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Installing the Automation Engine for UNIX

This document describes the hotfix installation procedure for the Automation Engine.

Because the Automation Engine for UNIX is available for different platforms, a three-figure code has been supplied for each supported UNIX platform. The codes correspond to agent codes, and are described in the Terminology. In this document, the specific code is replaced with the characters "???."

General Requirements

Root authorization during installation. Not required in order to operate the Automation Engine.
After installation, no reboot of the UNIX System is necessary.
Your own UNIX user ID for the Automation Engine (Default: uc4, Home = /opt/uc4/server, Shell: ksh). The shell is only necessary during installation.

Supplied Files

The files of the Automation Engine for UNIX are supplied in compressed form. The TAR file can be found in its respective UNIX platform subdirectory in IMAGE:AUTOMATIONENGINE\UNIX\.
UCS???.tar.gz ... Files of the Automation Engine

Procedure

	1.	Transfer the tar file

Server Computer
Note that all server processes must be ended before the updating process starts. This is particularly important when server processes run on several computers.
Log on as AE.
Transfer file ucs???.tar.gz from /cdrom/cdrom0/<version>/Server/unix/<platform> using FTP (binary).
Unpack the transferred tar file in the current directory.
gzip -d ucs???.tar.gz
tar xvf ucs???.tar
or
tar -zxvf ucs???.tar.gz

	2.	Adapting the INI file

Server Computer
If necessary according to the current Release Notes, adjust the Automation Engine's INIfile. Refer to the ini file ucsrv.ori.ini, which is supplied with the update installation.