Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 Installation Guide
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Installing the CWA Master for Unix
Installing the Unix Master
Create a ‘tidal’ user on the unix box for use when installing the Master.
You should have your DBA available during installation to provide database configuration information.
Apply all patches supplied in the latest hotfix for CWA 6.3.
Note: Only one Master can be installed on a machine. CWA cannot operate correctly if two Masters are installed on the
same machine.
same machine.
Installing the Unix Master
To install the Unix Master:
1.
Download the Cisco Workload Automation Base Product software for your environment from cisco.com.
2.
Extract the files.
3.
Copy install.sh to the target machine.
4.
Change the permissions on the copied install.bin file to make the file executable by entering:
chmod 755 install.sh
5.
After copying the file to the directory, begin the installation program by entering:
sh ./install.sh
When the installation program starts, the installation splash screen displays, and the Introduction panel follows.
6.
After reading the introductory text that explains how to cancel the installation or modify a previous entry on a previous
screen, click Next
screen, click Next
.
7.
On the Choose Installation Folder panel, enter the directory path to the location where you wish to install the Master
files or click Choose to browse through the directory tree to the desired directory.
files or click Choose to browse through the directory tree to the desired directory.
8.
Click Next. The Select Appropriate Master panel displays.
Note: The Master machines, both primary and backup, must have mirror configurations, meaning that both machines
must use the same version of operating system and JVM for fault tolerance to operate correctly.
must use the same version of operating system and JVM for fault tolerance to operate correctly.
9.
Select whether you are installing a Primary or Backup Master.
The only instance you would select the Backup option is if you are installing fault tolerance, which requires a special
license. If you are installing fault tolerance, install the Primary Master before you install the Backup Master. See
license. If you are installing fault tolerance, install the Primary Master before you install the Backup Master. See
for more information.
10.
Click Next. The Select Admiral Database Creation Option panel displays.
11.
Select Automatic or Manual.
CWA requires its own database to store job information. The installation program will create the database
automatically unless you select the Manual option. The automatic database creation process creates a schema
called ‘tidal’ and three tablespaces:
automatically unless you select the Manual option. The automatic database creation process creates a schema
called ‘tidal’ and three tablespaces:
—
ADMIRAL_DATA
—
ADMIRAL_INDEX
—
ADMIRAL_TEMP
If the schema name or any of the names of the tablespaces is used already, the installation will fail.