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# Preparing to Install

This section provides the information needed to install the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security Java Security Service Module, including system requirements and prerequisite software and hardware. It does not include information for installing the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security Administration Application or other Security Service Modules.

This section covers the following topics:

- Installation and Distribution
- Installation Prerequisites
- Selecting Directories for the Installation

# Installation and Distribution

BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security products are distributed and installed using the BEA Installation and Distribution System, which provides a complete framework for the following:

- Distribution of BEA products by download from the BEA web site
- Installation and uninstallation of the Java Security Service Module including documentation

BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security is distributed on both the BEA web site and on CD-ROM.

## Web Distribution

If you want to install the product by downloading it from the BEA web site, contact BEA Sales at http://www.bea.com/framework.jsp?CNT=sales1.htm&FP=/content/about/contact/ and request a download.

The package installer downloads a stand-alone version of the installation program that contains the complete Java Security Service Module. The package installer is approximately 55 MB.

Documentation is available from the product documentation home page. Be sure to download the most up-to-date information from the BEA web site at: http://e-docs.bea.com/wles/docs42/download.html.

## CD-ROM Distribution

If you purchased BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security from your local sales representative, you will find the following items in the product box:

Four CD-ROMs:

- Disk 1 of 4 contains the following BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security products:

- Administration Application software for Microsoft Windows platforms
- Security Service Modules software for Microsoft Windows platforms
- Documentation in both PDF and HTML format

- Disk 2 of 4 contains the following BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security products:

- Administration Application software for Linux and Sun Solaris
- Security Service Modules software for Linux and Sun Solaris

- Disks 3 of 4 contains the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security metadirectory software for Microsoft Windows platforms. This product is used with the Administration Application to integrate user repositories.
- Disks 4 of 4 contains the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security metadirectory software for Linux and Sun Solaris platforms.

# Installation Prerequisites

The Java Security Service Module requires certain software components to operate properly. Review these requirements before installing the product. For additional information on the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security products, see: http://www.bea.com/wles.

- System Requirements
- Licensing
- Requirements for Reinstalling the SSM

## System Requirements

Table 2-1 lists the system requirements for the machine on which you install the Java Security Service Module.

Note: The machine on which you install the Java Security Service Module must have a static IP address. The IP address is used by the Security Service Module and Service Control Manager for connectivity. Also, on a Windows platform, the file system used must be NTFS, not FAT. To check the file system format, open Windows Explorer and right-click the hard drive on which you intend to do the installation and select `Properties`.

Table 2-1 System Requirements

Use | Component and Version
--- | ---
Platforms supported | The Java Security Service Module runs on any of the following platforms: Intel Pentium compatible with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Intel Pentium compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Intel Pentium compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server SUN Microsystems Sparc with Solaris, versions 8 and 9 Linux Red Hat Advanced Server 3.0 (Update 4)
BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security Administration Application | You must install the Administration Application before you install the Java Security Service Module software.
Memory | With the Sun Java SDK—64 MB of RAM minimum per Security Service Module instance; 256 MB or more is recommended for each instance.
Hard Disk Space | For installation on Windows systems—About 100 MB of free storage space is required for the installed product and about 100 MB of temporary storage space is required by the installer. For installation on Unix systems—About 100 MB of free storage space is required for the installed product and about 100 MB of temporary storage space is required by the installer.

## Licensing

The product software cannot be used without a valid license. When you install the Java Security Service Module product, the installation program creates an evaluation license. The evaluation license expires in 90 days.

To use the Java Security Service Module product in a production environment, you must purchase a license. For information about purchasing a license, contact your BEA Sales Representative.

## Requirements for Reinstalling the SSM

If you are installing the security Service Module on a computer on which a WebLogic Enterprise Security SSM was previously installed, refer to Uninstalling and make sure all of the uninstall steps were completed; otherwise the installation may fail.

# Selecting Directories for the Installation

During installation, you need to specify locations for the following directories:

- BEA Home Directory
- Product Installation Directory

## BEA Home Directory

During installation, you are prompted to choose an existing BEA Home (`BEA_HOME`) directory. The BEA Home directory is a repository for common files that are used by multiple BEA products installed on the same machine. For this reason, the BEA Home directory can be considered a "central support directory" for the BEA products installed on your system.

The files in the BEA Home directory are essential to ensuring that BEA software operates correctly on your system. They perform the following types of functions:

- Ensure that licensing works correctly for the installed BEA products
- Facilitate checking of cross-product dependencies during installation

The files and directories in the BEA Home (`BEA_HOME`) directory are described in your WebLogic documentation. Although it is possible to create more than one BEA Home directory, BEA recommends that you avoid doing so. In almost all situations, a single BEA Home directory is sufficient. There may be circumstances, however, in which you prefer to maintain separate development and production environments on a single machine, each containing a separate product stack. With two directories, you can update your development environment (in a BEA Home directory) without modifying the production environment until you are ready to do so.

## Product Installation Directory

The product installation directory contains all the software components used to administer BEA WebLogic Enterprise Security. During installation, you are prompted to choose a product installation directory. If you accept the default, the software is installed in the following directory:

`c:\bea\`wles42-ssm\java-ssm`` (Windows)

`/opt/bea/`wles42-ssm/java-ssm`` (Sun Solaris and Linux)

where`c:\bea` is the `BEA_HOME` directory and wles42-ssm\java-ssm is the product installation directory. You can specify any name and location on your system for your product installation directory and there is no requirement that you name the directory wles42-ssm\java-ssm or create it under the BEA Home directory.