To begin installing DeployDirector, execute one of the included files that matches your target platform:
| PLATFORM | EXECUTABLE FILE | EXECUTE COMMAND |
| Solaris | solaris_dd_260.bin | sh solaris_dd_260.bin |
| IBM AIX | aix_dd_260.bin | sh aix_dd_260.bin |
| RedHat Linux | linux_dd_260.bin | sh linux_dd_260.bin |
| HP-UX | hpux_dd_260.bin | sh hpux_dd_260.bin |
| Windows | windows_dd_260.exe | double-click icon or ./windows_dd_260.exe from command prompt |
Once executed, DeployDirector will be installed, after which the Configuration Wizard will run, and allow you to customize your installation.
Please note that these instructions supercede those given in the product documentation.
The Configuration Wizard is a Java application, but is packaged with a startup script. To manually execute it, use the following command:
$(DD_HOME)/standalone/bin/wizard.[bat|sh]
using the ".bat" file on windows and the ".sh" file on Unix/Linux/MacOSX.
If you are integrating DeployDirector with Websphere (all versions) you must edit the file WEB-INF/web.xml in the WAR file and remove the JSP servlet mapping. This section is labelled "Remote Administrator."
| PR | Synopsis |
|---|---|
| Standalone Server | |
| 12029 | Standalone server will not run with JDK 1.2.0.
WORKAROUND: use another 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 JVM |
| Linux | |
| 16888 | Mandatory bundle updates does not work properly on RedHat Linux 7.0.
A bug in its JVM prevents the CAM from restarting during an update. (Logged
as Sun bug #4388732, whose details can be viewed at: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4388732.html).
WORKAROUND: Upgrade to RedHat 7.1. |
| Solaris | |
| 13668 | If Netscape Navigator is not on the path then "Show Admin Page" does not work from within the AdminTool |
| Windows | |
| 29298 | JComponent.paintImmediately will occasionally throw an exception when viewing tabular data in the Admin tool. (This exception can be ignored.) |
| 29283 | Installation of the Admin Tool will fail on Windows XP if the user doesn't have local administrator privileges. |
| Client | |
| 29758 | Spaces are not allowed in the install directory name on UNIX, Linux or
MacOS X.
WORKAROUND: Avoid spaces in the install directory name if deploying to UNIX, Linux or MacOS X. |
| 26659 | Bundle update fails if updated JAR entries, when unpacked in the
bundle update directory, have path lengths longer than the system
limit (256 characters in Windows, 1024 for most Unices.)
WORKAROUND: Keep path lengths within JARs under 150 characters. |
| 24041 | An IllegalArgumentException is thrown if an attempt is made to
update from a version with no Authorization restrictions
(AuthenticateAll/AuthorizeAll) to a version that uses authorization.
WORKAROUND: Delete the non-authorized version from the vault, forcing the update to replace the existing version. |
| 17242 | When uninstalling a bundle, files not belonging to the bundle which had been added to the install directory on client machines are also removed. |
| 16952 | Exception reporting dialog cannot be dismissed using the "x" button
in the window title bar.
WORKAROUND: Since the exception cannot simply be ignored, the user must select one of the option buttons. |
| 11860 | Dialogs can sometimes be obscured by the app they should be on top
of.
WORKAROUND: Minimize windows until the dialog is visible or on Windows use alt-tab to get to the dialog. |
| Server | |
| 29206 | If a bundle is using authorization, version names are restricted to the form of "n", "n.n" or "n.n.n" where "n" is a number. |
| 28315 | Log size limits will be ignored when using JDBC. Use the table size limiting facilities in your database. |
| 24331 | Bundles should not contain files whose names contain the comma (",") character as this can cause validation errors. |
| 23802 | Clustering servers does not synchronize the available set of bundles
on those servers. Only bundles added after the cluster is created
are replicated.
WORKAROUND: Use the Admin Tool's Transfer mechanism to synchronize the servers before clustering them. |
| 21919 | The SAM cannot replicate over SSL.
WORKAROUND: Use regular HTTP connections between cluster members, or use Transfer groups to replicate bundles. |
| 17675 | Bundles whose names contain spaces cannot be uploaded to a Unix based SAM (AIX, HPUX, Linux, Solaris), and cannot be installed by Unix-based CAMs. |
| 17299 | Checks are not performed for sufficient space before unpacking archives
or zip streams.
WORKAROUND: Ensure adequate vault and tempfile space. |
| 15312 | The SAM cannot replicate through an authenticating proxy. |
| 12423 | Using a mail server that requires username/password authentication
causes a SendFailedException.
WORKAROUND: Replace mail.jar with an implementation of the JavaMail api that supports this ability. |
| AdminTool | |
| 25596 | Bundle Admins cannot create a valid install CD image.
WORKAROUND: Create install CDs as a server Administrator. |
| 20393 | Uploading bundle with invalid Authentication and Authorization paramaters causes Admin Tool to generate an exception. WORKAROUND: Check values entered carefully before commiting them. |
| 14151 | When creating an application using scheduled connection, ensure that the specified schedule interval is greater than the time required to perform an update of the application. (Too short an interval can result in a race condition arising.) |
| 13897 | The AdminTool can run out of memory when using multiple instances of
very large bundles.
WORKAROUND: Increase the maximum memory size of the JVM by setting the VM flag "-Xmx<size>" in the VM params field of the DDAdmin bundle, upload the changes and restart the admin tool. |
| 13175 | In the reporting tool the load average column reads "Avg30Min" when the interval is really 15 minutes. |
| 12967 | Constant refronting of the admin tool prevents the user from doing any other work while the tool is busy. |
| Standalone Installer | |
| 26937 | CD Installer not supported on Mac OS X. |
| 23710 | CD Installer freezes on *NIX systems if the temp directory runs out of available diskspace. |
| 17394 | Standalone installer does not correctly install platform-specific files
in application bundles.
WORKAROUND: Create platform-specific bundles. |