Running the RAP Installer

Install RAP from the RAP Product DVD.

1. Log in as root.
2. Insert the RAP Product DVD into the drive.
   If RAP Setup does not start automatically, mount the drive, then use this command to start the installer:

   <CD_mount_directory>/rap_cd1/setup<Platform>.bin

   where <Platform> is the name of your operating system. For example, use the command /cdrom/rap_cd1/setupSolaris.bin on Sun Solaris.
   Note:

   If you are installing on IBM AIX, omit .bin from the command. For example: /cdrom/rap_cd1/setupaix

   When you run the setup command, your current directory can be any directory that is not on the DVD.

3. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
4. Choose a location, then read and accept the license agreement. Click Next.

   If you do not find a license agreement that matches your location, or if the license agreement is unreadable on your system, you can read all available license agreements on the Sybase Website at http://www.sybase.com/softwarelicenses.

5. Choose an installation directory and click Next. You can accept the default target directory or choose another installation directory. The default installation directory is /opt/sybase/RAP.
6. Select the Enable multi-byte character support option if you want RAP to support languages that use multi-byte characters. If you do not select this option, the installation will continue with single-byte character support by default. If you plan on using multi-byte characters in the future, you may want to install multi-byte character support initially. Your end users will not have the choice to switch between multi-byte and single-byte data schemas post-installation.
   Note:

   Single-byte installation includes installation of the current single-byte schema, while multi-byte installation includes installation of a multi-byte schema. Text that is made up of multi-byte characters requires more bytes to store and transmit than text containing only single-byte characters, hence the need for a specialized database schema for multi-byte installations.

7. Choose the components you want to install.
8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your installation.
   Note:

   
   

   • You must run the install for each RAPCache server you want to install. If you want to install multiple servers or deploy components on different machines, you must run the install multiple times.