Installation
If you are installing PTC FlexPLM on a system with multiple Windchill and PTC FlexPLM instances already installed, then you must manually configure PTC HTTP Server so it does not overwrite other settings.
If you used a context other than
<Windchill> during installation, if you used a different LDAP setup during installation, or if you must use the legacy image URL
/LCSWImages alias, review the
HTTPServer/conf/conf.d/30-app-RFA-Auth.conf configuration file. This ensures that the settings are correct before you log on to
PTC FlexPLM for the first time using a browser. For more information, see the
Additional Configuration for Nonstandard Installations section.
Running the Automated Installer
To use the automated installer, run the script:
<Windchill>/src/com/lcs/build/installer/install.bat
or
<Windchill>/src/com/lcs/build/installer/install.sh
1. Ensure that the install.bat or install.sh script has the <Windchill> variable set or make sure that the variable is already present in your system environment.
2. The script performs all steps in this document to set up PTC FlexPLM for you. You are prompted to enter information during the installation such as the Windchill web admin username and the Windchill installation db password. When the script has finished, exit the installer and then try to log on. If you are unable to log on to PTC FlexPLM, ensure that the PTC HTTP Server settings are correct.
◦ If you are using a nonstandard out-of-the-box configuration of
PTC HTTP Server that is supplied with
Windchill, select
n (No) during the installation when the installer asks, “Do you want to configure
PTC HTTP Server?” After
PTC FlexPLM has been fully installed, see the
Additional Configuration for Nonstandard Installations section to finish configuring the web server.
◦ If you are creating the database schema manually because you are creating it from another server, if it has already been created, or if you are using a different user with special permissions, pause the installer when it asks “Do you want to build the DB schema for
PTC FlexPLM now?” While the installer is paused, review the
Creating Database Tables, Views, Sequences, and Base Data section. Create the db schema, and then go back to the automated installer and select
n (No) so that the installer skips this step and continues the installation.
◦ Nonstandard web server configurations (Unix/Windows)
◦ Nonstandard servlet engine configurations (Unix/Windows)
◦ Clustering
◦ Nonstandard Windchill content name
◦ Discussion configurations
◦ Nonstandard Help Center configurations (Unix/Windows)
