This topic instructs you on Load Balancer installation
using system packaging tools and requirements for AIX operating systems.
Before you begin
For information on hardware and software requirements,
including supported browsers, refer to the following Web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006921.
You cannot have two installations of the Dispatcher component
installed on the same system. If you have a previous version of the
Edge components installed, uninstall the Dispatcher component before
starting the installation process for Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6.
Refer to Uninstalling Load Balancer for
more information.
About this task
The Java 2 SDK automatically installs with Load Balancer
on all platforms. If you are migrating from a previous version of
Load Balancer, or reinstalling the operating system, prior to installation
you can save any of your previous configuration files or script files
for Load Balancer.
- After installation, place your configuration files in the install_root/configurations/dispatcher
directory.
- After installation, place your script files in the install_root/servers/bin
directory in order to run them.
Procedure
- Log in as root, or ensure that you have root authority
to install the software.
- Insert the product media, or if you are installing from
the Web, copy the installation images to a directory.
- Install the installation image.
The following
is the list of packages:
Table 1. AIX Install
ImagesPackage Name |
Install Image |
Base |
ibmulb-base-7.0.0-0.noarch-rte |
Dispatcher |
ibmulb-disp-7.0.0-0.noarch.rte |
License |
ibmulb-lic-7.0.0-0.noarch-rte |
Metric Server |
ibmulb-ms-7.0.0-0.noarch.rte |
Native |
ibmulb-7.0.0-0.ppc64.rte Substitute ppc for
ppc64 when it is appropriate for your system.
|
Messages |
ibmulb-lang_language.7.0.0-0.noarch.rte where language can be: - cs_CZ
- en_US
- de_DE
- es_ES
- fr_FR
- hu_HU
- it_IT
- ja_JP
- ko_KR
- pl_PL
- pt_BR
- ru_RU
- zh_CN
- zh_TW
|
You can choose to install some of
the packages if you do not want the entire product installated. If
you want to install Dispatcher, install the following packages:
- Base
- Dispatcher
- License
- Native
If you want to install Metric Server, install the following packages:
- Base
- Metric Server
- Native
Best practice: Use SMIT to install Load Balancer
for AIX because SMIT will ensure that all messages are installed automatically.
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- Using SMIT:
- Select Install and Update Software
- Select Install and update from latest Available Software
- Enter the device or directory containing the install images
- Select Software Installation and Maintenance
- Enter on the *SOFTWARE to Install line, the appropriate information
to specify options (or select List)
- Press OK.
When the command completes, press Done,
and then select Exit Smit from the Exit menu or press F12.
If using SMITTY, press F10 to exit the program.
- Using the Command Line:
- If installing from a CD, you must enter the following commands
to mount the CD:
mkdir /cdrom
mount -v cdrfs -p -r /dev/cd0 /cdrom
- Enter the following command to install the desired Load Balancer
packages for AIX systems:
installp -acXgd device install_image
where install_image corresponds
to an install image name from the table above, and device is:- /cdrom if you are installing from a CD.
- /dir (the directory containing the install images) if
you are installing from a file system.
Ensure that the result column in the summary contains SUCCESS
for each part of Load Balancer that you are installing. Do not continue
until all of the parts you want to install are successfully applied.
Note: To
generate a list of file sets in any install image, including all available
message catalogs, enter the following command:
installp -ld device
where
device is:
- /cdrom if you are installing from a CD.
- /dir (the directory containing the install images) if
you are installing from a file system.
- Unmount the CD-ROM. Enter the following command:
unmount /cdrom
Verify that the product is installed. Enter the following command:lslpp -h | grep ibmulb
If
you successfully installed the full product, this command returns
a list of all the packages.
What to do next
The installation process does not add the
command directories for Load Balancer into the PATH environment variable.
To run Load Balancer commands from the system root, add the command
directories to the PATH environment variable.
Avoid trouble: If
you had previous installation of the Dispatcher component installed,
be aware that Load Balancer for IPv4 versions of the Dispatcher component
used commands in the /usr/bin directory, which might be in the PATH
variable. Load Balancer for IPv4 and IPv6 has commands in the
install_root/bin
directory, so be aware that the directory entries point to the appropriate
directories for the dsserver and dscontrol command.
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