Installation Guide

Contents

Purpose

Audience

Organization

SilverStream components and packaging

Application server configurations

About the installation program

Installation decisions

Choosing a database for SilverMaster

Choosing the installation type

Installing the SilverStream server and programs to run as a service or a daemon

Migrating to Version 3

Migrating a SilverMaster

Upgrading application databases

Maintaining multiple versions of SilverStream

Contacting Technical Support

System requirements and supported databases

Installing SilverStream

Testing the install

Installing the runtime environment for external Java clients

Installing on a non-networked computer

Verifying that TCP/IP is installed on your computer

Installing a TCP/IP connection under Windows NT

Installing a TCP/IP connection under Windows 95/98

Installing the SilverStream server as a service

System requirements and supported databases

Installing SilverStream

Before you install

Mounting the CD-ROM drive (HP-UX)

Mounting the CD-ROM drive (Solaris)

Mounting the CD-ROM drive (AIX)

Running the install

Setting the SilverStream server and cluster components to run as daemons

Changing the user account and ports

Database notes

Testing the install

Accessing the SilverStream server

Setting environment variables

Troubleshooting

Invalid license number

X Windows connection errors

Unable to create server socket

Corrupted SilverMaster

Problems starting SilverServer

Full-text search fails

About the installation software

Installing EDCs for the Developer Edition

Installing EDCs for the Enterprise Edition

Configuring the environment for Lotus Notes

Setting up SilverMaster databases

Step 1: Install the Cloudscape software

Step 2: Create a Cloudscape SilverMaster database

Setting up application databases

Step 1: Create a Cloudscape application database

Step 2: Add the Cloudscape database to the SilverStream server

Locating Cloudscape databases

Cloudscape users, schema, and SilverStream

Accessing open Cloudscape databases

Supported software versions

Connecting to DB2 databases

Step 1: Gather information about your DB2 environment

Step 2: Prepare DB2 for connection from Universal Database Client

Step 3: Install the database client

Step 4: Configure the DB2 client connection

Step 5: Modify the DB2CLI.INI file

Step 6: Set environment variables

Step 7: Use the database in SilverStream

Troubleshooting

Connecting to Informix databases

Step 1: Install the JDBC driver

Step 2: Create the Informix database and dbspaces

Step 3: Create the Informix user account

Step 4: Configure the JDBC driver

Step 5: Add the driver path to AGCLASSPATH

Step 6: Use the database in SilverStream

Troubleshooting

Setting up Microsoft Access databases

Step 1: Install the Microsoft Access ODBC driver

Step 2: Create a Microsoft Access database

Setting up Microsoft SQL Server databases

Step 1: Install the Microsoft SQL Server client

Step 2: Create the database and configuring SQL Server

Step 3: Create the SilverUser login

Step 4: Create the ODBC System DSN entry

Setting up Oracle databases

Step 1: Install Oracle SQL Net Client

Step 2: Create an Oracle SQL Net Alias

Step 3: Create an Oracle Tablespace for use with SilverMaster

Step 4: Create an Oracle user for the SilverStream server

Creating a SilverStream application database on Oracle

Before adding Oracle databases

Adding a database

Using one SQLNet Alias

Installation requirements for HP-UX and AIX

Using synonyms

Troubleshooting

Overview of Sybase ASA and SQL Anywhere support

Where to go from here

Upgrading from SQL Anywhere 5.5

Using only SQL Anywhere 5.5

Using both Sybase ASA and SQL Anywhere on the same machine

Upgrading to Sybase ASA

Setting up a Sybase ASA or SQL Anywhere database

Setting up the database

Troubleshooting

Setting up Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise databases

Step 1: Install Sybase jConnect

Step 2: Configure the Sybase server

Step 3: Create the SilverMaster database in Sybase

Step 4: Create the Sybase login for the SilverStream server

Troubleshooting

Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise troubleshooting

jConnect troubleshooting

About SilverJunction

Using SilverJunction in a cluster

Enabling SilverJunction for Internet Information Servers (IIS) running on NT

Enabling SilverJunction for Netscape iPlanet Enterprise Servers running on NT and UNIX

Sample obj.conf file

Creating an ODBC data source (Windows only)

Installation Guide

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