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  • B2B Data Exchange 10.2.3
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  1. Preface
  2. Installation Overview
  3. Before You Begin
  4. Pre-Installation Tasks
  5. B2B Data Exchange Installation
  6. Post-Installation Tasks
  7. Installing the Partners Portal on Non-B2B Data Exchange Nodes
  8. Upgrading B2B Data Exchange
  9. Starting and Stopping B2B Data Exchange
  10. Optional B2B Data Exchange Configuration
  11. Migrating OEM Managed File Transfer Endpoint
  12. Installing and Configuring the B2B Data Exchange Accelerator for Data Archive
  13. Uninstallation

Installation and Configuration Guide

Installation and Configuration Guide

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Installing the Partners Portal on Windows in Graphical Mode

Installing the Partners Portal on Windows in Graphical Mode

  1. Log in to the machine with the user account that you want to use to install the Partners Portal.
  2. Close all other applications.
  3. Run the
    Install.exe
     installer file from the directory where you downloaded the installer.
    The
    Introduction
     page appears.
  4. Read the instructions, and then click
    Next
    .
    The
    Install or Upgrade
     page appears.
  5. Select the option to install
    B2B Data Exchange
    , and then click
    Next
    .
    The
    Installation Directory
     page appears.
  6. Enter the absolute path to the installation directory or accept the default directory.
  7. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Installation Components
     page appears.
  8. Select
    B2B Data Exchange Partners Portal
    , and then click
    Next
    .
    The
    Metadata Repository Connection
     page appears.
    Select to use an existing repository.
  9. Enter values in the following fields:
    Field
    Description
    Database type
    Type of database to use for the
    B2B Data Exchange
     metadata repository. You can choose one of the following options:
    • Oracle
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    Database URL
    Location of the database. If you select this option, enter the values in the following fields:
    • Database host name. Host name of the machine where the database server is installed.
    • Database port. Port number for the database. The default port number for Oracle is 1521. The default port number for Microsoft SQL Server is 1433.
    • Oracle database. Database SID. System identifier for the database. Enter either a fully qualified ServiceName or a fully qualified SID.
      It is recommended that you enter a ServiceName in this field.
    • Microsoft SQL Server database. Database name.
    Custom Connection String
    Connection string to the database. If you select this option, enter values in one of the following fields:
    • JDBC string. JDBC connection string to the metadata repository.
    • ODBC string. ODBC connection string to the metadata repository. Available if you install the PowerCenter Client plug-in. The installer cannot verify the validity of the ODBC string.
    If you use a named Microsoft SQL Server database instance, you must specify a custom connection string. You cannot connect to the database instance with a database URL.
    For example,
    jdbc:informatica:sqlserver://MYSQLSERVERCOMPUTERHOSTNAME\MYDBINSTANCENAME;DatabaseName=MYDATABASENAME;
    Microsoft SQL Server database: Use Windows Authentication
    Instructs
    B2B Data Exchange
     to authenticate user names against the Microsoft Windows authentication mechanism. Available when you select a Microsoft SQL Server database.
    Oracle database or Microsoft SQL Server database where you do not use Windows authentication: Database username
    Name of the database user account.
    Oracle database or Microsoft SQL Server database where you do not use Windows authentication: Database user password
    Password for the database account.
    B2B Data Exchange
     stores the password as an encrypted string.
    The values that you enter here must be identical to the values that you entered in this page during
    B2B Data Exchange
     installation.
  10. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Web Server
     page appears.
  11. Enter values in the following fields:
    Field
    Description
    Enable HTTPS
    Instructs
    B2B Data Exchange
     to use secure network communication when you open the Operation Console in the browser. If you select HTTPS and HTTP, the Operation Console switches existing HTTP connections with HTTPS connections.
    Connector port number
    Port number for the Tomcat connector to use when you open the Partners Portal or Operation Console with HTTPS.
    The default value is 18443.
    Use a keystore file generated by the installer
    Instructs the installer to generate a keystore file with an unregistered certificate. If you select this option, ignore the security warning that you receive from the browser the first time you open the Operation Console.
    Use an existing keystore file
    Instructs the installer to load an existing keystore file. Enter values in the following fields:
    • Keystore password. Password for the keystore file.
    • Keystore file. Path to the keystore file.
    The keystore file must be in the Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) #12 format.
    HTTP connector port number
    Port number for the HTTP connector. If you clear this field, your browser must connect to the
    B2B Data Exchange
     server with HTTPS when you log in to the Operation Console.
    The default value is 18080.
    Server shutdown listener port number
    Port number for the listener that controls the Tomcat server shutdown.
    The default value is 18005.
  12. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Pre-Installation Summary
     page appears.
  13. Verify that the installation information is correct, and then click
    Install
    .
    During the installation process, the installer displays progress information. When the installation process ends, the
    Installation Complete
     page appears.
  14. Click
    Done
     to close the installer.
  15. To view the log files that the installer generates, navigate to the following directory:
    <
    DX
    InstallationDir>\logs
    .
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