Implementing Peoplesoft Enterprise on Xseries and Linux
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Front cover Implementing PeopleSoft Enterprise on xSeries and Linux Best practices for planning deployment Installation and configuration of PeopleSoft Enterprise Tips and sample configuration scripts Michael L Nelson Nikola Novak Ian McGowan ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization Implementing PeopleSoft Enterprise on xSeries and Linux May 2004 SG24-6307-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page ix. First Edition (May 2004) This edition applies to PeopleSoft Enterprise with PeopleTools 8.44 using DB2 UDB V8.1 and WebSphere V5.1 on xSeries systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 2.1. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . ix Trademarks . x Preface . xi The team that wrote this redbook. xi Become a published author . xiii Comments welcome. xiii Part 1. Introduction . 1 Chapter 1. Introduction. 3 1.1 Overview of PeopleSoft. 4 1.2 Overview of xSeries . 5 1.3 Overview of Linux . 7 1.4 Overview of DB2 V8.1 . 8 1.4.1 Parallelism. 10 1.4.2 Enhancements from Version 7.1. 10 1.4.3 Performance tools . 11 1.5 Overview of WebSphere . 11 1.6 Customer support . 14 1.6.1 PeopleSoft Global Support Center . 14 1.6.2 IBM customer support . 14 Chapter 2. Overview of PeopleSoft 8 on Linux. 17 2.1 Basic architecture . 18 2.2 What runs on each tier . 19 2.2.1 Database server . 19 2.2.2 Application server . 20 2.2.3 Web server . 21 Part 2. Planning. 23 Chapter 3. Project planning . 25 3.1 Understanding customer expectations . 26 3.2 Education . 27 3.2.1 xSeries education . 27 3.2.2 Linux education . 28 3.2.3 DB2 education. 29 3.2.4 WebSphere education. 30 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004. All rights reserved. iii 3.2.5 PeopleSoft education . 31 3.3 Hardware configuration . 32 3.3.1 xSeries questions and utilities. 34 3.4 IBM Business Partners and the EXAct program . 34 3.4.1 IBM Business Partners . 35 3.4.2 The IBM xSeries EXAct program . 35 3.5 Network configuration . 36 3.6 Planning for installation . 37 Chapter 4. Architecture. 39 4.1 Basic architecture . 40 4.1.1 Web server . 41 4.1.2 Application server . 41 4.1.3 Database server . 42 4.1.4 Batch server . 43 4.1.5 Configuration layout . 43 Chapter 5. Database overview and planning guide . 47 5.1 DB2 overview . 48 5.1.1 DB2 Administration Server . 48 5.1.2 Instance. 48 5.1.3 Database. 50 5.1.4 Tablespaces . 51 5.1.5 Catalog . 52 5.1.6 Triggers . 53 5.1.7 Tables . 53 5.1.8 Views. 53 5.1.9 Buffer pools . 54 5.2 Prerequisites . 54 5.2.1 Planning your setup . 56 Part 3. Installation . 59 Chapter 6. Planning for installation. 61 6.1 Overview . 62 6.1.1 Our environment . 62 6.1.2 Installation steps . 63 6.2 PeopleSoft concepts . 63 6.2.1 PeopleSoft Internet Architecture . 63 6.2.2 Databases in PeopleSoft. 65 6.2.3 PeopleSoft IDs . 67 6.3 Preparing for operating system installation . 68 6.3.1 Option support. 68 6.3.2 Verifying system code levels. 69 iv Implementing PeopleSoft Enterprise on xSeries and Linux Chapter 7. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Version 2.1 . 73 7.1 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Version 2.1 . 74 7.1.1 Pre-installation recommendations. 74 7.1.2 Installation using GUI mode . 74 7.1.3 Installation using text mode. 80 7.1.4 Post-installation. 80 Chapter 8. Installing and configuring DB2 . ..