Installing Micro Focus Server Software and licensing on UNIX

Micro Focus Server (UNIX). This is the runtime and licensing engine that allows the product's COBOL programs to run in a production environment.

Installing Micro Focus Server Software on UNIX Server

Caution: This software MUST be installed into /opt/SPLcobAS51 on UNIX systems.

Installed this using root

i- Create a directory to contain the COBOL executables:

mkdir /opt/SPLcobAS51

ii- Extract the tar file into /opt/SPLcobAS51:

cd /opt/SPLcobAS51; tar -xvf /u01/softwares/MF_SERVER/sx51_ws7_redhat_x86_64_server.tar

iii-

Start the installation program:

COBDIR=/opt/SPLcobAS51; export COBDIR

cd $COBDIR; ./install

iv-

Enter the following responses to the installation questions:

• Do you want to make use of COBOL and Java working together? (y/n): y

• Which of these versions of Java do you want to be the default?: 1.6.0 64-bit

• Please enter either 32 or 64 to set the system default mode: 64

• Do you wish to configure Enterprise Server now? (y/n): n

To Install License:

COBDIR=/opt/SPLcobAS51; export COBDIR

cp auto* splwg* $COBDIR

Then you need to run the autoinstall script

    cd $COBDIR

    sh ./autoinstall2

   

If you wish to check your installed licenses

    $COBDIR/aslmf/apptrack

The apptrack program will ask you to think of a new password if you haven't

run it before.  You can then select the options for 'license list' and

'License summary'.