Installation Procedures

File IO Product Installation and Activation (UNIX/Linux)

The installation archives for the PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver or PxPlus SQL Server can be obtained from your PxPlus reseller or from the PxPlus website www.pvxplus.com. The installation process is very similar for all PxPlus UNIX/Linux File IO products.

PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver Installation Archive

Obtain the PxPlus ODBC distribution file from your PxPlus reseller or via the PxPlus website www.pvxplus.com.

Ensure that you download the correct version for your specific UNIX/Linux operating system. The PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver distribution file is named with a .taz extension, which is short for .tar.Z, a compressed version of a UNIX .tar file:

sql_odbc_driver_v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.taz

Where:

 

v.vv.vvvv

Identifies the version of the PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver (e.g. 5.00.0000)

 

ddd

Identifies a specific operating system (e.g. ol.61 for Oracle Linux/CentOS versions 6.1 and up)

 

www

Identifies the word size (e.g. 32-bit)

 

aaa

Identifies the architecture (e.g. x86)

Note:
The UNIX/Linux version of the PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver requires that unixODBC be installed to work. For information on unixODBC, visit www.unixodbc.org.

The sql_odbc_driver_v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.taz distribution file contains the following installation components:

 

pxpsql

PxPlus SQL Command Line Client executable

 

libpxpio.so

PxPlus File IO library used by libpxpsqlodbc.so

 

libpxpsqlodbc.so

PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver

 

license.sample

PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver sample license configuration file

 

install.txt

Installation readme file

 

license.txt

License agreement

 

readme.txt

Readme file for this version containing change information

PxPlus SQL Server Installation Archive

Obtain the PxPlus SQL Server distribution file from your PxPlus reseller or via the PxPlus website www.pvxplus.com.

Ensure that you download the correct version for your specific UNIX/Linux operating system. The PxPlus SQL Server distribution file is named with a .taz extension, which is short for .tar.Z, a compressed version of a UNIX .tar file:

sql_server_ v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.taz

Where:

 

v.vv.vvvv

Identifies the version of the PxPlus SQL Server (e.g. 5.00.0000)

 

ddd

Identifies a specific operating system (e.g. ol.61 for Oracle Linux/CentOS versions 6.1 and up)

 

www

Identifies the word size (e.g. 32-bit)

 

aaa

Identifies the architecture (e.g. x86)

The sql_server_ v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.taz distribution file contains the following installation components:

 

pxpsqlsvr

PxPlus SQL Server executable

 

libpxpio.so

PxPlus File IO Library used by pxpsqlsvr

 

pxpsqlsvr.conf.sample

Sample PxPlus SQL Server configuration file

 

install.txt

Installation Readme file

 

license.txt

License agreement

 

readme.txt

Readme file for this version containing change information

Installation Procedure

After you download the installation archive, move it to the /tmp directory. Follow these steps to expand, install and activate the PxPlus File IO program on your computer:

1.

Change to the /tmp directory and rename the product_name_ v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.taz with a .tar.Z extension so that it can be uncompressed:

     umask 0 
     cd /tmp 
     mv product_name_ v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.taz product_name_v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.tar.Z
     uncompress product_name_v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.tar.Z

2.

Create the new directory to receive the PxPlus software and then change into it.

     mkdir /usr/install_dir
     cd /usr/install_dir

3.

Use the tar command to copy the software into the directory:

     tar -xvf /tmp/product_name_ v.vv.vvvv_ddd_www_aaa.tar

4.

If required, set the file permissions on the executable and configuration files to whatever is necessary depending on the username who will be running the product:

     chmod 500 pxp*
     chmod 600 config.sample
     chown root pxp*
     chgrp root pxp* 

5.

If this is the first time the product has been installed on the system, then copy the sample configuration file to create the configuration file:

     cp config.sample config

6.

Copy libraries to either the /usr/lib or /usr/lib64 directory:

     cp libpxpio.so /usr/lib/libpxpio.so
     cp libpxpsqlodbc.so /usr/lib/libpxpsqlodbc.so

At this point, the installation is complete; however, the license/configuration file may require updated settings. For activation/configuration details, refer to the following: PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver Configuration (Windows), PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver Configuration (UNIX/Linux), PxPlus SQL Server Configuration (Windows), and PxPlus SQL Server Configuration (UNIX/Linux).

Once configured, you are ready to start using the File IO product.

For more information about the File IO products and how to use them, refer to the following: Using the PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver, PxPlus SQL Command Line Client (installed with the PxPlus SQL ODBC Driver), and PxPlus SQL Server.