Preinstallation Tasks

Before installing TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter Framework, make sure that your system meets all prerequisites and that you install the required software in the right order.

Note: Make sure that TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapters, TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.x, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter Framework are installed in the same TIBCO_HOME.

Before installing TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter Framework, you have to install TIBCO Rendezvous and TIBCO Runtime Agent.

  1. Install the following TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapters according to your project requirements:
    • TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter for SAP
    • TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter for Database
    • TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter for Files for Unix/Win
  2. Install TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.x according to your project requirements.
    Note: Whether TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.x is required depends on the installation profiles you select.
    • If you install TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter Framework to configure adapters, you have to install the Adapter Framework component, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.x is required.
    • If you install TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter Framework to deploy and run EAR files of adapter projects by using a command line, you can only install the Adapter Administration component, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.x is not required.
  3. Uninstall any earlier version of TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter Framework before installing a new version. If any hotfixes exist, they must also be uninstalled.