Installing the latest Content Platform Engine Client files on Application Engine servers interactively

The installation wizard provides an interactive way to install the Content Platform Engine Client files. You can use the values from your worksheet to fill in the required value for each field on the wizard screens.

About this task

Important: Be sure that Content Platform Engine is running before you start installing Content Platform Engine Client files.

Procedure

To install the Content Platform Engine Client files interactively:

  1. Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
    Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the Data > Filter > AutoFilter command is enabled. To view only Content Platform Engine values, filter by CE Client Installer in the Installation or Configuration Program column.
  2. On the machine where Application Engine is installed, log on as any user who has the following permissions:
    • Read and write permission to a temporary directory, such as temp (Windows) or tmp (AIX®, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux®, Linux for System z, or Solaris), on the machine where Application Engine is installed
    • Execute permission on the Content Platform Engine Client installation software
  3. Copy the Content Platform Engine Client installation software from the Content Platform Engine installation software to the temporary directory. The version of the installation software must match the version of Content Platform Engine.
  4. Expand the compressed Content Platform Engine Client installation software file in the temporary directory.
  5. Access the Content Platform Engine Client update software in the temporary directory.
  6. Run the following command:
    Table 1. Content Platform Engine installation command
    Operating System installation Program
    AIX 5.5.x-P8CE-CLIENT-AIX.BIN
    HPUX 5.5.x-P8CE-CLIENT-HPUX.BIN
    HPUXi 5.5.x-P8CE-CLIENT-HPUXI.BIN
    Linux 5.5.x-P8CE-CLIENT-LINUX.BIN
    Solaris 5.5.x-P8CE-CLIENT-SOL.BIN
    Windows 5.5.x-P8CE-CLIENT-WIN.EXE
    Linux for System z 5.5.x-P8CE-CLIENT-ZLINUX.BIN
  7. Complete the installation screens by using the values from your worksheet.
  8. Complete the installation program wizard by using the values from your worksheet.
  9. When the installation completes, check the Content Platform Engine Client log file for errors.
    The path to the log file depends on the type of operating system on the machine where you installed the Content Platform Engine Client files:
    Table 2. Log file path
    Operating System Path to Log File
    AIX, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux, Linux for System z, Solaris /opt/IBM/FileNet/CEClient/ceclient_install_log_5.5.x.txt
    Windows C:\Program Files\IBM\FileNet\CEClient\ceclient_install_log_5.5.x.txt