Infor SunSystems Installation Guide

[Pages:182]Infor SunSystems Installation Guide

Version 6.2.1

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Publication Information

Release: Infor SunSystems v6.2.1

Publication date: October 13, 2016

Document code: v621H

Contents

About this guide ......................................................................................................................... 7 Contacting Infor ................................................................................................................... 7

Part 1 Installing SunSystems ............................................................................................................. 9 Chapter 1 SunSystems 6.2.1 installation.................................................................................... 11 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 11 Installing SunSystems 6.2.1 for the first time.................................................................... 11 Chapter 2 Prerequisites for installing SunSystems in a standalone environment ..................... 13 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 13 Prerequisites check list ..................................................................................................... 13 Users and groups .............................................................................................................. 14 Turn Windows features on or off ....................................................................................... 15 Microsoft SQL Server and Configuring Reporting Services ............................................. 16 Microsoft Report Viewer 2012........................................................................................... 17 Adobe Acrobat Reader 10+ .............................................................................................. 17 Compatible internet browsers ........................................................................................... 18 Chapter 3 Installing SunSystems in a standalone environment................................................. 19 Downloading SunSystems 6.2.1 ISO ................................................................................ 19 Installing SunSystems ....................................................................................................... 19 Installing SunSystems Web Help ...................................................................................... 20 Post-installation steps ....................................................................................................... 20 Windows 10 ....................................................................................................................... 21 Uninstalling SunSystems on Windows 10......................................................................... 22 Chapter 4 Prerequisites for installing SunSystems in a multi-tier environment ......................... 23 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 23 Hardware and Software Requirements............................................................................. 23 Prerequisites check list ..................................................................................................... 25 Windows 64-bit operating system ..................................................................................... 27 Infor Ming.leTM with SunSystems plug-in and Infor ION ................................................... 27 Port usage ......................................................................................................................... 27

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Users and Groups ............................................................................................................. 28 Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) .................................................................... 31 Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) ................................................................................. 33 Installing Microsoft SQL Server......................................................................................... 34 Reporting prerequisites ..................................................................................................... 35 Adobe Acrobat Reader 10+ .......................................................................................... 3738 Windows Identity Foundation ........................................................................................ 3738 SunSystems installer features........................................................................................... 38 Chapter 5 Installing SunSystems in a two-tier environment....................................................... 41 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 41 Installing the SunSystems application server ................................................................... 41 Installing SunSystems client ............................................................................................. 43 Chapter 6 Installing SunSystems in a multi-tier environment..................................................... 45 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 45 Installing the database and security servers..................................................................... 45 Installing the SunSystems application server ................................................................... 48 Installing SunSystems Reporting server ........................................................................... 49 Installing SunSystems Web .............................................................................................. 52 Installing SunSystems Client............................................................................................. 55 Chapter 7 Post-installation configuration for SunSystems in a multi-tier environment .............. 57 SunSystems patch sets..................................................................................................... 57 Serialization ....................................................................................................................... 57 Post-installation tasks........................................................................................................ 57 Installing a non-core language .......................................................................................... 61 Chapter 8 Infor Ming.leTM, ION and Configuring SunSystems with them .................................. 63 Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................... 63 Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 63 Infor Federation Services .................................................................................................. 64 ION Configuration.............................................................................................................. 65 Contextual applications ..................................................................................................... 65 Q&A ................................................................................................................................... 65 Logical Ids ......................................................................................................................... 65 Context Sensitive Links to Context Apps .......................................................................... 67 Drillback Views .................................................................................................................. 73

Part 2 Installation Reference............................................................................................................. 80 Chapter 9 Requirements and planning ....................................................................................... 81 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 81

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Software requirements ...................................................................................................... 81 RDBMS support ................................................................................................................ 82 Chapter 10 Creating a secure SunSystems installation ............................................................... 85 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 85 Requirements for a secure environment........................................................................... 85 Chapter 11 Database administration ............................................................................................ 91 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 91 SunSystems Database Utilities ......................................................................................... 91 SunSystems database migration ...................................................................................... 97 Chapter 12 Microsoft SQL Server................................................................................................. 99 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 99 Microsoft SQL Server clustering installation ................................................................... 101 Specifying a DNS CNAME record as a server alias ....................................................... 102 Chapter 13 SunSystems Connect .............................................................................................. 107 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 107 Software requirements .................................................................................................... 107 Installing SSC .................................................................................................................. 107 Chapter 14 Scalability: Application servers and SunSystems Connect ..................................... 109 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 109 Static load balancing ....................................................................................................... 109 Hardware-based dynamic load balancing....................................................................... 110 Software-based dynamic load balancing ........................................................................ 110 SunSystems configuration in a load balancing environment .......................................... 115 Specifying a DNS CNAME record as a server alias for the Application server .............. 119 Chapter 15 SunSystems Reporting Services (SRS) .................................................................. 121 IIS and SunSystems reporting ........................................................................................ 121 Chapter 16 Publishing SunSystems through Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)............................... 125 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 125 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................... 125 Configuring SSL for SunSystems Security Web............................................................. 127 Configuring SSL for SunSystems Reporting................................................................... 129 Configuring SSL for Transfer Desk Web......................................................................... 131 Configuring SSL for SSC ................................................................................................ 131 Configuring SSL for SunSystems Web Help .................................................................. 132 Transport Layer Security (TLS)....................................................................................... 132 Chapter 17 SunSystems Web .................................................................................................... 134 SunSystems Web user interface customisation ............................................................. 134

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Setting up SunSystems Report Viewer with different languages ................................... 136 Web Server Scalability .................................................................................................... 137 SunSystems Web Load Balancing.................................................................................. 137 SunSystems multiple virtual host deployment ................................................................ 143 Chapter 18 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 145 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 145 Troubleshooting hints ...................................................................................................... 145 General installation problems.......................................................................................... 145 Specific installation problems.......................................................................................... 146 Problems encountered during installation....................................................................... 146 Problems encountered when uninstalling SunSystems.................................................. 149 Problems encountered when running SunSystems........................................................ 149 Troubleshooting SunSystems Transfer Desk Web......................................................... 153 Troubleshooting SSC ...................................................................................................... 154 Troubleshooting SunSystems Reporting Services (SRS) .............................................. 155 Diagnostic tools ............................................................................................................... 157 SunSystems disaster recovery........................................................................................ 157 Contacting Technical Support ......................................................................................... 160 Glossary 161 Appendix A TCP/IP Ports ............................................................................................................ 162 Appendix B Default folder structure and write permission requirements .................................... 165 Appendix C Changing location of SunSystems components in multi-tier configurations ........... 169 Reconfiguring SunSystems client connections ..................................................................... 169 Security Server, SunSystems application server and Connect service.......................... 169 Changing location of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) ...................... 169 Changing location of SunSystemsReportServer ............................................................ 169 Changing location of SunSystems Report Manager....................................................... 170 Moving SunSystems databases to a new database server............................................ 170 Appendix D Application files ........................................................................................................ 173 Appendix E Infor Support Policy and installations running virtualization software / Terminal Services / Citrix Xenapp / other ................................................................................................... 175 Appendix F Logging management .............................................................................................. 177 Appendix G Administrative access recovery ............................................................................... 182

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About this guide

This installation guide describes the process to install SunSystems 6.2.1, where no previous SunSystems installation exists, or the previous installation has been removed. It provides details of all mandatory pre-installation checks, the installation process itself, and post-installation tasks.

Intended audience This document is intended for System Administrators, SunSystems Consultants and Channel Partner Consultants involved in deploying and maintaining SunSystems. Due to the numerous implementation options for SunSystems, only experienced consultants should perform the installation process.

Related documents You can find the documents in the product documentation section of the Infor Xtreme Support portal, as described in "Contacting Infor". What's New (New functions and features) Infor SunSystems Architecture and Planning Guide Infor SunSystems 6.2.1 Upgrade Guide Infor Ming.leTM documentation on the Infor Xtreme Support portal

Contacting Infor

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