OpenLink Multi-Tier Server-Side Components (Unix) for Progress Aims and Intentions This guide is intended to enable competent system administrators to install and configure OpenLink Multi-tier client side components on UNIX-like operating systems (e.g., Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD) in a few steps as possible.This guide does not explain any of the non-pertinent features encountered along the way. Such explanations may be found in the full documentation. Prerequisites You MUST be proficient in using a Unix shell. bash is preferred; sh, zsh, ksh, csh, or tcsh are all usable. You MUST be proficient in using a Unix editor such as vi or emacs. You MUST have read and execute permissions on a full installation of the Progress or OpenEdge database, or on an installation of Progress® Client Networking (for SQL-89 Agents) or Progress® SQL-92 Client Access (for SQL-92 Agents). Installation Log onto the machine and create a suitable OpenLink installation directory ($OPENLINK_INSTALL), such as /opt/openlink/. Copy all OpenLink component installation files to $OPENLINK_INSTALL. At a minimum, these will include the OpenLink Request Broker (oplrqb.tgz), an OpenLink Database Agent for your respective target database (e.g., prs100_mv.tgz), and an license file (oplrqb.lic). Install using the "install.sh" shell script -- #sh install.sh You should take care to enter correct information when prompted pertaining to ports, passwords, etc., and write these down for future use. The installation should finish without error. Licensing OpenLink Multi-Tier licensing is handled on the server side so you should place the OpenLink license file (oplrqb.lic) in the $OPENLINK_INSTALL/bin/ directory.Configuration Progress requires a small amount of additional environmental configuration in the OpenLink Request Broker session rulebook ($OPENLINK_INSTALL/bin/oplrqb.ini) -- Open the rulebook file, $OPENLINK_INSTALL/bin/oplrqb.ini, with a suitable text editor such as vi. Locate and edit the [Environment xxxxx] section corresponding to your target database so as to ensure that any relevant environment variables pertaining you your system and target database are correct. NOTE: You may need to consult with your database administrator to verify these. The following example shows environment sections for a Progress 9 SQL-89 / 4GL agent, and a Progress 10 SQL-92 agent -- Progress 9 (SQL-89/4GL) [Environment PROGRESS91E] DLC = /dbs/progress/v9.1e PROCFG = /dbs/progress/v9.1e/progress.cfg ;TABLEVIEW = tableview.dat ; Full path to file generated by setup.p ;TABLEVIEW_QUALIFIER = Y ; Add owner information to select statement ;INSERT_LOGICAL = Y ; Rewrite character TRUE/FALSE to logical ;UPDATE_LOGICAL = Y ; Rewrite character TRUE/FALSE to logical ;MIN_FIELD_LEN = ; Min length for char field or expression ;MAX_FIELD_LEN = ; Max length for expression ;EXPR_PRECISION = 15 ; Fixed precision for numeric expressions ;EXPR_SCALE = 2 ; Fixed scale for numeric expressions CURSOR_SENSITIVITY = LOW ; Set to HIGH after loading oplrvc.sql [Environment PROGRESS100SQL] DLC = /dbs/progress/v10.0a PROCFG = /dbs/progress/v10.0a/progress.cfg CURSOR_SENSITIVITY = LOW ; Set to HIGH after loading oplrvc.sql LD_LIBRARY_PATH = /dbs/progress/v10.0a/lib SHLIB_PATH = /dbs/progress/v10.0a/lib LIBPATH = /dbs/progress/v10.0a/lib ;SQL_CLIENT_CHARSET = UTF-8 ; Uncomment for Unicode connection Start the OpenLink Request Broker It is often best to initially start the Request Broker in (d)ebug mode, to gather the most diagnostic information -- # cd $OPENLINK_INSTALL # . ./openlink.sh # oplrqb -d OpenLink Request Broker Version 2.47 as of Tue Jan 08 2008 (Release 6.2 cvsid 00089). Compiled for Solaris 5.8 (sparc-sun-solaris2.8-32) Copyright (C) OpenLink Software. Registered to OpenLink US Lab - INTERNAL USE ONLY with product serial number OPL-US-INTERNAL This is a 5 concurrent users license restricted to 5 concurrent connections Issued by OpenLink Software This license will expire on Thu May 22 01:52:13 2008 GMT oplrqb: using rulebook /opt/openlink/bin/oplrqb.ini oplrqb: bound TCP protocol to 0.0.0.0.5000 oplrqb: request broker started by openlink oplrqb: spawning /opt/openlink/bin/w3config/www_sv www_sv +debug www_sv: started http://hostname:5000 oplrqb: started persistent www_sv (pid=25896) oplrqb: ZeroConfig thread started oplrqb: ZeroConfig registration Oracle 9.2 (oplussol4) The OpenLink Request Broker will take over the terminal session, until terminated by <Ctrl-C> or other means.Once connections are working, it is best to start without the -d or +debug arguments, to conserve disk space and minimize latency. # cd $OPENLINK_INSTALL # . ./openlink.sh # oplrqb Testing You are now ready to set up and test a client connection. Please proceed to the relevant client quick-start guide for the chosen operating system.Additional Information Any changes made to $OPENLINK_INSTALL/bin/oplrqb.ini will not take effect until the Request Broker is re-initialized. # cd $OPENLINK_INSTALL # . ./openlink.sh # oplshut +reinit In some cases, activating settings changes require the Broker to be stopped and restarted. # cd $OPENLINK_INSTALL # . ./openlink.sh # oplshut -fy # oplrqb To stop a Request Broker running normally -- # cd $OPENLINK_INSTALL # . ./openlink.sh # oplshut +force