The installation and configuration procedures
for RAP core components apply to both UNIX and Linux platforms, except where noted.
Planning Your Installation
Determine what kind of installation best suits your needs and environment. There are Custom, Express, and Demonstration installs available.
Platforms and Operating Systems Requirements
Make sure your system meets all requirements before you install. See the release bulletin for the latest information about required service packs.
Installation Software
The RAP Platform Product DVD and several related client CDs are required for installation.
Installation Options
Review the installation types to determine which installation best suits your environment.
Planning Worksheets
Decide what kind of installation you want to perform, then use the planning worksheets to plan the layout of your system. Demo installations are non-interactive and do not require preplanning worksheets.
Preinstallation Tasks
This section provides tasks to perform before you install RAP.
Postinstallation Tasks
After you install the RAP core components, shut down the RAPCache server, obtain and activate your SySAM license, restart the RAPCache server, check the status of your servers, and load the sample data.
Installing Client Tools
You must install the appropriate tools on each client machine to connect to the RAP databases.
Managing Client Connections
Clients and servers communicate through connections. For a client application to connect to a server application, the server application must be listening for the client connection request.
UAF Agents
UAF plug-ins running on each server handle communication between Operations Console and RAP components.
Viewing Data Models with PowerDesigner
If you want to view the data models with PowerDesigner, use the ftp utility to move the data models from UNIX to Windows.
Installing PowerDesigner
Install PowerDesigner 12.5 for Windows from the RAP PowerDesigner 12.5 product CD.