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PeopleSoft HCM9.1/PeopleTools 8.50 Virtual Images

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Back in September, I talked about Virtual Images from Oracle.  Well, I have downloaded the images and started tinkering with a little bit.  It’s not much, but here is what I have so far.

You can download the images from:

http://edelivery.oracle.com/oraclevm

The images are compressed multiple times.  If you are in Windows, I would recommend using 7-zip for extracting.  WinZip will probably do the trick too.  In, Linux, FileRoller did the trick for me.  The unzip and tar commands would do just as well.

Here are the sizes that I found:

Application/Batch Server

  • V18477-01.zip = 3.6 GB
  • Extracts to OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_AB85002_HCM91_PVM.tgz = 3.6 GB
  • Extracts to folder: OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_AB85002_HCM91_PVM = 13.9 GB

Web Server

  • V18478-01.zip = 2.0 GB
  • Extracts to OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_PIA85002_PVM.tgz = 2.0 GB
  • Extracts to folder OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_PIA85002_PVM = 9.9 GB

Database

This one is a little more complicated because it came in two parts.

Part 1

V18479-01.zip = 3.4 GB

Extracts to OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz.1of2 = 3.5 GB

Part 2

V18480-01.zip = 3.2 GB

Extracts to OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz.2of2 = 3.3 GB

Combining:

cat OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz.1of2 OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz.2of2 > OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz

OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz = 6.8 GB

This extracted to the folder OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM = 55.6 GB

You could save yourself some disk space by piping the cat output directly to tar (I didn’t test this):

cat OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz.1of2 OVM_EL5U2_X86_64_HCM91_PVM.tgz.2of2 | tar -xz

Cat is a Linux/Unix command.  I am not sure how you would do that in Windows.

Now, that you have them extracted, the next step is to get them booted.  I didn’t try to install the Oracle VM or Xen.  My plan is try to get them to run in Virtual Box, but I haven’t accomplished that yet.  More on that to come.  I hope the file sizes and such help for now.

PeopleSoft Home Subdirectories

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Lee requested a list of directories in a default PeopleSoft install.  Here is my two cents, and please add comments to correct or add anything I miss.  Keep in mind that this is just off the top of my head — I don’t know of any references for this information.

  • appserv — home to the Application Server and Process Scheduler Server; location of psadmin where you start, stop, and manage those servers
  • bin — location of all the binary programs such as Application Designer (pside.exe), Data Mover (psdmtx.exe), and so on; also location of SQR (sqrw.exe)
  • cblbina — location of compiled COBOL programs
  • class — location of Java packages
  • crw — location of Crystal Reports that will be run from online
  • data — location of Data Mover Data files that have been or will be loaded into the database
  • doc — location of Word documents used with the Process Scheduler
  • excel — location of Execl documents such as the ExcelToCI utility
  • maint — data mover scripts and such; typically associated with tax updates or bundles
  • nvision — NVision reports
  • PSEMAgent — home of the Enterprise Management Agent, which is the program that crawls the drive and reports installation information to the EMHub and also copies files to and from the home directory with the Hub
  • PSEMViewer — home of a utility application for working with teh EMHub
  • scripts — various data mover scripts typically associatedwith tax updates and bundles
  • sdk — Software Developement Kits for writing external applications that interface with PeopleSoft such as Java and VB kits for accessing Component Interfaces
  • sendmaster — an application for use with testing Integration Broker messaging
  • setup — location of various installers such as the PIA installer and the Database installer that builds the PeopleSoft database in your RDBMS system
  • sqr — location of the SQR reports
  • src — location of various source code; COBOL source code is the most prominent
  • tuxedo — home of the tuxedo application used by Application Designer, the Application Server, etc
  • verity — home of the Verity Search Engine used by PeopleBooks and the Portal Menu search
  • webserv — home of the PIA, which is the online web application that talks with the Application Server and sends the HTML to the browser for the application
  • winword — location of Word documents used with Process Scheduler

Windows Update Tip

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Yesterday, I was told of a great tip regarding Windows updates. I have had trouble many a time when Windows inadvertently rebooted while I left something to run overnight.

Step-by-Step: Windows Update – Disabling Auto-Restart for Automatic Updates

Here is a quick summary just in case the link goes away:

Open the group policy editor: Start > Run, gpedit.msc

Computer Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> Windows Components –> Windows Update

Enable the setting: No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations

Documenting an Install

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I have been recommended to document a PeopleSoft installation by printing out the installation notes and writing down in the margins what I did and what problems I ran into.  I think that is a great idea.

But, what if I could convert the installation notes into Microsoft Word or Open Office so that I could take my notes directly in the document.  The advantage is that I would have something I could search through for reference or in case of problems.  Also, I could easily include screen shots and such.

The problem is that I haven’t found a way to convert the PDF.  Here is a link that I tried, it and might help you if you have a smaller PDF.  I think the installation notes are too large.  It didn’t work for me.  Let me know if you get it to work.

I am exploring some other options, too.

Please let me know if you have any other ideas for PDFs or for installation documentation.

Step By Step Virtual PS Install: Database Creation

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This is a continuation of my virtual PeopleSoft installation.  In this step, we will create the database in an already installed Oracle Database system.  So, this assumes that the Oracle Database software is already installed.  Loading the PeopleTools data will be covered in the next step.  To see the complete list of steps, click here.

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Step by Step: Yum + Samba

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I had trouble getting several things to work, and configuring yum would make it much, much easier.  So, I found this article and figured it was time to give it a try.

All of this is done in the terminal window, and so, I will go skimpy on the screenshots for this post.

Uninstalling Yum

The article mentions removing yum.  This made me a little worried, but I exported it nonetheless.

The following command will display the yum installed packages:

[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -qa | grep yum
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-2.el5
yum-3.2.8-9.el5
yum-updatesd-0.9-2.el5
yum-security-1.1.10-9.el5

Removing yum makes me wary, and so, I ran a test uninstall first and found that it was not as simple as removing just yum.  Several other packages depend on yum.

[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -e --test `rpm -qa | grep yum`
error: Failed dependencies:
yum-metadata-parser is needed by (installed) createrepo-0.4.11-3.el5.noarch
yum >= 3.2.5-2 is needed by (installed) pirut-1.3.28-13.0.1.el5.noarch
yum is needed by (installed) system-config-kickstart-2.6.19.6-1.0.1.el5.noarch
yum >= 2.9.2 is needed by (installed) anaconda-11.1.2.113-1.0.1.i386

Then, I noticed that the yum version in the CentOS repository is the same version as what I have installed.  So, I decided to skip the uninstall and reinstall process.

Creating the Repository

sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo

or

sudo gedit /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo

Place this in the file:

[base]
name=CentOS-$releasever - Base
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=os
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos-5
priority=1
protect=1
enabled=1

[update]
name=CentOS-$releasever – Updates
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=updates
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos-5
priority=1
protect=1
enabled=1

[addons]
name=CentOS-$releasever – Addons
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=addons
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos-5
priority=1
protect=1
enabled=1

[extras]
name=CentOS-$releasever – Extras
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=extras
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos-5
priority=1
protect=1
enabled=1

[centosplus]
name=CentOS-$releasever – Plus
mirrorlist=http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=centosplus
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-centos-5
priority=2
protect=1

Now, here is the Repository List:

[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ yum repolist
Loading "security" plugin
repo id              repo name                                 status
addons               CentOS-5 - Addons                         enabled
base                 CentOS-5 - Base                           enabled
centosplus           CentOS-5 - Plus                           enabled
extras               CentOS-5 - Extras                         enabled
update               CentOS-5 - Updates                        enabled

Then, update with

sudo yum update

Enterprise-Release issue

When I did the yum update I got this issue:

Error: Missing Dependency: enterprise-release is needed by package up2date

I did a few queries to find out more about the enterprise-release package:

[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -q --whatrequires enterprise-release
up2date-5.10.1-41.8.el5
[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -q --whatprovides enterprise-release
enterprise-release-5-0.0.9
[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ man rpm
[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -q --whatprovides enterprise-release --provides
config(enterprise-release) = 6:5-0.0.9
redhat-release
enterprise-release = 6:5-0.0.9
[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -q --whatprovides enterprise-release --requires
/bin/sh
config(enterprise-release) = 6:5-0.0.9
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1

I also checked on the up2date package.  Here is what it provides:

[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -q --whatprovides up2date --provides
config(up2date) = 5.10.1-41.8.el5
dmimodule.so
up2date = 5.10.1-41.8.el5

Here is what it requires:

[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ rpm -q --whatprovides up2date --requires
/bin/bash
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
/bin/sh
/sbin/chkconfig
/usr/bin/env
/usr/bin/python
anaconda
anaconda-runtime
config(up2date) = 5.10.1-41.8.el5
e2fsprogs
enterprise-release
gnupg
libc.so.6
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0)
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1)
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3)
libxml2-python
mkinitrd >= 3.2.2
newt
oracle-logos
perl
pirut
policycoreutils >= 1.18.1-4.9
python >= 2.2.2
python(abi) = 2.4
python-optik
rhnlib >= 1.8.7
rhpl >= 0.194.1-1.0.1
rpm >= 4.2.3-24_nonptl
rpm-python
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1
rtld(GNU_HASH)
sh-utils
system-config-kickstart

I don’t know what the solution is here.  If you have any ideas, please let me know.

Installing Samba

Here is what the repository contains:

[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ yum list | grep -i smb
gnome-vfs2-smb.i386                      2.16.2-4.el5           installed
pam_smb.i386                             1.1.7-7.2.1            installed
[pshr@hrdmosys ~]$ yum list | grep -i samba
samba-client.i386                        3.0.28-0.el5.8         installed
samba-common.i386                        3.0.28-0.el5.8         installed
samba.i386                               3.0.28-1.el5_2.1       update
samba-client.i386                        3.0.28-1.el5_2.1       update
samba-common.i386                        3.0.28-1.el5_2.1       update
samba-swat.i386                          3.0.28-1.el5_2.1       update
sblim-cmpi-samba.i386                    0.5.2-31.el5           base
sblim-cmpi-samba-devel.i386              1-31.el5               base
sblim-cmpi-samba-test.i386               1-31.el5               base
system-config-samba.noarch               1.2.39-1.el5           base

Then, I installed the graphical configuration tool to make this easier.

sudo yum install system-config-samba

This installed the other programs as well:

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
system-config-samba     noarch     1.2.39-1.el5     base              263 k
Updating:
samba-common            i386       3.0.28-1.el5_2.1  update            8.7 M
Installing for dependencies:
samba                   i386       3.0.28-1.el5_2.1  update             16 M
Updating for dependencies:
samba-client            i386       3.0.28-1.el5_2.1  update            4.9 M

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      2 Package(s)
Update       2 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

I did get this error message:

GPG key retrieval failed: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found

I didn’t take the time to troubleshoot it.  I just wanted it installed, and so, I used the command

sudo yum install system-config-samba --nogpgcheck

Now, I can use the command system-config-samba to configure samba.  Also, I can start the samba services with:

sudo /sbin/service smb start

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