Coppin State College PeopleSoft Architecture: Installing & Configuring Or “What I wish I knew a year ago!”

Coppin State College PS Architecture Installing & Configuring Who / What / Where Planning For Installation (a bit) about Architecture Choices for Installation Using “EZ Method” (a lifesaver for your DBA) Software & Configuration Files Some Differences between 8.1 & 8.4 Tips & Tricks / Lessons Learned

Coppin State College “Who” We Are Part of Consortium –USM Service Center –Salisbury University –Frostburg State University –University of Maryland Eastern Shore –Coppin State College With Additional Assistance of –University of Baltimore –& Others …..

Coppin State College Where we are / What we have Coppin Go Live: Jan 2003-HR Jul 2003-FN Jul 2003-CR Oct 2003-SA HR Patches applied as “group projects” from SU FN Design Database at FSU Setup Environ Environ Accomplished Environ in 3+ Weeks SA/HR Databases Development Conversion Training Test Patch Q/A

Coppin State College Planning For PS Sizing Help PS Pre-Installation Checklist PS Training Classes –Server Administration –PeopleTools 1 & 2 –Data Management Tools –Security Docs from PS Web –Install Checklist –Current Install Rqmts. For Environment –Install Manual –Supplements for Application Required Patches for Install

Coppin State College (a bit) about Architecture 8.x Users - Web Based Developers – 2/3 Tier Server Architecture –Web –Application –Database –File –Batch

Coppin State College PS Servers #1 User Connects via Browser #2 Web Server Connects with Jolt #3 Application Server Connects with SQL #4 Database Server #1 Developer Connects 2 or 3 Tier #2 Application Server OR #2 Database Server #3 Database Server OR

Coppin State College PeopleSoft “Puzzle” File Server HTTP JOLT SQL Batch Server Certified Browser WebLogic Tuxedo DB Client DB Client CBL Compiler DB S/W Tuxedo Configure PIA Configure App Server Configure PRCS Scheduler PS_HOME

Coppin State College Scenarios for Environment Setup Vendor Install –Follows the Manual –Runs Scripts (PS) to Load Database Tasks remaining –Backup Database & “Lock Up” –Document your Setup –Backup Servers Completely! –Make additional DBs & AppSvr EZ Method –Install/Configure Software –Backup & Restore Database(s) –Copy PS_HOME (as needed) –Configure Files –“Turn On” & Test $25K 2 Weeks Half Done ! Learning Experience Less Time All Done! How to accomplish the EZ method?

Coppin State College Existing DEVDesired TST

Coppin State College Tuxedo DB Client RDBMS Tuxedo DB Client CBL Compiler Backup & Restore DB Install Weblogic Copy APP SVR. PS_Home Copy PRCS SCH PS_Home Copy PS_HOME Copy appro. Weblogic Folders & Rename Configure Applying the EZ Method #1 Install Software #2 Backup & Restore DB(s) #3 Copy Directories #4 Configure

Coppin State College Configuration Files ServerFile(s)Definition App psappsrv.cfgCatchall configuration file entire collection values for application server domain Batch psprcs.cfgCatchall configuration file Process Scheduler server for a specific database Web configuration.properties weblogic.properties Environment specific Overall WebLogic Properties

Coppin State College App. & Batch Server Directory Structure

Coppin State College App. & Batch Server (cont.)

Coppin State College Web Server Directory Structure

Coppin State College Recap Multiple Environments Install 1 st Environment by the Book! Protect yourself – Backup / etc. Install Additional Environ with EZ Method –Install S/W –Backup / Restore DB –Copy PS_HOME –Configure

Coppin State College Some Differences between PeopleTools 8.1 & 8.4 PeopleTools 8.1x –WebLogic –AppSvr Domain Copy/Reconfigure machine to machine –Directory Contents same all Svrs –Still Many Tools 2-Tier PeopleTools 8.4x –PIA –Must recreate Domain on AppSvr Copy –Directory Structure NOT same all Svrs –Most Tools Web Based

Coppin State College Tips & Tricks Ghost to establish Workstations/Laptops (Can Ghost a Full PS Install) Test all ‘Given’ Projects on a Separate DB

Coppin State College Lessons Learned Buy robust/like Workstations/Laptops for Developers Use Virus S/W on All PS Servers Work out Sizing Carefully Sizing Sizing

Coppin State College Wrap Up Questions ?

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Coppin State College “How-To” Steps #1 S/W Install #2 DB Move #3 PS_HOME #4 CONFIG Web SvrCopy WebLogic Jolt Run PIA Install Configure App SvrTuxedo DB Conn. Copy App.Svr Dir. Configure DB Svr & Batch DB S/W Tuxedo ?? Backup & Restore Security & DMvr Copy Proc Sch. Dir. Configure File/Rpt Svr Tuxedo DB Conn. Cbl Compiler Copy File Svr Dir. ????