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This chapter discusses:

  • Section 5.1, "Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application"

  • Section 5.2, "Distribute and Unzip the Management Agent Installer Application"

  • Section 5.3, "Run the Management Agent Installer"

  • Section 5.4, "Post Installation Steps for WebLogic 11g, WebLogic 12c, WebSphere 7.0, or WebSphere 8.5 Web Server Instances"

  • Section 5.5, "Troubleshoot the Management Agent Installation"

  • Section 5.6, "Deinstall a Management Agent"

5.1 Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application

To obtain the Management Agent Installer application:

  1. On Management Dashboard, in the Quick Links section in the left pane, click the Management Agents link.

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  2. On the Server Manager Agent Downloads page, navigate to the Management Agent Installers section.

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  3. From the Management Agent Installers section, you can select from the available Management Agents, which are listed by operating system:

    • windows

    • linux

    • solaris

    • HP-UX on Itanium (HPIA64)

    • aix

    • os400

  4. When you click a link to choose an operating system, depending on your browser, you are prompted to Save the .zip file.

    For example, if you select the windows Management Agent Installer, you will receive a prompt similar to this:

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  5. Depending which Management Agent Installer you choose, proceed to the following sections of this chapter entitled: Section 5.2, "Distribute and Unzip the Management Agent Installer Application".

5.2 Distribute and Unzip the Management Agent Installer Application

After you have saved the downloaded .zip file for the Management Agent installer appropriate to your platform, you must move it to the target on which you will run the downloaded installer and unzip it. The move process and the file names are platform-dependent as described in these sections:

  • Section 5.2.1, "Microsoft Windows"

  • Section 5.2.2, "UNIX"

  • Section 5.2.3, "IBM i (OS400)"

Note:

Some of the functionality described in this topic is to accommodate legacy platforms. Refer to the Oracle Certify System on My Oracle Support for information about currently supported platforms.

5.2.1 Microsoft Windows

Use this procedure to move and unzip the Management Agent Installer.

  1. Move this .zip file (which you downloaded in the section of this guide entitled: Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application) using Microsoft Windows Explorer with mapped drives:

    windows.zip

  2. Extract the .zip file to a folder, resulting in the following subfolders:

    \Disk1\install \Translations

5.2.2 UNIX

These are the available versions of UNIX:

  • Linux

  • Solaris

  • AIX

  • HP-UX on Itanium (HPIA64) (For Tools Release 9.1 Update 3)

Caution:

Oracle User ID. You must login to the UNIX machine with an Oracle user ID; otherwise you cannot run the installer.

Use this procedure to move and unzip the Management Agent Installer.

  1. Move this .zip file (which you downloaded in the section of this guide entitled: Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application) using FTP services:

    Linux

    linux.zip

    Solaris

    solaris.zip

    AIX

    aix.zip

    HP-UX on Itanium (For Tools Release 9.1 Update 3)

    hpia64.zip

  2. Extract the .zip file to a folder, resulting in the following subfolders:

    \Disk1\install \Translations

5.2.3 IBM i (OS400)

Caution:

You cannot run the OS400 Management Agent installer directly on the IBM i machine. Therefore you must download and extract the Management Agent Installer file on a Microsoft Windows machine as described in this procedure. Likewise, you must run the Management Agent installer on a Windows machine, as described later in this section in the topic entitled: Run the Management Agent Installer.

  1. Move this .zip file (which you downloaded in the section of this guide entitled: Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application) using Microsoft Windows Explorer to a machine that can access your IBM i OS400 machine with mapped drives:

    os400.zip

  2. Extract the .zip file to a folder, resulting in the following subfolders:

    \Disk1\install \Translations

5.3 Run the Management Agent Installer

Running the Management Agent installer is platform-dependent:

  • Section 5.3.1, "Microsoft Windows"

  • Section 5.3.2, "UNIX"

  • Section 5.3.3, "IBM i (OS400)"

5.3.1 Microsoft Windows

Use this procedure to run the Management Agent installer on Microsoft Windows target machines.

  1. Double click this installer file to launch the installer:

    \Disk1\install\setup.exe

    This process opens a Microsoft Windows command window as shown in the below example.

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    After the OUI installer is launched, the command window is closed and the Welcome screen is displayed.

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  2. On Welcome, click the Next button.

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  3. On Specify Home Details, complete these fields:

    • Name:

      Enter a name for the Management Agent. The default name is:

      EOne_Management_Agent

    • Path:

      The installer automatically detects the root drive location on the Microsoft Windows machine and by default appends this value:

      jde_home

      Note:

      Although jde_home is the default and recommended setting, you can specify any value to replace the default value.

      The directory that you specify cannot already exist.

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  4. On Welcome to Wizard for JD Edwards Server Manager Management Agent, click the Next button.

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  5. On Server Manager Management Agent, complete these fields:

    • Management console machine

      You must specify the host name of an existing Management Console machine.

      The installer verifies the connection to the Management Console during the install. The Management Console machine must be started and the Management Console must be running in order to run the installer. In some cases, depending on your machine, operating systems, or network, you might need to fully qualify your machine name. For example, instead of specifying only dnrramuvm2 you might need to specifydnrramuvm2.mlab.jdedwards.com.

      Tip:

      You can determine the name of your Management Console from the information supplied on the Management Agent Installers screen. For navigation, refer to Step 2 in the section entitled: Section 5.1, "Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application". You can also view the readme.txt file in the root directory of the Management Console.

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    • Management console HTTP port

      You must specify a valid port of an existing Management Console machine.

      The installer verifies the port connection to the Management Console. The machine must be started and the Management Console must be running in order to run the installer.

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  6. Click the Next button to verify the machine and port values.

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  7. On Summary, review the information and click the Install button to begin the installation.

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    The Management Agent installer displays a panel showing the ongoing status of the installation.

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  8. When the installation of the database finishes, the End of Installation screen is displayed.

    Caution:

    Examine the Installer Logs. This screen also displays the location of the install log. Even though the screen indicates that the installation was successful, you should you should always check the logs before you attempt to run the Deployment Server. The file is named log.txt and is located in the Deployment Server installation directory. For example:

    C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs\InstallActions\ installActionsyyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ssPM.log

  9. Click the Exit button.

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  10. On the Exit dialog, click the Yes button to confirm you want to exit the Management Agent installer.

Note:

After a successful installation, the Management Agent automatically starts and connects to the Server Manager Management Console. The resulting newly installed Managed Home can be viewed in the Management Dashboard of the Management Console.

5.3.2 UNIX

These are the available versions of the Management Agent installers for UNIX:

  • Linux

  • Solaris

  • AIX

  • HP-UX on Itanium (HPIA64) (Release 9.1 Update 3)

Before launching the Management Agent installer on UNIX platform, you should review these important notes as applicable to your installation and Server Manager environments:

  • Section 5.3.2.1, "Permissions"

  • Section 5.3.2.2, "/tmp location"

  • Section 5.3.2.3, "Oracle User ID"

  • Section 5.3.2.4, "Oracle Application Server"

  • Section 5.3.2.5, "Enterprise Server"

  • Section 5.3.2.6, "Graphic Mode"

  • Section 5.3.2.7, "AIX and Solaris Operating Systems"

To run the Management Agent installer for UNIX, refer to this section: Section 5.3.2.8, "Running the Management Agent Installer", which follows the Notes below.

5.3.2.1 Permissions

All files that you extracted from the .zip file must have execute permissions. You can use the chmod command to set these permissions.

5.3.2.2 /tmp location

The Management Agent installer uses the /tmp location to temporarily store files used during the installation. Before installing ensure that at least 400 MB is available in the /tmp location.

5.3.2.3 Oracle User ID

You must login to the UNIX machine with an Oracle user ID; otherwise you cannot run the installer.

5.3.2.4 Oracle Application Server

If you will be using the Management Agent to manage an Oracle Application Server, you must install the Management Agent as the same user as the Oracle Application Server. Therefore, before launching the installer you should switch to the appropriate user using the su command.

5.3.2.5 Enterprise Server

If you will be using the Management Agent to manage a UNIX-based Enterprise Server, you must install the Management Agent as the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Enterprise Server user. For example, valid JD Edwards EnterpriseOne users might be jdeb9, jde811, jde812, or jde900. Therefore, before launching the installer you should switch to the appropriate user using the su command. For example:

su - jdeb9

5.3.2.6 Graphic Mode

For all UNIX environments, you should run the installer in graphic mode.

5.3.2.7 AIX and Solaris Operating Systems

Because the AIX operating system does not allow the Management Agent to be installed as a non-root user, you must install it as the ROOT user. On the Solaris operating system, you must install is as the oracle user. Once installed, you can change the owner of the Management Agent agent using the chown command. For example:

chown -R jde900:jde900 /u01/JDE_HOME

5.3.2.8 Running the Management Agent Installer

Use this procedure to run the Management Agent installer on UNIX-based target machines.

  1. Run this script to launch the installer:

    Launch this installer with the necessary GUI settings to run in graphic mode:

    /Disk1/install/runInstaller.sh

    The UNIX system indicates that it is preparing to launch the Oracle Universal Installer as shown in the below example.

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    After the OUI installer is launched, the command window the Welcome screen is displayed.

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  2. Double click this installer file to launch the installer:

    /Disk1/install/runInstaller.sh

    This process opens a Microsoft Windows command window as shown in the below example.

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    After the OUI installer is launched, the command window is closed and the Welcome screen is displayed.

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  3. On Welcome, click the Next button.

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  4. On Specify Home Details, complete these fields:

    • Name:

      Enter a name for the Management Agent. The default name is:

      EOne_Management_Agent

    • Path:

      The installer automatically detects the root mount point location on the machine and by default appends this value:

      jde_home

      Note:

      Although jde_home is the default and recommended setting, you can specify any value to replace the default value.

      The directory that you specify cannot already exist.

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  5. On Welcome to Wizard for JD Edwards Server Manager Management Agent, click the Next button.

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  6. On Server Manager Management Agent, complete these fields:

    • Management console machine

      You must specify the host name of an existing Management Console machine.

      The installer verifies the connection to the Management Console during the install. The Management Console machine must be started and the Management Console must be running in order to run the installer. In some cases, depending on your machine, operating systems, or network, you might need to fully qualify your machine name. For example, instead of specifying only dnrramuvm2 you might need to specifydnrramuvm2.mlab.jdedwards.com.

      Tip:

      You can determine the name of your Management Console from the information supplied on the Management Agent Installers screen. For navigation, refer to Step 2 in the section entitled: Section 5.1, "Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application". You can also view the readme.txt file in the root directory of the Management Console.

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    • Management console HTTP port

      You must specify a valid port of an existing Management Console machine.

      The installer verifies the port connection to the Management Console. The machine must be started and the Management Console must be running in order to run the installer.

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  7. Click the Next button to verify the machine and port values.

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  8. On Summary, review the information and click the Install button to begin the installation.

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    The Management Agent installer displays a panel showing the ongoing status of the installation.

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  9. When the installation of the database finishes, the End of Installation screen is displayed.

    Caution:

    Examine the Installer Logs. This screen also displays the location of the install log. Even though the screen indicates that the installation was successful, you should you should always check the logs before you attempt to run the Deployment Server. The file is named log.txt and is located in the Deployment Server installation directory. For example:

    /u01/oraInventory/logs/installActions2011-11-09_04-29-16AM.log

  10. Click the Exit button.

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  11. On the Exit dialog, click the Yes button to confirm you want to exit the Management Agent installer.

Note:

After a successful installation, the Management Agent automatically starts and connects to the Server Manager Management Console. The resulting newly installed Managed Home can be viewed in the Management Dashboard of the Management Console.

5.3.3 IBM i (OS400)

You cannot run the OS400 Management Agent installer directly on the IBM i machine. Therefore you must download and extract the Management Agent Installer file on a Microsoft Windows machine as described in the section of this guide entitled: Distribute and Unzip the Management Agent Installer Application in the subsection entitled: IBM i (OS400). Likewise, you must run the Management Agent installer on a Windows machine, as described in this procedure.

Caution:

To deinstall the Management Agent from the IBM i machine, you must perform the deinstall from this same Microsoft Windows machine. This is because only the machine on which the installer runs contains the requisite information to perform the deinstallation.

Prerequisite

Before you run the Management Agent installer for IBM i OS/400, you must ensure that iSeries Navigator is installed on the IBM i target machine.

  1. On the Microsoft Windows machine where you extracted the .zip file, and which is mapped to the IBM i machine, run this file:

    /Disk1/install/setup.exe

  1. On the Microsoft Windows machine where you extracted the .zip file, and which is mapped to the IBM i machine, run this file:

    /Disk1/install/setup.exe

    This process opens a Microsoft Windows command window as shown in the below example.

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    After the OUI installer is launched, the command window is closed and the Welcome screen is displayed.

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  2. On Welcome, click the Next button.

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  3. On Specify Home Details, complete these fields:

    • Name:

      Enter a name for the Management Agent. The default name is:

      EOne_Management_Agent

    • Path:

      The installer automatically detects the root drive location on the Microsoft Windows machine and by default appends this value:

      jde_home

      Note:

      Although jde_home is the default and recommended setting, you can specify any value to replace the default value.

      The directory that you specify cannot already exist.

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  4. On Welcome to Wizard for JD Edwards Server Manager Management Agent, click the Next button.

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  5. On iSeries Server and User Profile, complete these fields:

    • iSeries Server Name

      Enter the name of your IBM i target server.

    • iSeries User Profile

      Enter the user profile for the IBM i target server on which the Management Agent will be installed.

    • User Password

      Enter the password for the IBM i user profile specified in the previous field.

    • Confirm Password

      Confirm the password for the IBM i user profile specified in the previous field.

  6. Click the Next button.

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  7. On Server Manager Management Agent, complete these fields:

    • Management console machine

      You must specify the host name of an existing Management Console machine.

      The installer verifies the connection to the Management Console during the install. The Management Console machine must be started and the Management Console must be running in order to run the installer. In some cases, depending on your machine, operating systems, or network, you might need to fully qualify your machine name. For example, instead of specifying only dnrramuvm2 you might need to specifydnrramuvm2.mlab.jdedwards.com.

      Tip:

      You can determine the name of your Management Console from the information supplied on the Management Agent Installers screen. For navigation, refer to Step 2 in the section entitled: Section 5.1, "Obtain the Management Agent Installer Application". You can also view the readme.txt file in the root directory of the Management Console.

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    • Management console HTTP port

      You must specify a valid port of an existing Management Console machine.

      The installer verifies the port connection to the Management Console. The machine must be started and the Management Console must be running in order to run the installer.

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  8. Click the Next button to verify the machine and port values.

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  9. On Summary, review the information and click the Install button to begin the installation.

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    The Management Agent installer displays a panel showing the ongoing status of the installation.

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  10. When the installation of the database finishes, the End of Installation screen is displayed.

    Caution:

    Examine the Installer Logs. This screen also displays the location of the install log. Even though the screen indicates that the installation was successful, you should you should always check the logs before you attempt to run the Deployment Server. The file is named log.txt and is located in the Deployment Server installation directory. For example:

    C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs\InstallActions\ installActionsyyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ssPM.log

  11. Click the Exit button.

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  12. On the Exit dialog, click the Yes button to confirm you want to exit the Management Agent installer.

Note:

At the end of the installation of the Management Agent installer for OS/400, an agent installation directory will exist in the IFS directory root on the IBM i machine. The name of the directory is:

jde_home_x_Agent

where "x", if it exists, is the numeric value to differentiate the jde_home if multiple agents exist on this machine.

For example, the IFS structure for the Management Agent install might look like this:

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5.4 Post Installation Steps for WebLogic 11g, WebLogic 12c, WebSphere 7.0, or WebSphere 8.5 Web Server Instances

If you are going to be managing either a WebLogic 11g web server or a WebSphere 7.0 or 8.5 web server instance, the Server Manager management agent must be modified to use the correct JVM.

This section describes post installation tasks for these application servers:

  • Section 5.4.1, "WebLogic 11g"

  • Section 5.4.2, "WebLogic 12c"

  • Section 5.4.3, "WebSphere 7.0 and WebSphere 8.5"

5.4.1 WebLogic 11g

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications running under WebLogic web servers require that the WebLogic server uses a 64-bit JVM. In order to successfully manage a WebLogic server you must modify the Server Manager management agent to use a 64-bit, version 1.6 JVM.

This section describes post installation tasks for these platforms:

  • Section 5.4.1.1, "Microsoft Windows"

  • Section 5.4.1.2, "UNIX"

5.4.1.1 Microsoft Windows

Note:

Microsoft Windows 2008 is the only Windows version currently supported with EnterpriseOne running under WebLogic.

WebLogic server is not supported on IBM i.

To configure WebLogic 11g web servers to support a 64-bit JVM on the Microsoft Windows platform:

  1. Locate the installAgentService.bat batch file in the bin directory under the agent install location.

  2. Edit the installAgentService.bat file to change the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to an appropriate 64-bit, version 1.6 JDK or JRE directory.

  3. Run the updateAgentService.bat batch file.

    This file stops, uninstalls, re-installs, and starts the agent service so that it will use the correct java program when it starts.

5.4.1.2 UNIX

To configure WebLogic 11g web servers to support a 64-bit JVM on any of the supported UNIX platforms:

  1. Locate the runAgent script in the bin directory under the agent install location.

  2. Edit the runAgent script to change the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to an appropriate 64-bit, version 1.6 JDK or JRE directory.

  3. Restart the Server Manager agent.

5.4.2 WebLogic 12c

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne applications running under WebLogic web servers require that the WebLogic server uses a 64-bit JVM. In order to successfully manage a WebLogic server you must modify the Server Manager management agent to use a 64-bit, version 1.7 JVM.

This section describes post installation tasks for these platforms:

  • Section 5.4.2.1, "Microsoft Windows"

  • Section 5.4.2.2, "UNIX"

5.4.2.1 Microsoft Windows

Note:

Microsoft Windows 2008 is the only Windows version currently supported with EnterpriseOne running under WebLogic.

WebLogic server is not supported on IBM i.

To configure WebLogic 12c web servers to support a 64-bit JVM on the Microsoft Windows platform:

  1. Locate the installAgentService.bat batch file in the bin directory under the agent install location.

  2. Edit the installAgentService.bat file to change the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to an appropriate 64-bit, version 1.7 JDK or JRE directory.

  3. Run the updateAgentService.bat batch file.

    This file stops, uninstalls, re-installs, and starts the agent service so that it will use the correct java program when it starts.

5.4.2.2 UNIX

To configure WebLogic 11g web servers to support a 64-bit JVM on any of the supported UNIX platforms:

  1. Locate the runAgent script in the bin directory under the agent install location.

  2. Edit the runAgent script to change the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to an appropriate 64-bit, version 1.7 JDK or JRE directory.

  3. Restart the Server Manager agent.

5.4.3 WebSphere 7.0 and WebSphere 8.5

WebSphere 7.0 web servers use a version 1.6 JVM. In order to successfully manage a WebSphere 7.0 server you must modify the Server Manager management agent to use an appropriate version 1.6 JVM.

This section describes post installation tasks for these platforms:

  • Section 5.4.3.1, "Microsoft Windows"

  • Section 5.4.3.2, "UNIX or IBM i (OS400)"

5.4.3.1 Microsoft Windows

To configure WebSphere 7 web servers to support a 64-bit JVM on the Microsoft Windows platform:

  1. Locate the installAgentService.bat batch file in the bin directory under the agent install location

  2. Edit the installAgentService.bat script to change the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to an appropriate version 1.6 JDK or JRE directory.

    Tools Release 9.1 Update 2.3. For IBM WebSphere 8.5, you must ensure that this points to the SDK 1.7 delivered by IBM WebSphere 8.5. For additional information on this JDK 1.7, refer to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne HTML Server Reference Guide for Microsoft Windows.

  3. Run the updateAgentService.bat batch file.

    This file stops, uninstalls, re-installs, and starts the agent service so that it will use the correct java program when it starts.

5.4.3.2 UNIX or IBM i (OS400)

To configure WebSphere 7 web servers to support a 64-bit JVM on any of the supported UNIX platforms or on IBM i:

  1. Locate the runAgent script in the bin directory under the agent install location

  2. Edit the runAgent script to change the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to an appropriate version 1.6 JDK or JRE directory.

    Tools Release 9.1 Update 2.3. For IBM WebSphere 8.5 and non-IBM platforms, you must ensure that this points to the SDK 1.7 delivered by IBM WebSphere 8.5 or other platform-specific JDK. For additional information on the JDK 1.7 delivered by WebSphere, refer to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne HTML Server Reference Guide for your platform.

    Tools Release 9.1 Update 2.3. For IBM i, the SDK 1.7 is part of the license program for Java option 14 and 15.

  3. Restart the Server Manager agent.

5.5 Troubleshoot the Management Agent Installation

This section describes:

  • Section 5.5.1, "Management Agent Installer Failed"

  • Section 5.5.2, "Management Agent Does Not Start"

  • Section 5.5.3, "Management Agent Dies on Unix or IBM i"

  • Section 5.5.4, "Management Agent Cannot Manage Oracle Application Server on Unix"

  • Section 5.5.5, "Management Agent Cannot Start or Stop a Unix Enterprise Server"

  • Section 5.5.6, "Management Agent Cannot Manage Secure Servers on WebSphere Application Server on IBM i"

5.5.1 Management Agent Installer Failed

If the Management Agent installer fails to complete, an exception screen is displayed. For details, examine the log file located in the Oracle\Inventory\logs directory:

Tip:

The log file location is displayed on the End of Installation screen for the Management Agent installer. Refer to the section of this guide entitled: Run the Management Agent Installer.

For example, the complete path and log file name might be:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Oracle\Inventory\logs\installActions2011-10-18-02-15-14PM.log

5.5.2 Management Agent Does Not Start

If the Management Agent does not start, verify that the port that the home agent is using is not used by another application. To determine the port that the home agent is using, view the e1agent_0.log file that is located in the root of specified installation drive in the installation directory of the Managed Home (the default value is JDE_HOME). This location is shown on the End of Installation screen when you installed the Management Console. For example:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Oracle\Inventory\logs\installActions2011-10-18-02-15-14PM.log

The log file should contain this message:

INFO: Starting the management agent listener on port 'xxxxx'

5.5.3 Management Agent Dies on Unix or IBM i

You must use the & switch when invoking the startAgent script to start the Management Agent as a background job. If you do not use the & switch, the Management Agent process terminates when the shell is exited on UNIX or shell is exited on IBM i.

5.5.4 Management Agent Cannot Manage Oracle Application Server on Unix

If you are using the Management Agent to manage an Oracle Application Server on a Unix platform, you must install the Management Agent with the same user and group as the Oracle Application Server. Use a directory listing to confirm that this is the case.

For example, this listing illustrates that the Management Agent was installed with user=oracle and group=oinstall:

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If the Management Agent is not installed as the correct user or group, use the chown command to change the owner or group of the Management Agent. For example:

chown R oracle:oinstall /u02/JDE_HOME

5.5.5 Management Agent Cannot Start or Stop a Unix Enterprise Server

If you are using the Management Agent to manage a Unix Enterprise Server, you must install the Management Agent with the same user and group as the Unix Enterprise Server. Use a directory listing to confirm that this is the case.

For example, this listing illustrates that the Management Agent was installed with user=jde812 and group=jde812:

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If the Management Agent is not installed as the correct user or group, use the chown command to change the owner or group of the Management Agent. For example:

chown R jde900:jde900 /u02/JDE_HOME

5.5.6 Management Agent Cannot Manage Secure Servers on WebSphere Application Server on IBM i

If you have trouble connecting to servers in a WAS profile for which administrative security is set to enabled, ensure that you have JDK 1.5 installed on the IBM i machine. The Management Agent needs security libraries from JDK 1.5 to connect to secure servers in WebSphere Application Server.

Tip:

The typical location for the JDK is:

/QIBM/ProdData/java400/jdk15

5.6 Deinstall a Management Agent

Any Managed Instances registered or installed with a Managed Home must be removed before the Managed Home itself can be deinstalled. For instructions on removing an instance, refer to Chapter 19, "Remove a Managed Instance".

You must deinstall a Management Agent running the Oracle Universal Installer on the same machine that was originally used to install it.

This section describes deinstallation of the Management for these platforms:

  • Section 5.6.1, "Microsoft Windows and UNIX"

  • Section 5.6.2, "IBM i OS/400"

5.6.1 Microsoft Windows and UNIX

Use this procedure to deinstall the Management Agent from Microsoft Windows and UNIX target machines. The Oracle Universal Installer must be used to properly deinstall the Management Agent.

Caution:

You must deinstall a Management Agent using the Oracle Universal Installer on the same machine that was originally used to install it.

Caution:

If you will no longer use Server Manager on the machine on which you wish to deinstall the agent, before you deinstall the agent you should first deinstall any Server Manager-installed software components. Otherwise once the agent is deinstall you will no longer be able to deinstall those components.

  1. Launch Oracle Universal Installer:

    • Microsoft Windows

      Disk1/install/setup.exe

      Alternately, you can navigate Start > Oracle - E1_Management_Agent_x > Oracle Installation Products > Universal Installer

      where ”x”, if it exists, is the numeric value of the Management Agent that you want to deinstall.

    • UNIX

      //oui/bin/runInstaller.sh

    After the OUI installer is launched, the Welcome screen is displayed.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  2. On Welcome, click the Deinstall Products... button.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  3. On Inventory, with the Contents tab selected, select the check box for the Management Agent that you want to deinstall. For example:

    EOne_ManagementAgent1

  4. Click the Remove button.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  5. On Confirmation, ensure the selected jde_home on the target machine is that of the Management Agent that you want to install, and click the Yes button.

    A deinstallation progress panel is displayed:

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

    When the deinstallation complete, the Inventory screen is displayed.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  6. On Inventory, verify that the selected home for the Management Agent that you deinstalled is not displayed.

  7. Click the Close button to close the Inventory panel and return to OUI.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  8. On Welcome, click the Cancel button to exit the installer.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  9. On the Exit dialog, click the Yes button to confirm you want to exit the installer.

5.6.2 IBM i OS/400

Use this procedure to deinstall the Management Agent from IBM i OS/400 target machines. The Oracle Universal Installer must be used to properly deinstall the Management Agent.

Caution:

You must deinstall a Management Agent running the Oracle Universal Installer on the same Microsoft Windows machine that was originally used to install it.

Caution:

If you will no longer use Server Manager on the machine on which you wish to deinstall the agent, before you deinstall the agent you should first deinstall any Server Manager-installed software components. Otherwise once the agent is deinstall you will no longer be able to deinstall those components.

  1. Launch Oracle Universal Installer from this location:

    Disk1/install/setup.exe

    Alternately, you can navigate Start > Oracle - E1_Management_Agent_x > Oracle Installation Products > Universal Installer

    where "x", if it exists, is the numeric value of the Management Agent that you want to deinstall.

    After the OUI installer is launched, the Welcome screen is displayed.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  2. On Welcome, click the Deinstall Products... button.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  3. On Inventory, with the Contents tab selected, select the check box for the Management Agent that you want to deinstall. For example:

    EOne_ManagementAgent1

  4. Click the Remove button.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  5. On Confirmation, ensure the selected jde_home on the target machine is that of the Management Agent that you want to install, and click the Yes button.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  6. On the User Input dialog, enter the iSeries password.

  7. Click the OK button.

    A deinstallation progress panel is displayed:

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  8. When the deinstallation complete, the Inventory screen is displayed.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  9. On Inventory, verify that the selected home for the Management Agent that you deinstalled is not displayed.

  10. Click the Close button to close the Inventory panel and return to OUI.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  11. On Welcome, click the Cancel button to exit the installer.

    Which versions of Windows Server Cannot be managed using Server Manager?

  12. On the Exit dialog, click the Yes button to confirm you want to exit the installer.

What you cant perform with Server Manager?

Server Manager cannot be used to manage a newer release of the Windows Server operating system. Server Manager running on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 cannot be used to manage servers that are running Windows Server 2012 R2 . add remote servers to a pool of servers that Server Manager can be used to manage.

Does Windows 7 have Server Manager?

You can see Server Manager "running" on Windows 7 in the screen shot above.To learn more about Server Manager, you might want to also check out "New Features in Windows Server Manager 2012."

Can Server Manager manage remote servers?

In Windows Server, you can use Server Manager to perform management tasks on remote servers. remote management is enabled by default on servers that are running Windows Server 2016. To manage a server remotely by using Server Manager, you add the server to the Server Manager server pool.

What is Server Manager in Windows Server 2016?

Microsoft Windows Server Manager is a tool to view and manage server roles and make configuration changes. Server Manager allows administrators to manage local and remote servers without requiring physical access to the servers or enabling Remote Desktop Protocol connections.