Verifying the UNIX/Linux Installation

After installing, verify that the software is functioning properly.

Note: Before you verify the installation, you must have the license file with you. Contact the support team if you have any questions.

Verify Installation

To verify that you have successfully installed, use the configuration that is created by the base installation. You can verify the installation by bringing up, checking, connecting to, testing, disconnecting from, and shutting down the server. (If you started the server as the last step of the installation procedure, skip ahead to Step 4.)

    Procedure
  1. Log in to your UNIX or Linux operating system using the iadmin ID.
  2. Start the server with the appropriate path to edastart and the -start option. For example, for a WebFOCUS Reporting Server, you would type: 
    /home/iadmin/ibi/93/wfs/bin/edastart -start
  3. Check to ensure that the processes are up by specifying the -show option: 
    /home/iadmin/ibi/93/wfs/bin/edastart -show
  4. Start the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface by starting a browser pointed at the server HTTP Listener port, which was specified during installation. The URL format is http://host:port. (The URL is also displayed at the end of the installation procedure.)

    For example, if default ports were used during installation, for a WebFOCUS Reporting Server use http://host:8121.

  5. If the server is running in a secure mode, you see a login screen. Log in using the iadmin ID used during server configuration. For information about server security, see Security Providers for UNIX/Linux.

    The WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface home page opens. The Home Page is arranged in a menu-like context for the various features that it supports. Detailed use of the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface for configuration or general operation of the server is available by clicking Help in the left navigation menu and in the ibi™ WebFOCUS® Administration manual.

  6. If the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface opens and displays application tree folders in the left pane, the server is working because it uses its own underlying data access and reporting technologies to visualize the application tree. The server may be further data tested (if desired).
  7. When you are done using the server, you can stop it using the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface by clicking the Stop option on the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface toolbar.
  8. If you experience any problems, examine the /home/iadmin/ibi/srv93/product_type/edaprint.log file.
     
Result

Now that you have successfully verified your installation, you can:

  • Configure server security, as described in Security Providers for UNIX/Linux.
  • Configure additional server properties, such as outbound communication nodes and adapter support, using the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface.

    For more information about using the WebFOCUS Reporting Server browser interface and configuring outbound nodes, see the ibi™ WebFOCUS® Administration manual.

    For more information about configuring adapter support, see the ibi™ WebFOCUS® Adapter Administration manual.