5.1 Installation in Interactive Mode

Install according to the following procedure:

Stop the instance
Change to the superuser.
Mount the DVD drive.
Install.

Note

Configure the LANG environment variable in the console window where the install.sh command is executed in accordance with the display environment. If the LANG environment variable is not set correctly, the displayed characters may appear garbled..
Do not enter the following halfwidth characters, otherwise silent.sh may not work properly:
" # $ & ' ( ) ^ ~ \ | @ ` [ ] { } ; : < > tab
Before starting installation, delete all urgent updates, temporary fixes, and peculiar updates that have been applied. After installation, apply the latest update that was applied.

1) Stop the instance

Stop all instances that are using the product to be reinstalled.

This should be performed by the instance administrator.

Using WebAdmin: In the [Monitor] window, click [Stop].

Using the Server Commands

Execute the stop mode of the pg_ctl command.

$ pg_ctl stop -D /database/inst1

2) Change to the superuser

Run the following command to switch to the superuser on the system.

$ su -
Password:******

3) Mount the DVD drive

Insert the server program DVD in the DVD drive, and run the command given below.

Note

If the automatic mount daemon (autofs) is used to mount DVDs automatically, the installer fails to start because "noexec" is set in the mount options. In this case, use the mount command to remount the DVD correctly, and then run the installation. Note that the mount options of a mounted DVD can be checked by executing the mount command without any arguments.

Example

# mount -t iso9660 -r -o loop /dev/dvd /media/dvd

4) Install

Follow the installation procedure described below.

This example illustrates reinstallation of Symfoware Server Standard Edition 64-bit V12.0.0.

1. Start reinstallation

Run the install.sh command to start reinstallation.

Example

# LANG=en_US.UTF-8;export LANG
# cd /media/dvd
# ./install.sh

2. Select the product for reinstallation

The list of products to be reinstalled is shown below.
At least one server product must be selected.
Steps 4 to 9 are repeated if multiple products are selected.

The following products can be installed: 
1: Symfoware Server Standard Edition 64bit V12.0.0
2: Symfoware Server Client 32bit V12.0.0
3: Symfoware Server Client 64bit V12.0.0 

Select the product to be installed. 
To select multiple products, separate using commas (,). (Example: 1,2)
[1,2,3,all,q](The default value is all): 1

3. Confirm the product for installation

The window for checking which product(s) will be installed is displayed as follows:

Selected product
  Symfoware Server Standard Edition 64bit V12.0.0

Do you want to install the above product?
y: Proceed to the next step 
n: Select the product again
q: Quit without installing 
[y,n,q](The default value is y): y

4. Check the product name and installation environment

The message for the product name and installation environment check is displayed as follows.

==============================================================================
Symfoware Server Standard Edition 64bit V12.0.0
==============================================================================

Installation environment check will start. 
Installation environment check has completed.

5. Select the installation type

The following window may be displayed, depending on the product being installed. Enter a number.

Select the installation type. 
Select a number if performing an upgrade installation (reinstallation). 

1: Symfoware Server Standard Edition 64bit V12.0.0
q: Quit without installing 
[1,q]: 1

6. Confirm the installation type

The installation type is displayed as shown below.

Enter "y" to start installation using the displayed installation type.

1: Symfoware Server Standard Edition 64bit V12.0.0

Do you want to install the above product?
y: Proceed to the next step
n: Select the product again
q: Quit without installing
[y,n,q](The default value is y): y

7. Display the start message

The start message is displayed as shown below.

Upgrade installation (reinstallation) will start.

8. Display the installation status

The installation status is displayed as follows:

Starting deletion.
Deletion is complete.

Starting installation.
Installation is complete.

Starting setup. (*1)
Setup is complete. (*1)

*1: Displayed only when WebAdmin has been set up.

Information

The above process must not be canceled using CTRL+C or 'kill -15'.

If you need to forcibly terminate the process, then follow the procedure below:

Run the following command to determine the process ID.

# ps -af | grep symfo_install

Example

root     14724 14653  0 09:56 pts/0    00:00:00 sh ./SERVER/symfo_install
root     14928 23458  0 09:56 pts/2    00:00:00 grep symfo_install

Run the following command to forcibly terminate the process.
```
# kill -9 14724
```

9. Display the completion message

When installation completes, a message is displayed showing the installation results.

When the process completes successfully

The following message is displayed when reinstallation completes successfully.

Upgrade installation (reinstallation) has completed successfully.

When the process ends in an error

The following message is displayed when an error occurs during reinstallation.

error: ./SERVER/packages/r60x64/FJSVsymdb12006-12006E.6-2.x86_64.rpm: not an rpm package (or package manifest):

ERROR: An error occurred in FJSVsymdb12006 installation.


Upgrade installation (reinstallation) has terminated abnormally.

Note

If an error occurs during reinstallation, take the following corrective actions:

Eliminate the cause by referring to the error message.
Execute the install.sh command again.