This installation procedure uses the InstallShield wizard in GUI mode (the GUI wizard), which requires one of the following:
A GUI environment (with a display, keyboard, and pointing device) on the Mirror Replication Agent host machine, or
A remote machine configured to provide a GUI environment for the Mirror Replication Agent host machine.
See “Installing in console mode” for information about installing the Mirror Replication Agent software in an interactive text (or console) mode.
To install Mirror Replication Agent with the GUI wizard
Log in to the Mirror Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Mirror Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all nonessential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Mirror Activator 15.0 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.
Start the InstallShield GUI wizard:
On Microsoft Windows platforms, the InstallShield GUI wizard should start automatically.
If the GUI wizard does not start automatically, select Start | Run, and enter the following in the Open box:
x:\setupwin32.exe
where x: is your CD-ROM drive.
You can also start the GUI wizard from Windows Explorer by double-clicking the setupwin32.exe file icon.
On UNIX platforms, enter this at the command prompt:
cd /cdrom ./setup_type
where setup_type is one of these strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
setupaix
setuphp11x
setupsolaris
setuplinux
Click Next to continue.
You can click Cancel to exit the GUI wizard and stop
the installation at any point before it is complete.
Select your geographic location in the license agreement and copyright notice window.
Read the Sybase license agreement and select I Agree.
You must agree to the terms of the software license
before you can continue the installation.
Click Next to continue.
Specify an installation directory in the Destination window.
The default installation directory is:
On Windows platforms:
%SYBASE% or c:\sybase
On UNIX platforms:
$SYBASE or /opt/sybase
Click Next to accept the default installation directory, or do one of the following:
Click Browse to select an installation directory in the file browser, and then click Next, or
Enter a directory name in the Destination Directory box, and then click Next.
If you enter a directory name that does not exist, InstallShield prompts:
The directory does not exist. Do you want to create it?
Click Yes to create the installation directory you specified.
If the directory you specified (either by default or by entering a directory name) exists, InstallShield prompts:
You have chosen to install into an existing directory. Any older versions of the products you choose to install that are detected in this directory will be replaced. Do you want to continue with installation into this directory?
If you click Yes, and:
The Sybase products were installed with Studio Installer (for example, Replication Server version 12.5), then InstallShield overwrites the common components.
The products were installed with InstallShield, then InstallShield determines the correct course of action.
On Microsoft Windows platforms, if you are prompted
to overwrite a DLL, click Yes only if the version
of the new DLL is newer than the one InstallShield is attempting
to overwrite.
Select the type of installation from two options:
Typical If you choose Typical, InstallShield displays the following products and features:
Mirror Replication Agent 15.0
SySAM License Server
SySAM License Utilities
Custom If you choose Custom, InstallShield displays the same products and features as the Typical installation list, with check boxes that allow you to select the specific products and features you want to install.
Mirror Replication Agent 15.0
SySAM License Server
SySAM License Utilities
After you select the products and features for a Custom installation and click Next, InstallShield displays the products and features you selected.
Click Next to continue.
InstallShield installs the components in the installation directory you specified and displays an installation progress indicator.
If errors occur during the installation, InstallShield displays error messages. In the event of an installation error, exit the InstallShield wizard to correct the cause of the error, and then restart InstallShield. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.
If the software is installed successfully, InstallShield displays a window confirming the successful installation. Click Next.
The SySAM License Server window opens and displays this prompt:
Will licenses be obtained from the License Server?
If you answer Yes, you can leave the license-mrx.lic and license-dco.lic license files where they were installed ($SYBASE/SYSAM-2_0/licenses), or you can move the files to the SYSAM-2_0/licenses directory of your SySAM license server. In either case, the Mirror Replication Agent and ECDA Option for Oracle will verify the necessary licenses.
If you answer No, no further action is needed. The Mirror Replication Agent and the ECDA Option for Oracle will use the installed licenses (license-mrx.lic and license-dco.lic) as they were installed in $SYBASE/SYSAM-2_0/licenses.
Click Next.
The SySAM notification window prompts you to configure your server for e-mail notification. When configuration is enabled, you receive information about license management events that require attention. Select Yes and either accept the default values that are supplied, or these values from your worksheet:
SMTP server host name
SMTP server port number
Sender e-mail
Recipients e-mail
Message severity level of an event that will trigger e-mail:
Informational
Warning
Error
If you choose not to have e-mail alerts or severity messages logged, select No.
Click Next.
Click Finish to complete the installation and close InstallShield.
To verify that the software components were installed correctly, see “Verifying the installation”.
After you complete the Mirror Replication Agent software installation, you must complete the following post-installation task:
Set up the SYBASE environment on the Mirror Replication Agent host machine. For more information, see “Setting up the SYBASE environment”.
