path) [?,q]: /work/cmadm/wle51

>     Using /work/cmadm/wle51 as the eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA base directory

>     Determining if sufficient space is available ...
>     986 blocks are required
>     2816896 blocks are available to /work/cmadm/wle51

>     Unloading /cmhome/dist/altair-5/sun5x/sol26/corba/CORBAW51.Z ...
>     bin/CFGEN
>     bin/FTGEN
>     bin/e2a
>     bin/lic.sh
>     eLink/catalogs/ELINKCORBA.text
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/e2aclient.c
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/e2aclient.flds
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/e2aclient.txt
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/e2alocal.dom
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/e2alocal.ubb
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/e2aremote.dom
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/e2aremote.ubb
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/makefile.nt
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/makefile.unix
>     eLink/elcorba/samples/setenv.sh
>     lib/libadk.so.1.10
>     udataobj/java/jdk/ConfigCorba.jar
>     960 blocks
>     ... finished

>     Changing file permissions...
>     ... finished

>     If your license file is accessible, you may install it now.
>     Install license file? [y/n]: n

>     Please don't forget to use lic.sh located in your product bin directory to install the license file from the enclosed floppy.
>     Refer to your product Release Notes for details on how to do this.

>     Installation of BEA eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA was successful.

>     Please don't forget to fill out and send in your registration card
>     cmadm@dalsun4:/cmhome/dist/altair-5

Installation Files and Directories

The eLink Adapter for CORBA CD-ROM contains the libraries and executable programs listed in Table 2-1, Table 2-2, and Table 2-3. After installing the eLink Adapter into WebLogic Enterprise CORBA software, verify that these libraries and programs are installed on your system.

eLink Adapter for CORBA Installation

Verify that the following eLink Adapter for CORBA platform files are installed on your system.

Solaris

Verify that the following files are installed by the eLink Adapter for CORBA software for Soaris.

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Table 2-1 Solaris Installation Files and Directories

Directory | Files
--- | ---
$TUXDIR/bin | e2a CFGEN FTGEN lic.sh
$TUXDIR/lib | libadk.so.1.10
$TUXDIR/eLink/catalogs | ELINKCORBA.text
$TUXDIR/eLink/elcorba/samples | e2aclient.c e2aclient.flds e2aclient.txt e2alocal.dom e2alocal.ubb e2aremote.dom e2aremote.ubb makefile.nt makefile.unix setenv.sh
$TUXDIR/udatobj/java/jdk | ConfigCorba.jar

HP-UX

Verify that the following files are installed by the eLink Adapter for CORBA software for HP-UX.

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Table 2-2 HP-UX Installation Files and Directories

Directory | Files
--- | ---
$TUXDIR/bin | e2a CFGEN FTGEN lic.sh
$TUXDIR/lib | libadk.sl.1.10
$TUXDIR/eLink/catalogs | ELINKCORBA.text
$TUXDIR/eLink/elcorba/samples | e2aclient.c e2aclient.flds e2aclient.txt e2alocal.dom e2alocal.ubb e2aremote.dom e2aremote.ubb makefile.nt makefile.unix setenv.sh
$TUXDIR/udataobj/java/jdk | ConfigCorba.jar

Sample Source Files and Directories

Verify that the following sample source files are installed by the eLink Adapter for CORBA software.

The following sample source files are contained in the $TUXDIR/eLink/elcorba/samples folder.

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Table 2-3 Sample Source Files and Directories

Files | Content
--- | ---
>     e2aclient.c
| Client source code.
>     makefile.nt
| Windows NT makefile (MS VC++ 6)
>     makefile.unix
| Unix makefile
>     e2alocal.ubb
| UBB configuration file for e2a to run on UNIX and handle both local and remote requests from Windows NT.
>     e2alocal.dom
| DM configuration file for e2a to run on UNIX and handle both local and remote requests from Windows NT.
>     e2aremote.dom
| DM configuration file for e2aclient to run on Windows NT and communicate with e2a on UNIX.
>     e2aremote.ubb
| UBB configuration file for e2aclient to run on Windows NT and communicate with e2a on UNIX.
>     setenv.sh
| Sample script in which environment variables are set.
>     e2aclient.txt
| Adapter configuration file. This lists the services being advertised. This is the command line argument to e2a as specified in the CLOPT= line.
>     e2aclient.flds
| Output from the FTGEN command line tool. Note that this file contains the FML32 field definitions that must manually added.

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