Small Business Suite

for Linux
Reviewer’s Guide
Integrating proven e-business
software for Linux

A foundation for building solutions

that reduces time and cost

Easy to purchase, install,

manage, and use

Jakob Carstensen

ibm.com/redbooks
International Technical Support Organization

Small Business Suite for Linux

Reviewer’s Guide

November 2000
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First Edition (November 2000)

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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Chapter 1. Features at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Chapter 2. Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2.1 IBM DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2.2 IBM DB2 Administration Client and IBM DB2 Run-Time ClientTM . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 IBM Net.DataTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard EditionTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.5 IBM WebSphere Studio Entry Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2.6 WebSphere HomePage Builder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.7 Lotus Domino Designer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
2.8 IBM HTTP Server Powered by Apache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2.9 Lotus Domino Application Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2.10 Lotus NotesTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.11 Lotus SmartSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2.12 IBM Suites Installer and IBM Installation Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Chapter 3. Key features and benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

3.1 Lotus Domino R5 Application Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3.2 IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3.3 DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.4 Lotus Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.5 Lotus SmartSuite Millennium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.5.1 Lotus 1-2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.5.2 Lotus Word Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
3.5.3 Freelance Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.5.4 FastSite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.5.5 Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.5.6 Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.5.7 Lotus ScreenCam Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.6 Web design and productivity tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.6.1 WebSphere Homepage Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.6.2 Lotus Domino Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
3.6.3 WebSphere Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Chapter 4. Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .11

4.1 Staging server requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .11
4.2 Target computer requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .12
4.2.1 Linux target computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .12
4.2.2 Windows target computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .13
4.3 Software application requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .14
4.3.1 IBM DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition Server . . . .. . .. . .14
4.3.2 IBM Net.Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .14
4.3.3 IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition . . . . . .. . .. . .15
4.3.4 IBM WebSphere Studio Entry Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .15

Chapter 5. Installation and postinstallation information . . . . . . . . . . .. . .17

5.1 Installation CD-ROM directory structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .17
5.2 Installing the IBM Suites Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .17
5.3 Installing the IBM Installation Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .17

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 5.3.1 Installing the agent on a Linux computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.3.2 Installing the Agent on a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.4 Generate security keys before installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 6. Test scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6.1 Creating groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1.1 Create a Linux group and add a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1.2 Creating a Windows group and add two computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.2 Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.2.1 Add software to Linux server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.2.2 Add software to Windows clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.2.3 Add software to local server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.2.4 Adding and installing a custom application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Chapter 7. Reference information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Appendix A. Special notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

How to get IBM Redbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

IBM Redbooks fax order form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Abbreviations and acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Preface
This guide is designed to help you examine the features of the IBM Small
Business Suite for Linux. The IBM Small Business Suite for Linux is the toolset of
choice for small- to medium-sized businesses requiring proven e-business
software for the LinuxTM server platform with either Linux or WindowsTM desktops
attached.

In chapter 1 we will discuss features at a glance followed by a product description

explaining the different components of IBM Small Business Suite for Linux. Next,
we will illustrate the key features and benefits of the different applications
included in the suite.

In chapter 4 we will discuss the preparation for the installation procedures,

beginning with system requirements, followed by installation and postinstallation
information. Lastly, we will set up a test scenario, in which we will go through the
functions of the IBM Small Business Suite for Linux.

Welcome to the IBM Small Business Suite for Linux

Figure 1. Small Business Suite for Linux

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Chapter 1. Features at a glance
The IBM Small Business Suite for Linux IBM offers a foundation for building
solutions that reduces the time, effort and startup costs of doing e-business.
Designed to be easy to purchase, install, manage, and use. The IBM Small
Business Suite for Linux is available to the Linux operating environment, and
works with leading Linux distributions including CalderaTM , SuSE TM ,
TurboLinux TM , and Red HatTM . The IBM Small Business Suite for Linux is
available to businesses with up to 100 users and offers these key functions:
• Improve worker productivity through Lotus Domino’sTM unified,
easy-to-manage architecture bringing you Email and collaboration as an
all-in-one solution that provides Web access, remote mail access,
calendaring, group scheduling, bulletin boards, and newsgroups.
• Use the premiere web-ready, multimedia relational database management
system strong and flexible enough to serve medium and small businesses.
DB2 Universal DatabaseTM is a scalable, industrial strength database that can
be the data management foundation for your evolution into e-business.
• Reduce installation and deployment of Small Business Suite and applications
with the Java based IBM Suites Installer. Now installation and configuration of
Small Business Suite components and selected applications across servers
and clients in a network can be virtually effortless.
• Now content authors, graphic artists, page scripters, Web programmers, and
webmasters can work on the same projects, each having access to the files
they need using IBM WebSphere Studio TM . WebSphere Studio includes a
comprehensive set of valuable java tools that are integrated and designed to
support all web development levels.
• Use Lotus Domino DesignerTM to rapidly design Web sites and Web pages
and as a development tool to streamline business processes using HTML
authoring, site/page design, frameset design and application preview.
• Use WebSphere’s preconfigured/pre-built samples to code up their own
JSPs/Servlets using a prebuilt integrated Web site (entitled 'your company') or
a personalized employee center.
• Create and publish professional-quality Web sites as easily as using a word
processor using the award winning IBM WebSphere Homepage BuilderTM .
WebSphere Homepage Builder contains easy-to-use features designed to
appeal to the ever-growing community using Linux as both a development
platform and a Web server environment.
• Use Lotus Domino’s Document Library template to automate employee and
customer communications, and the teamroom, which is an intelligent
document store.
• Implement Lotus Domino’s Discussion database for threaded discussion with
built-in user profiles that allow automatic mailing of links to items of interest.
• Create approval processes for documents and web pages and control who has
access to information on your site.
• Use the Teamroom template to structure different types of data, such as
discussion topics, reference material, meetings, and other events and action
items.

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 • Choose between a browser based client or Win32 client. Lotus Domino offers
I-Notes or Win32 Notes client access.
• Choose between Linux or Win32 based desktop productivity tools. Lotus
SmartSuite MillenniumTM , offered optionally, is available with Small Business
Suite for Linux.

For more information about our Small Business Suite for Linux and links to
products offered in the suite, visit our Web site at: http://www.ibm.com/linux/sbs

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Chapter 2. Product description
New to IBM’s ever expanding software portfolio for Linux is the IBM Small
Business Suite for Linux, featuring leading edge, best-of-breed solutions from
IBM and Lotus affordably priced for the cost-conscious small business customer
who’s ready to launch an e-business. It’s a reliable and affordable software
solution that enables the small and medium business to build a solid foundation to
grow their e-business today and in the future.

Specially designed for businesses with up to 100 users, IBM Small Business
Suite for Linux comes well equipped with award-winning, proven applications
from IBM and Lotus and is made up of the following components:
• A collection of IBM and Lotus software applications
• IBM Suites Installer
• IBM Installation Agent

The suite includes the following server and client software packages explained in
the following sections.

2.1 IBM DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition Server

Simplifies the process for deriving business intelligence, provides universally
accessible data and query capabilities, manages and protects data, and delivers
cost-effective, high-performance, scalable solutions.

2.2 IBM DB2 Administration Client and IBM DB2 Run-Time Client TM
Provides support to run applications that access the IBM DB2 relational database
server and administer the DB2 server.

2.3 IBM Net.Data TM

Enables internet and intranet access to relational data on a variety of platforms.
Dynamic Web-to-data applications are easy to build with Net.Data.

2.4 IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition TM

Combines the portability of server-side business applications with the
performance and manageability of Java technologies to offer a comprehensive
platform for designing Java-based Web applications. WebSphere enables
powerful interactions with enterprise databases and transaction systems.

2.5 IBM WebSphere Studio Entry Edition

Provides an easy-to-use tool set that helps to reduce time and effort when
creating, managing, and debugging multiplatform Web Applications.

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2.6 WebSphere HomePage Builder
Unlike other web publishing software, WebSphere HomePage Builder offers state
of the art technology to beginning users. Dynamic HTML, cascading style sheets,
and Java applets are as accessible as dragging and dropping objects onto a
page. On the internet, where what's hot can just as quickly turn into what’s not,
users can keep up with the dizzying pace of Web site development without
changing careers (or adding a new one).

Manage your site like a pro. WebSphere Homepage Builder gives you powerful
site management and reporting features that easily automate time consuming
tasks. Wether you are finding and fixing broken pages and data links, running a
spell check on your entire site, or uploading changed pages. You can handle any
updates quickly because WebSphere HomePage Builder selectively uploads only
those pages that are new or have changed. File transfers are as easy as
manipulating files on your PC.

Design in minutes. Anyone can build web pages in minutes by choosing

components from more than 100 templates. Template categories include
business, personal, and educational - and each component of a template can be
customized. Design web pages like a professional. WebArt Designer is a graphic
tool that yield sophisticated results using simple operations.

Features even experts won't outgrow. Many applications claim suitability for both
beginning and expert users, but few have features that appeal to both. The clean,
intuitive interface, templates and wizards help give beginners a consistent
professional looking site. Intermediate and advanced users can leverage the up
to date technology that WebSphere HomePage Builder offers them to
comprehensive web development tasks. Edit HTML coding, fine tune DHTML
source code. Create editable site maps and build map Java Script and Visual
Basic applications.

2.7 Lotus Domino Designer

Lotus Domino Designer R5 is an open, integrated Web application development
environment, with virtually everything you need to rapidly build applications that
connect enterprise data with strategic processes. Lotus Domino Designer
includes the visual tools you'd expect in a Web development environment, like
WYSIWYG HTML authoring, site design and navigation, and application preview.
You can create or modify Lotus Domino applications using your choice of
programming languages, including Java, JavaScript and LotusScript -- all in one
environment. Lotus Domino Designer delivers breakthrough innovations
including:
• Support for Domino Enterprise Connection Services (DECS), a visual toolset
for creating live connectivity to enterprise data.
• The Domino Object Model, which provides access to the built-in services of
the Lotus Domino Web Application Server, from messaging, to security, to
workflow.

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2.8 IBM HTTP Server Powered by Apache
A Web server that provides the full range of Web server features. It provides
security enhanced transactions and plug-ins for the most popular Web servers,
enabling your Web server to be extended into a Java application server.

2.9 Lotus Domino Application Server

Helps organizations Web-enable thier legacy applications, provides easy access
to legacy data, creates workflow and security-enhanced Web-enabled
applications, minimizes labor-intensive Web management, and brings together
teams, departments and the enterprise. Lotus Domino supports a variety of
clients and devices, including Web browsers, Lotus Notes clients, POP3, and
IMAP4 mail clients.

2.10 Lotus Notes TM

Combines messaging, groupware, and the Internet to give you the full-function
power to create custom applications for improving the quality of your business
processes.

2.11 Lotus SmartSuite

SmartSuite Millennium Edition, Lotus' office productivity suite, has practically
everything a business needs to get up and running in a real working environment
- and to move onto the Web. SmartSuite integrates eight proven applications from
IBM and Lotus including Lotus 1-2-3 TM spreadsheet, FastSiteTM intranet
publisher, Organizer time and contact manager, Word ProTM word processor,
Freelance GraphicsTM presentation graphics, ApproachTM database,
ScreenCam TM multimedia software and SmartCenter Internet information
manager. IBM Small Business Suite for Linux includes the following versions
depending on language:
Table 1. Lotus SmartSuite Application

Lotus SmartSuite Application Language

Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese,

French, Italian, German

Lotus SuperOffice 2000 Japanese

Lotus 1-2-3 Office Simplified Chinese

Lotus SmartSuite97 Korean, Traditional Chinese

2.12 IBM Suites Installer and IBM Installation Agent

The IBM Suites Installer helps you manage the distribution of software
applications to a local computer (the computer where the IBM Suites Installer is
installed) or to multiple computers across a network. You install the IBM Suites
Installer on a Linux computer called the staging server. You can then define
groups of target computers on which you want to install software applications.
These target computers can have either Linux or Windows operating systems

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 installed and be server or client computers. On each active target computer in the
network, you simply install the IBM Installation Agent. When the agent is running,
you can install applications with no operator intervention.

A member of the IBM software family, IBM Small Business Suite for Linux
complements IBM Business Partner solutions designed and optimized for the
exploding Linux marketplace providing small business customers with a large and
growing set of options for support and customization by business partners who
are skilled in Linux solutions. The IBM Small Business Suite for Linux reflects
IBM’s commitment to delivering productivity tools for the small- to medium-sized
business.

Figure 2. Installing applications using the IBM Suites Installer and the IBM Installation Agent

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Chapter 3. Key features and benefits
The IBM Small Business Suite for Linux helps small businesses build a reliable,
scalable foundation for e-business with a low entry price. The IBM Small
Business Suite for Linux integrates proven products from IBM and Lotus to
provide a host of features and benefits.

Small Business Suite Components:

• Lotus Domino Application Server
• IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition
• IBM DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition
• Lotus Notes
• Lotus SmartSuite Millenium
• Web design and productivity tools

3.1 Lotus Domino R5 Application Server

An applications and e-mail server with an integrated set of services that enables
users to easily create interactive business solutions for the Internet, intranets,
and extranets with robust security. With Lotus Domino, you can rapidly build,
deploy, and manage applications that help co-workers, partners, and customers
collaborate and coordinate critical business activities online. Lotus Domino
supports a variety of clients and devices, including Web browsers, Lotus Notes,
and more.

The world’s premiere messaging and collaboration solution, Lotus Domino also
provides a rapid application development environment and open programmability
model for creating convergent Web-based applications with today's development
technologies. Lotus Domino’s scalability and manageability are an ideal
complement to Linux’s reliability.

3.2 IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition

WebSphere Application Server is a robust deployment environment for
e-business applications. Its components let you build and deploy personalized,
dynamic Web content quickly and easily. Using open Java-based technologies
and application programming interfaces (APIs) as well as the latest Extensible
Markup Language (XML) technologies, the Standard Edition lets you leverage
your existing resources, shorten development cycles, and ease your
administrative burden.

WebSphere Application Server provides interaction with IBM DB2 Universal

Database and transaction systems, and offers an open and flexible Web
application runtime environment for the generation of internal and external Web
pages. With WebSphere Application Server you can deploy, create, and manage
a variety of Web applications using scalable, open solutions built upon the
Apache Web Server.

With WebSphere Application Server, its easy to build individual Web sites
providing Web access to credit, delivery, order processing or other
business-critical information with robust security features. If time to market is of
the essence, WebSphere Application Server’s four pre-configured samples for

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 log-in, personalized employee center, log out, and quote, poll and survey
functions help you get your business on the Web rapidly.

3.3 DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition

DB2 Universal Database is a powerful, easy-to-use relational database
management system with the ability to handle the ad-hoc structured queries
(business intelligence) and transaction processing required to operate a business
of any size. It facilitates all database administration tasks such as configuring,
backing up and recovering data, managing directories, scheduling jobs and
organizing media. DB2 Universal Database manages system and data structures
needed for distributed content authoring, managing unstructured data or
knowledge and harnessing information for the Web.

3.4 Lotus Notes

The Lotus Notes R5 client gives you easy access to all the information that is
important to you - whether that information is personal (like your e-mail and
calendar) or public (like your favorite Web sites and Internet newsgroups). The
client includes a new browser-like user interface with a customizable Welcome
page for tracking your important daily information. It also includes improvements
to the applications you use in your daily work, such as mail, calendar and
scheduling, Web browsing, and discussions.

The Notes R5 client is server independent - that is, you can use it with Lotus
Domino R5 as well as other Internet-standard servers, such as the ones your
Internet Service Provider (ISP) may use. For example, you can read and send
messages to any Internet mail server, read and post topics to any Internet
newsgroup, search any Internet directory, view HTML from any Web server, and
use X.509 certificates for security. The best part is that you can do all these
things from within one, consistent interface, without needing to know about the
Internet standards involved. You simply do your work within the Notes interface,
and Notes handles the rest for you. Lotus Notes also lets you work anywhere.
Notes synchronizes data with your laptop and personal digital assistant (PDA) so
you can take e-mail, appointments, to-do's, contacts and more on the road.

3.5 Lotus SmartSuite Millennium

Lotus SmartSuite Millenium combines innovative applications essential to running
an e-business, including:

3.5.1 Lotus 1-2-3

The spreadsheet pioneer, Lotus 1-2-3 comes equipped with advanced features
like Web Tables for using live Web-based information in spreadsheets, new
“Smart” functions that maximize productivity, and “Ask the Expert” natural
language help.

3.5.2 Lotus Word Pro

The word processing application, Word Pro, boasts scores of Web-savvy
features, excellent integration with Lotus Notes and enhanced publishing
functions. For users comfortable with other word processors, Word Pro allows

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 users to select their preferred menu – whether it’s Word Pro, Word Pro Lite, Ami
Pro, Word or WordPerfect.

3.5.3 Freelance Graphics

Freelance Graphics presentation software provides more ways to show and share
presentations. Equipped with Save and Go features, Freelance Graphics allows
presentations to be packaged with a view so that anyone receiving it can show
the presentation, whether or not they have Freelance Graphics installed.

3.5.4 FastSite
An application that simplifies publishing documents on a corporate intranet,
FastSite walks users through the whole process. With FastSite, simply select the
SmartSuite or Microsoft Office files and FastSite takes care of all of the formatting
and linking.

3.5.5 Organizer
Designed for busy people who use Lotus Notes, Organizer simplifies time
management and provides group calendaring and scheduling for Notes.

3.5.6 Approach
An award-winning database, Approach is best known as a powerful database that
anyone can use.

3.5.7 Lotus ScreenCam Multimedia

Lotus ScreenCam for the PC has many screen recording features and functions.

3.6 Web design and productivity tools

The Small Business Suite contains three packaged, easy-to-use templates and
Web design tools designed to maximize productivity

3.6.1 WebSphere Homepage Builder

WebSphere Homepage Builder helps you create and publish professional-quality
Web sites as easily as using a word processing program. Its user-friendly
features are designed to appeal to the ever-growing community of Linux users.
This comprehensive package contains over 100 pre-built, drag-and-drop
templates as well as 2,000 ready-to-use images and sounds. It also includes
WebArt Designer, a graphic design tool and Web Animator, a graphic animation
tool.

3.6.2 Lotus Domino Designer

Lotus Domino Designer is a rapid Web site design and development tool to
Web-enable back-office data and streamline business processes.

3.6.3 WebSphere Studio

WebSphere Studio provides a comprehensive set of tools integrated and
designed to support all Web development levels, permitting content authors,
graphic artists, page scripters, Web programmers, and webmasters to work on

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 the same projects simultaneously. WebSphere Studio features automated Web
site building, Java applications, and a host of other design and publishing
capabilities.

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Chapter 4. Hardware and software requirements
This chapter provides a list of the software and hardware requirements needed to
install the IBM Suites Installer, the IBM Installation Agent, and the suite
applications. Before you begin, check the Release Notes for the latest changes.

4.1 Staging server requirements

On a Linux computer, you install the IBM Suites Installer. (The IBM Installation
Agent is also installed.) You use this computer, the staging server, to distribute
applications locally or to target computers.

To install the IBM Suites Installer on the staging server, you need to satisfy the
following hardware and software requirements.
• A minimum of 256 MB of RAM; 384 MB or greater is recommended

Note
Additional memory may be needed when installing applications locally on the
staging server.

• A Pentium II-class processor with a minimum clock speed of 400 MHz; 600
MHz is recommended

Note
Additional processor speed may be needed when installing applications on the
staging server. See the documentation for each application for these
requirements.

• Red Hat 6.2, Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4, TurboLinux Server 6.0,
TurboLinux Workstation 6.0, or SuSE 6.4, including the following system
utilities and other configuration requirements:
• Red Hat package manager (RPM)
• kernel 2.2.14 or higher
• glibc Version 2.1.2 or higher
• libstdc++ Version 2.9.0
• Perl language system
• POSIX command set
• The GNOME or KDE default desktop environment shipped with the
supported operating system
• Network support:
• TCP/IP must be configured
• Fully-qualified name resolution support
• A CD-ROM mount or local area network (LAN) connection
• A mouse or other pointing device

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 • An SVGA monitor with a minimum 1024 x 768 video resolution configured to
display a minimum color depth of 256 colors
• Any Linux supported video card that supports the resolution requirements
• A Web browser to view online documentation with htm file extensions
• Adobe Acrobat Reader to view online documentation with pdf file extensions.
To install the latest version of the reader, see Web site:
http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html
• Disk space requirement: Space necessary to perform all of the following tasks:
• Install and run the IBM Suites Installer and the IBM Installation Agent,
approximately 110 MB, in the file system that contains your /opt directory.
• Save the built package files in the working directory for all applications you
plan to install. There will be a package file for each application per platform.

In addition, if you plan to install applications locally on the staging server, you
need space for all of the following tasks:
• Copy into the /opt directory the largest built package file (and its associated
unpacked files) for the application you plan to install. The IBM Suites Installer
installs each application sequentially. After an install completes, the package
file and the associated unpacked files are deleted. For information on file
package size see the Getting Started guide.
• Run the installed application.

4.2 Target computer requirements

To install the IBM Installation Agent on target computers, you need to satisfy the
following hardware and software requirements.

4.2.1 Linux target computer

• A minimum of 64 MB; 128 MB of memory is recommended.

Note
Additional memory may be needed when installing applications on a target
computer.

• A Pentium II-class processor (with a recommended minimum clock speed of

166 MHz)

Note
Additional processor speed may be needed when installing applications on a
target computer.

• Red Hat 6.2, Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4, TurboLinux Server 6.0,
TurboLinux Workstation 6.0, or SuSE 6.4, including the following system
utilities and other configuration requirements:
• Red Hat package manager (RPM)
• kernel 2.2.14 or higher

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 • glibc Version 2.1.2 or higher
• libstdc++ Version 2.9.0
• Perl language system
• POSIX command set
• The GNOME or KDE default desktop environment shipped with the
supported operating system
• Network support:
• TCP/IP must be configured
• Fully-qualified name resolution support
• A CD-ROM mount or local area network (LAN) connection
• A mouse or other pointing device
• An SVGA monitor with a minimum 800 x 600 video resolution configured to
display a minimum color depth of 256 colors
• Any Linux supported video card that supports the resolution requirements
• A Web browser to view online documentation with htm file extensions
• Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view online documentation with pdf file
extensions. To install the latest version of the reader, see Web site:
http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html.
• Disk space requirement: Space necessary to perform all of the following tasks:
• Install the IBM Installation Agent, approximately 85 MB, in the file system
that contains your /opt directory.
• Copy into /opt the largest built package file (and its associated unpacked files)
for the application you plan to install. The IBM Suites Installer installs each
application sequentially. After an install completes, the package file and the
associated unpacked files are deleted. For information on file package size
see the Getting Started guide.
• Run the installed application.

4.2.2 Windows target computer

• A minimum of 64 MB; 128 MB of memory is recommended.

Note
Additional memory may be needed when installing applications on a target
computer.

• A Pentium II-class processor (with a recommended minimum clock speed of

166 MHz)

Note
Additional processor speed may be needed when installing applications on a
target computer.

• Windows 95, Windows 95 SP1, Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows

98SE, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT

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 Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 5, or Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service
Pack 5
• Network support:
• TCP/IP must be configured
• Fully-qualified name resolution support
• A CD-ROM drive or LAN connection
• A mouse or other pointing device
• An SVGA monitor with a minimum 800 x 600 video resolution configured to
display a minimum color depth of 256 colors
• A Web browser to view online documentation with htm file extensions
• Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view online documentation with pdf file
extensions. To install the latest version of the reader, see Web site:
http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/readstep.html.
• Disk space requirement: Space necessary to perform all of the following tasks:
• Install the IBM Installation Agent, approximately 50 MB.
• Copy the largest built package file (and its associated unpacked files) for
the application you plan to install. The IBM Suites Installer installs each
application sequentially. After an install completes, the package file and the
associated unpacked files are deleted.
• Run the installed application.

4.3 Software application requirements

The following topics list some of the system requirements and prerequisite
products needed before you can install the applications included in the suite. For
a complete list of the hardware and software requirements for each application,
refer to ‘Suite Software Applications you can install’ on page 28 in the Getting
Started guide.

4.3.1 IBM DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Edition Server

Before you install DB2 on a Linux computer, ensure your distribution includes the
pdksh package (public domain Korn shell). If this package is not installed, you
can use the DB2 configuration panel to install the public domain Korn shell. To
access the configuration panel, select the DB2 application in the software tree,
and then click the Configure push button in the lower pane of the IBM Suites
Installer main application window. Note that the SuSE operating system
automatically creates the default DB2 user IDs db2inst1, db2fenc1, and db2as
during installation of the operating system. If you plan to install the DB2
Workgroup Edition Server or the DB2 Administration Client and use the default
DB2 user IDs on a target computer running this operating system, manually
delete these user IDs before installing the applications. If the IDs are not deleted,
installation of the DB2 components fails.

4.3.2 IBM Net.Data

Before you install IBM Net.Data, you need to install (or select to install) IBM HTTP
Server and either DB2 UDB Workgroup Edition Server or DB2 Administration
Client. If you plan to invoke REXX programs from Net.Data, you need to install

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 IBM Object REXX. (Object REXX is not provided with IBM Small Business Suite
for Linux.)

4.3.3 IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition

IBM WebSphere Application Server requires IBM HTTP Server and IBM JDK. The
IBM Suites Installer automatically selects these applications for installation prior
to installing WebSphere Application Server.

4.3.4 IBM WebSphere Studio Entry Edition

Before you install IBM WebSphere Studio Entry Edition, you need to install
Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or higher.

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Chapter 5. Installation and postinstallation information
This chapter provides information needed to install the IBM Suites Installer and
the IBM Installation Agent. Before you begin, review the requirements in Chapter
4., “Hardware and software requirements” on page 11.

5.1 Installation CD-ROM directory structure

The installation programs for the IBM Suites Installer and the IBM Installation
Agent are located on the following CD-ROMs:
Table 2. Suites CD-ROM

Component CD-ROM Directory

IBM Suites Installer 1 \sbs_server\linux

IBM Installation Agent for Linux 1 \IBM_instagent\linux

IBM Installation Agent for Windows 2 \IBM_instagent\w32

5.2 Installing the IBM Suites Installer

Complete the following steps to install the IBM Suites Installer on a Linux server
computer (staging server).
1. Ensure you are logged in as root.
2. Open a terminal window and change to the CD-ROM mount point or network
connection.
3. Change the directory to the sbs_server/linux path.
4. Enter ./DJT_staging-install or sh DJT_staging-install to start the installation.
5. Accept the license agreement.

Install the IBM Suites Installer only in the /opt directory. Do not use the relocate
option for the RPM installation with this product.

When all files are unpacked and installed, the command prompt returns.

During installation, the IBM Suites Installer installs the following RPM packages:
• IBM_SMBSuite
• IBM_SJRE

If you are running GNOME and KDE the shortcuts for the product are created for
you. Click the IBM Suites Installer shortcut to start the application.

5.3 Installing the IBM Installation Agent

Install the IBM Installation Agent on each target computer where you want to
install software. The target computer can be a server or client computer running
one of the supported Linux or Windows operating systems.

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5.3.1 Installing the agent on a Linux computer
Complete the following steps to install the IBM Installation Agent on a Linux
computer:
1. Ensure you are logged in as root.
2. Open a terminal window and change to the CD-ROM mount point.
3. Change the directory to the IBM_instagent/linux path.
4. Enter ./DJT_agent-install or sh DJT_agent-install to start the installation.
5. Accept the licence agreement.

Install the IBM Installation Agent only in the /opt directory

When all files are unpacked and installed, the command prompt returns.

During installation, the following RPM packages are installed:

• IBM_installagent
• IBM_SJRE

To silently install the IBM Installation Agent on a Linux computer, enter the
following command:

rpm -i IBM_installagent_1.0.0-1.i386.rpm

If you are running GNOME and KDE the shortcuts for the product are created for
you. Click the IBM Installation Agent shortcut to start the application.

Note
Before installing applications to the target computer, be sure you generate the
necessary security keys (see 5.4, “Generate security keys before installing
applications” on page 19). If you want the IBM Installation Agent to
automatically restart upon reboot, you must change your system
process-control initialization. Consult your Linux operating system
documentation for further information.

5.3.2 Installing the Agent on a Windows computer

Complete the following steps to install the IBM Installation Agent on a Windows
computer:
1. Ensure you are logged on with administrator authority.
2. Click Start, Run, and then click Browse.
3. Locate the setup program in the following directory:

g:\IBM_instagent\w32\setup

Where g is you CD-ROM - The Agent is on CD2.

4. Click Run
5. On the IBM Installation Agent window, click I Accept to accept the license.
6. On the Select Installation Location window, locate the folder where you want to
install the IBM Installation Agent.

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 7. On the Key Management window, specify a phrase that can be used to
authenticate communication between the target computer and the staging
server.

If you have not entered this phrase on the staging server, you may want to bypass
key creation at this time. If you select to bypass key creation, you must use the
Key Manager shortcut to specify this phrase before you can begin installing
software packages. See 5.4, “Generate security keys before installing
applications” on page 19 for more information.
8. Confirm the setup information (directory and key creation). Click Next to begin
the installation.
9. On the Setup Complete window, click Finish to end the installation. If
necessary, the IBM Installation Agent will notify you at this time to restart the
computer.

The installation program creates a shortcut for the IBM Installation Agent with the
following entries:
• IBM Installation Agent
• Key Manager
• License Agreement
• Overview

5.4 Generate security keys before installing applications

The Key Manager utility protects against unauthorized use of the IBM Installation
Agent. You provide a phrase or text string that the IBM Suites Installer uses to
generate a set of keys. The installer uses these keys to verify the identity of a
target computer and authenticate the communication between the computers.

Before you start the installation of any software, you need to generate a set of
security keys on both the staging server and the selected target computers. As
indicated in Figure 3, you must specify the same text string or phrase on the
staging server and each target computer in order for the authentication to be
successful.

Figure 3. Key Manager Utility

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 After installing the IBM Suites Installer, click the IBM Suites Installer shortcut
and then click Key Manager to specify the phrase as seen in Figure 4.

Figure 4. Key Management

(When you install the IBM Installation Agent on a Windows target computer, you
can specify the key phrase during installation or select to bypass key creation at
that time.) The text string can be any combination of alphanumeric characters of
any length. You should make the phrase something you can remember, but not
something that is easy for someone else to guess. The phrase can be simple or
complex. The strength of the key is not determined by the phrase it is merely a
seed that is used to generate a unique set of keys. Remember that the phrase
provided from the staging server must be the same phrase you enter on each
target computer. Remember also that the phrase is case-sensitive. Write down
this phrase and keep it in a secure place.

The phrase you type is not echoed to the screen. You must enter the phrase
twice; if the two phrases do not match, the Key Manager asks you to enter it
again.

Note
You must be able to create the key phrase on both the staging server and all of
the target computers. For this reason, you should not use any language or
keyboard unique characters when specifying the key phrase

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Chapter 6. Test scenario
In this scenario we will describe the different functions of IBM Small Business
Suite for Linux.

Windows NT 4.0 Clients

ThinkPads w. PII or PIII
128 Mb RAM
Kaj
Linux staging server
600 Mhz PIII
512 Mb RAM

Andrea

Poul

Linux server
933 Mhz PIII
1 Gb RAM

Figure 5. Install scenario

In Figure 5 you can see the setup we choose to use during our test. We have a
Linux staging server with more RAM and a faster CPU than required for a staging
server. This is because we want to use the server, not only as a staging server,
but also as a Lotus Domino server. We also have two Windows NT4.0 clients,
where we want to install Lotus Notes. Last we have a powerful Linux xSeries
server, where we want to install WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP
Server and JDK.

At this time, you should have completed the following tasks:

1. Installed the IBM Suites Installer on the staging server
2. Installed the IBM Installation Agent on each target computer on which you
want to install software
3. Generated the security keys on the staging server and the target computers.
4. Logged in with root permission on the Linux target computers. You must also
have access to a display. If there is no display available on the target (for
example, using Telnet), you can export the DISPLAY environment variable to a
valid host.
5. Uninstall all previous versions of the applications you plan to install. With the
exception of Lotus SmartSuite, the suite does not support upgrades.
6. For computers running the Windows operating systems, closed all
applications.

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 7. Verified that there are active TCP/IP connections between the staging server
and the target computers and that the IBM Installation Agent is running on the
target computers.
8. For each target computer on which you want to install software, identified its
fully-qualified hostname (hostName.domainName), short hostname, or IP
address , operating system, and the applications you want to install on that
computer.

6.1 Creating groups

The first thing we need to do is to start the IBM Suites Installer. Do this by clicking
the IBM Suites Installer shortcut - you will see the screen below:

Figure 6. IBM Suites Installer

As you can see there is a group created already. This group is the local group and
if you click on that group you will see the staging server. This group is created by
default and cannot be changed.

6.1.1 Create a Linux group and add a computer

We will now create a group called LinuxGroup - English and add the Linux server
(Poul) on which we later will install WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP
Server and JDK refer to Figure 5 on page 21. Now, follow these steps to create a
new group:
1. Click Create a Group and follow the instructions in Figure 7.

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Figure 7. Create group

2. Enter Group Name, Operating System and Language and click Next to
continue.

Figure 8. Create group - step 2

3. At this point you can continue and add computers to the group you just
created, by checking the box seen in Figure 8. Click Finish to continue.

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 Figure 9. Add computer to a Group

4. Enter the Host Name and the Icon Label on the computer you want to add to
the group. The Icon Label is the name you will see when you explore which
computers are members of a specific group. In the Description field you can
enter information, for example, about the server. Click Next to continue.

Figure 10. Add software to computer?

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 5. At this point you can finish adding computers to the group by clicking Finish. If
you want to add software to the group now, you may do so by checking the box
saying Continue and add software to this group. In our test we added
software at a later time.

We have now created a group called LinuxGroup- English and added the Linux
server Poul to the Group.

6.1.2 Creating a Windows group and add two computers

In the following section we will create the group WinNT Group - English and add
the two Windows NT clients (Kaj and Andrea) - refer to Figure 5 on page 21. If
you have already created the LinuxGroup - English and added the Linux server
Poul to the group, the procedures are almost the same.
1. Click Create a Group and follow the instructions in Figure 11.

Figure 11. Create a group

2. Enter Group Name, Operating System and Language and click Next to
continue. The difference between this group and the Linux Group is the
operating system.

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 Figure 12. Create group

3. At this point you can continue and add computers to the group you just
created, by checking the box seen in Figure 12. Click Finish to continue.

Figure 13. Add computer

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4. Enter the Host Name (kaj.itso.ral.ibm.com) and the Icon Label on the
computer you want to add to the group. The Icon Label is the name you will
see when you explore which computers are members of a specific group. Click
Save and Add Another to add another computer to the group.

Figure 14. Add Andrea

5. Follow the same instructions as you did in step 4. When you are done click
Next to continue.
6. In the next window you get the option to install software now - we chose to
install at a later time. Uncheck the box and click Finish to continue.

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 Figure 15. IBM Suites Installer - overview

In Figure 15 you can see the two groups created and you can see the members of
of WinNT Group - English, namely Kaj and Andrea.

We have now created the LinuxGroup - English and the WinNT Group - English
and added computers to both groups. It’s now time to install software.

6.2 Software installation

Now we have created groups and computers - let’s install some software.

As described earlier, this is what we will install:

On the Linux Server Poul, which is a member of LinuxGroup - English, we will

install the following products:
• WebSphere Application Server
• IBM HTTP Server
• JDK

On the clients Kaj and Andrea, which are members of the group WinNT Group -
English, we will install Lotus Notes.

On the local server or staging server we will install Lotus Domino.

Note
Do not install a product on a target computer if it’s already installed.

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6.2.1 Add software to Linux server
In this section we will install WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server
and JDK on the Linux server Poul. Follow these steps to install the software.
1. Highlight the Linux group and click Add software to a group.

Figure 16. Add software to a group

2. Check the IBM WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition 3.0.2 box
and click Next to continue.

Figure 17. Prerequisite

3. The IBM Suites Installer tells you that in order to install WebSphere
Application Server, you need to install IBM JDK and IBM HTTP Server as well.
Click OK to continue.
4. You will now see the same window as you saw in Figure 16. Both WebSphere
Application Server, JDK, and IBM HTTP Server are now selected. Click Next
to continue.

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 Figure 18. Build package

5. In Figure 18 you can see that you need to build the software packages. For
each product, select the product and then click Build to continue.

Figure 19. Package location

6. Specify the location of the package. If you are building from the suite
CD-ROMs, insert the CD-ROM number specified 1. Click OK to continue.
7. The packages will now be build. When the building process is done you will
see Figure 18 again this time you will see three green yes under build. Click
Next to continue.

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Figure 20. Install software now

8. Check the Install software now box and click Finish.

9. Click Agree to the license.

You can follow the installation progress on the screen of the staging server as well
as on the target computer.

When the installation is done you can view the messages and software folder to
see what software was installed and to see if the installation went OK. See
Figure 21 and Figure 22.

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 Figure 21. Software installed

Check the installed software.

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 Figure 22. Messages

Check the messages to see if the installation went OK.

We have now installed WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and
JDK on the Linux server Poul. Now let’s install software on the Windows
computers.

6.2.2 Add software to Windows clients

In this section we will install Lotus Notes on the Windows NT clients Kaj and
Andrea. The following steps are almost the same steps as you saw in 6.2.1, “Add
software to Linux server” on page 29 with a few exceptions. We will now install to
a group with more than one member and the operating system is now Windows
NT.
1. Highlight the WinNT group and click Add software to a group.

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 Figure 23. Add software

2. Check the Lotus Notes Client 5.0.4 box and click Next to continue.

Figure 24. Build and configure

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to build the Lotus Notes package.

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Figure 25. Configure Lotus Notes

4. Configure Lotus Notes with User Name and Organization and click Finish to
continue.

Figure 26. Built and configured

5. After the package is built and configured click Next to continue.

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 Figure 27. Install now

6. Check the Install software now box and click Finish.

7. Click Agree to the license.

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 Figure 28. Installation progress

8. The computers Kaj and Andrea will now be installed with Lotus Notes
simultaneously - follow the progress bar on the bottom of the screen. You will
also be able to follow the progress on the target computers. The progress bar
on the target computer closes automatically when the installation is over.

6.2.3 Add software to local server

In this section we will describe how to install Lotus Domino on the local server or
staging server. There is not a lot of difference between installing software on the
staging server and any other server or client. You will not see a lot of screen shots
in this section since you already saw them in the previous to sections. Follow
these steps to install Lotus Domino on the staging server:
1. The first thing we need to do is to start the IBM Installation Agent on the
staging server. Do this by clicking the IBM Installation Agent shortcut.
2. Highlight the Local group and click Add software to a group.
3. Check the Lotus Domino Application server 5.04 box and click Next to
continue.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to build the Lotus Notes package.

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 Figure 29. Configure Lotus Domino

5. Configure Lotus Domino and click Finish to continue.

6. After the package is built and configured click Next to continue.
7. Check the Install software now box and click Finish.
8. Click Agree to the license.

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 Figure 30. Installation complete

9. After the installation check the messages to see if everything went OK.

We have now installed Lotus Domino on the staging server. Let’s continue and
add a custom application to the IBM Suites Installer.

6.2.4 Adding and installing a custom application

In this section we will add a custom application to our IBM Suites Installer and
install it on a target computer.

The custom application we will add is called Midnight Commander. Midnight

Commander is file manager application similar to Norton Commander. We copied
the file mc-4.5.42-10.i386.rpm from /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS to it’s own
directory /home/mc. If you don’t do this the installer will build a .jar file with all the
files in the /RPMS directory on the Red Hat 6.2 CD-ROM.

Follow these steps to add an application:

1. Click Software -> Custom Applications -> Add

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 Figure 31. Custom step1

2. Enter the name, operating system, and language of the application and click
Next to continue.

Figure 32. Custom step 2

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3. The information you enter in Figure 32 is optional but helpful if you, for
example, are looking for version number etc. Click Next to continue.

Figure 33. Custom step 3

4. Point to the directory where the Midnight Commander rpm is located and enter
the Build File Name. Click Next to continue.

The Build File Name name is the name of the .jar file that is created, so in this
case the Build File Name will be called mc.en.jar. See Figure 34.

Figure 34. mc.en.jar file

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 Figure 35. Custom step 4

5. Enter the Command Name. In this case we are installing an rpm file so the
Command Name is rpm. In the Command Parameters field enter the following:
<cmd> -i <ipath>mc-4.5.42-10.i386.rpm where <cmd> -i is the rpm -i
command and <ipath>mc-4.5.42-10.i386.rpm is the installation path you enter
in Figure 33 (/home/mc) followed by the package name. Click Help for more
information or click Next to continue.

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Figure 36. Custom step 5

6. Enter the name of the Log File Name you want and click Finish to continue.

Midnight Commander is now added as an application that can be installed by the

IBM Suites Installer. Now, let’s install Midnight Commander on the Linux server
Poul.

Remember we cannot install an application that is already installed. Is Midnight

Commander installed on you target computer? Let’s find out.
1. Open a terminal window on the target computer and issue the command mc. If
the Linux returns with the following message No such file or directory -
Midnight Commander is not installed.
2. If Midnight Commander starts, exit by pressing F10 on you keyboard and click
Yes to quit Midnight Commander.
3. Issue the command rpm --erase mc to uninstall Midnight Commander.

We are now ready to install Midnight Commander. Follow these steps.

1. Highlight the Linux group and click Add software to a group.

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 Figure 37. Add software

2. Midnight Commander is now available as an application - check the MC

Midnight Commander 4.5 box and click Next to continue.

Figure 38. Package built and configured

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3. Build the package. Remember the location of the Midnight Commander file
(/home/mc). When you have built the package click Next to continue.
4. Check the Install software now box and click Finish to continue.
5. After the installation check the messages and find this message:

Figure 39. Installation complete

We have now installed Midnight Commander on the Linux server Poul. By adding
custom applications to the IBM Suites Installer you can save a lot of time. It is
very fast and easy. It will give you the information you need about the installation
and it will tell you which applications are installed on your systems.

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Chapter 7. Reference information
Please see these Web sites for additional information:
• http://www.ibm.com/support
• http://support.lotus.com/lshome.nsf

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Appendix A. Special notices
This publication is intended to help you to get an overview of, install, and
configure the IBM Small Business Suite for Linux.

References in this publication to IBM products, programs or services do not imply

that IBM intends to make these available in all countries in which IBM operates.
Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or
imply that only IBM's product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally
equivalent program that does not infringe any of IBM's intellectual property rights
may be used instead of the IBM product, program or service.

Information in this book was developed in conjunction with use of the equipment
specified, and is limited in application to those specific hardware and software
products and levels.

IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in
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these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to the IBM Director of
Licensing, IBM Corporation, North Castle Drive, Armonk, NY 10504-1785.

Licensees of this program who wish to have information about it for the purpose
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information which has been exchanged, should contact IBM Corporation, Dept.
600A, Mail Drop 1329, Somers, NY 10589 USA.

Such information may be available, subject to appropriate terms and conditions,

including in some cases, payment of a fee.

The information contained in this document has not been submitted to any formal
IBM test and is distributed AS IS. The use of this information or the
implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibility and
depends on the customer's ability to evaluate and integrate them into the
customer's operational environment. While each item may have been reviewed by
IBM for accuracy in a specific situation, there is no guarantee that the same or
similar results will be obtained elsewhere. Customers attempting to adapt these
techniques to their own environments do so at their own risk.

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400 Domino
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1-2-3 Notes
Approach

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How to get IBM Redbooks
This section explains how both customers and IBM employees can find out about IBM Redbooks, redpieces, and
CD-ROMs. A form for ordering books and CD-ROMs by fax or e-mail is also provided.
• Redbooks Web Site ibm.com/redbooks
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• E-mail Orders
Send orders by e-mail including information from the IBM Redbooks fax order form to:
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Outside North America Contact information is in the “How to Order” section at this site:
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• Telephone Orders
United States (toll free) 1-800-879-2755
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Outside North America Country coordinator phone number is in the “How to Order” section at
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• Fax Orders
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This information was current at the time of publication, but is continually subject to change. The latest information
may be found at the Redbooks Web site.

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IBM employees may register for information on workshops, residencies, and Redbooks by accessing the IBM
Intranet Web site at http://w3.itso.ibm.com/ and clicking the ITSO Mailing List button. Look in the Materials
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redbook, residency, and workshop announcements.

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Abbreviations and acronyms
API Application Programming
Interface
CPU central proceessing unit
IBM International Business
Machines Corporation
IMAP4 Internet Mail Access Protocol
version 4
HTML Hypertext Markup Language
ITSO International Technical
Support Organization
JDK Java Development Kit
JSP Java Server Pages
KDE K Desktop Environment
LAN local area network
MB megabyte
Mhz megahertz
POP Post Office Protocol
RAM random access memory
RPM Red Hat Package Manager
SBS Small Business Suite
SVGA super video graphics array
TCP/IP Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol
XML Extensible Markup Language

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Index
O
A Organizer 5, 9
add computer 23, 26, 27
Approach 5, 9
P
POP3 5
C product description 3
creating groups 22 DB2 UDB 3
Linux group 22 IBM HTTP Server 5
add computer 23 Lotus Domino 5
Windows group 25 Lotus Notes 5
add computer 26 Lotus SmartSuite 5
custon application 39 Net.Data 3
WebSphere Application Server 3
WebSphere Studio 3
D
DB2 1, 3, 8
Administration Client 3 S
Run-Time Client 3 scenario 21
ScreenCam 5, 9
SmartCenter 5
F software installation 28
FastSite 5, 9
custom appliaction 39
Freelance 5, 9
custom application 44
Linux 29
G local server 37
GNOME 17, 18 Windows 33
software requirements 11, 14
DB2 14
H Net.Data 14
hardware requirements 11 WebSphere Application Server 15
HTTP Server 5, 21, 29 WebSphere Studio 15
Staging server 11
staging server
I requirements 11
IBM Installation Agent 5, 6, 17, 18
IBM Suites Installer 1, 5, 6, 17
IMAP4 5 T
installing Linux software 29 target computer 12
installing software on staging server 37 Linux 12
installing Windows software 33 Windows 13
Telnet 21
J
JDK 21 W
WebSphere Application Server 3, 7, 21, 29
WebSphere Homepage Builder 1, 9
K WebSphere Studio 1, 3, 9
KDE 17, 18
Word Pro 5, 8
Key Manager 19, 20

L X
XML 7
Lotus 1-2-3 5, 8
Lotus Domino 1, 5, 7, 37
Lotus Domino Designer 1, 9
Lotus Notes 2, 5, 8
Lotus SmartSuite 5, 8

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