This section describes how to install SIETS on a computer that already has an Unix-like operating system and other prerequisites installed.
For more information on prerequisites, see Installation Options.
Installing SIETS is performed using a SIETS installation program SIETS-builddate.setup, which is run from the command prompt and where builddate is the date, when the build was made.
Due to the fact that the installation program contains installation of the SIETS server and SIETS Enterprise Manager, which each can has a different version, the installation filename contains only a build date. For information on what versions correspond to build dates, see www.siets.net.
Description of installation steps do not include a separate description for pressing ENTER for submitting the entered command as it is considered as common sense when working with the command prompt.
The installation program contains actions for installing, updating, and uninstalling SIETS. Therefore, this section contains the following topics:
To install SIETS, proceed as follows:
In the command prompt window, enter SIETS-builddate.setup install.
As the install action is the default, you can enter just SIETS-builddate.setup.
Setup checks archive integrity.
The welcome message appears.
The setup detects OS and Linux distribution.
If unsupported Linux distribution is detected, the setup warns that SIETS might not function properly and asks for continuation. To continue, select Yes.
The setup asks whether to install Web modules SIETS API and SIETS Enterprise Manager.
If the installation is to be used as a non-master node in a cluster of SIETS servers, then you do not need to install the Web modules.
For more information on SIETS architecture, see SIETS Servers and SIETS Enterprise Manager.
To install the Web modules, select Yes.
If you selected Yes in the previous step, proceed to the following step. If you selected No in the previous step, then proceed to the step 6.
The setup is detecting installed Apache Web servers and their parameters:
Web server’s document root
cgi-bin directory
user used by the Web server
group used by a Web server
which are all necessary for integrating SIETS with a Web server.
Perform one of the following options according to what Apache Web servers information the setup has detected:
If no Apache Web servers are detected, the default parameter values are not provided. If you want to use another Web server, enter the parameters manually or install Apache Web server.
If a single Apache Web server is detected, the default values from the Web server installation are provided. If necessary, change the parameters.
If multiple Apache Web servers are detected, the default parameter values are listed for all Apache Web servers. Select default parameters for one of the servers, or enter or change parameters, if necessary.
The setup asks whether to install the SIETS server.
To install the SIETS server, select Yes.
If you selected Yes in the previous step, proceed to the following step. If you selected No in the previous step, then proceed to the step 11.
The setup checks if the required shared libraries for the SIETS server are installed.
If there are shared libraries that are not installed, the setup quits with a respective error message.
If the shared libraries are installed, but there are missing symbolic links to the required shared libraries, then the setup asks for installing the links. Confirm installing the links.
The setup checks for existing configuration files necessary for the SIETS server.
If the configuration files are detected, the setup asks if they are to be kept or overwritten. Select whether the configuration files are to be kept or overwritten.
The setup copies the files.
The setup of the SIETS server is complete and the setup asks, if the SIETS server must be started.
To start the SIETS server, select Yes.
If you selected Yes in the previous step, the SIETS server is started.
If you selected to install the Web modules in the step 4, the setup asks if you want to install SIETS Enterprise Manager.
To install SIETS Enterprise Manager, select Yes.
If you selected Yes in the previous step, proceed with the following step. If you selected No in the previous step, the setup is complete.
The setup checks if the required shared libraries for SIETS Enterprise Manager are installed.
If there are shared libraries that are not installed, the setup quits with a respective error message.
If the shared libraries are installed, but there are missing symbolic links to the required shared libraries, then the setup asks for installing the links. Confirm installing the links.
The setup checks for existing configuration files necessary for SIETS Enterprise Manager.
If the configuration files are detected, the setup asks if they are to be kept or overwritten. Select whether the configuration files are to be kept or overwritten.
The setup copies the files.
The setup warns that the Web server must be started before running SIETS Enterprise Manager.
The SIETS Enterprise Manager setup is complete.
To update SIETS, proceed as follows:
In the command prompt window, enter SIETS-builddate.setup update.
Setup checks archive integrity.
The welcome message appears.
The setup detects and checks the existing SIETS server installation.
If the SIETS server installation is not detected, the setup warns that the update of SIETS server is not available. Proceed to the step 8.
If the SIETS server installation is detected, the setup asks if you want to update the SIETS server.
To update the SIETS server, select Yes.
If you selected Yes in the previous step, proceed to the following step. If you selected No in the previous step, then proceed to the step 8.
The setup checks if the SIETS server is running.
If the SIETS server is running, the setup asks if it must be shut down.
To shut down the SIETS server, select Yes.
If you selected Yes in the previous step, proceed to the following step. If you selected No in the previous step, the setup terminates.
The setup checks if the required shared libraries for the SIETS server are installed.
If there are shared libraries that are not installed, the setup quits with a respective error message.
If the shared libraries are installed, but there are missing symbolic links to the required shared libraries, then the setup asks for installing the links. Confirm installing the links.
The setup checks for existing configuration files necessary for the SIETS server.
If the configuration files are detected, the setup asks if they are to be kept or overwritten. Select whether the configuration files are to be kept or overwritten.
The setup copies the files.
The setup of the SIETS server is complete and the SIETS server is started automatically, if it was running when the update was started.
The setup detects and checks the existing SIETS Enterprise Manager installation.
If the SIETS Enterprise Manager installation is not detected, the setup warns that the update of SIETS Enterprise Manager is not available, and the setup is complete.
If the SIETS Enterprise Manager installation is detected, the setup asks if you want to update SIETS Enterprise Manager.
To update SIETS Enterprise Manager, select Yes.
If you selected Yes in the previous step, proceed with the following step. If you selected No in the previous step, the setup is complete.
The setup checks if the required shared libraries for SIETS Enterprise Manager are installed.
If there are shared libraries that are not installed, the setup quits with a respective error message.
If the shared libraries are installed, but there are missing symbolic links to the required shared libraries, then the setup asks for installing the links. Confirm installing the links.
The setup checks for existing configuration files necessary for SIETS Enterprise Manager.
If the configuration files are detected, the setup asks if they are to be kept or overwritten. Select whether the configuration files are to be kept or overwritten.
The setup copies the files.
The SIETS Enterprise Manager setup is complete.
To update SIETS, proceed as follows:
In the command prompt window, enter SIETS-builddate.setup uninstall.
Setup checks archive integrity.
The welcome message appears.
The setup warns that uninstalling SIETS will remove SIETS from your system and asks for confirmation. To confirm, select Yes.
The setup checks if the SIETS server is running.
If the SIETS server is running, the setup stops it.
The setup removes binaries.
The setup asks, if you want to remove SIETS server data files.
To remove the SIETS server data files, select Yes.
The setup asks, if you want to remove SIETS server log files.
To remove the SIETS server log files, select Yes.
The setup asks, if you want to remove SIETS Enterprise Manager data files.
To remove the SIETS Enterprise Manager data files, select Yes.
The setup asks, if you want to remove SIETS Enterprise Manager log files.
To remove the SIETS Enterprise Manager log files, select Yes.
The setup asks, if you want to remove SIETS configuration files.
To remove the SIETS configuration files, select Yes.
The setup is complete.