Transcript Internet Object Services Upgrade

Lawson Upgrade and Changes to 802
By:
Craig Needham
8.0.2 Upgrade Information
• Supported Upgrade Paths
From Environment 7.0.8 and from LOGAN Engine 7.2.2.2
to Environment 7.3.3 and LOGAN Engine 7.3.2.1
and then to LOGAN Engine 7.3.3
and then to Environment 8.0.2 and LOGAN Engine 8.0.2
8.0.2 Upgrade Information
• Compiler Changes for UNIX
Customers
–MicroFocus® COBOL Compiler Users
–Merant Patches for Lawson HP Users
–Sun C Compiler Note
• Compiler Changes for Windows
Customers
–MicroFocus® Net Express REQUEST KEY
and User Request Key Form
–MicroFocus® COBOL Compiler Users
New Environment 8.0.2 Features
• Environment Limits
Description
Maximum
Files per product line (mFILES)
4000
System codes per product line (mSYSTEMS)
512
Program codes per system code (mPGMSYS)
1200
Relations stored in table when users use the Drill Around feature
(mRELGROUPS)
5000
Job Steps
32767
Recurring jobs per user
100000
Security condition elements
256
Security conditions per product line
32767
Security conditions per security class
32767
Index total column length
224
New Environment 8.0.2 Features
• Job Queue Field Size Increase
– The name of a job queue can now be up to 10
characters in length instead of 5.
– The name of the default job queue is now “**********”
instead of “*****”
New Environment 8.0.2 Features
• Environment Group Security
– Environment Group Security is now always on.
– ENVGRPSEC, PRTGRPSEC, DISTLISTGRPSEC,
USERGRPSEC, JOBQGRPSEC parameters no
longer used
– upgenvgrps utility
New Environment 8.0.2 Features
• Decommission of lafile
– Because Lawson no longer supports the storage of
production data in the Lawson database (lafile), you
get a warning message if you attempt to use lafile
for production data.
New Environment 8.0.2 Database
Features
• IBM DB2 Versions Supported in
Environment 8.0.2
– IBM DB2 Universal Enterprise Edition
• Versions 7.1 and 7.2
– IBM DB2/UDB V6.1 Client to DB2 OS/390
• Version 5.1 Database Server
New Environment 8.0.2 Database
Features
• Informix Versions Supported in
Environment 8.0.2
– Informix 9.20 and and 9.21 (Informix 2000)
New Environment 8.0.2 Database
Features
• Oracle Versions Supported in
Environment 8.0.2
– Oracle 8i versions 8.1.7 and 9i
New Environment 8.0.2 Database
Features
• Sybase Versions Supported in
Environment 8.0.2
– Sybase System 12.0
New Environment 8.0.2 Database
Features
• Microsoft SQL Server Versions
Supported in Environment 8.0.2
– Microsoft SQL Server 2000
New Environment 8.0.2 Database
Features
• Empty Database Type
– If a Lawson-provided table is not used at your site,
you can free up the space allocated to the table by
setting it to a database space that you have defined
as empty.
New Environment 8.0.1 Database
Features
• Improved dbreorg
–The dbreorg utility has new features that
improves the speed of database
reorganization.
–You can now choose to perform a dbreorg in
one of three modes: Safe, Conservative, or
Fast.
–The dbreorg utility no longer dumps and
loads all data for a given table when the only
change made to that table is an index change.
The dbreorg utility now drops and rebuilds
only the indexes for such changes.
LOGAN - New Name
• Old:
LOGAN - Lawson Open Gateway Navigator
• New:
IOS - Internet Object Services
802 IOS Basics
• Internet Object Services are the engines that
allow Lawson to be web-deployed
• 802 IOS is a hybrid of Servlets and CGI
• 802 IOS includes the LOGAN product line
• Data for Portal Bookmarks, User
information/attributes, ProcessFlow,
Resource Management, etc. are warehoused
in the LOGAN product line
Planning My Upgrade
• 3rd Party upgrades
– Operating System
– Database
– COBOL compiler
– Web Server
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Environment upgrade
IOS upgrades
CC upgrades
Applications upgrade (can do before or
after the server tech upgrade)
Upgrade Paths
• Server technology first,
Applications second
OR
• Applications and IOS first,
then Server technology
What is Server Technology?
• Environment
• IOS (product formally known as
LOGAN)
• CC Products grouped under old
Collaborative Commerce
– Information Management
– Collaboration and Integration
What is Environment?
• Core server Lawson pieces
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Ladb
Latm
Lajs
Database drives
• 3rd Party connectivity
• COBOL compiler
IOS Includes?
• Web-enabling components
– AGS
– DME
– IDA
– WEBRPT
User Interfaces
PORTAL
XML
COM+
JAVA (JED /NED)
What is Collaborative Commerce?
• 7.3.2 separate Product line
– Enterprise Workflow
– TCS
– BCI
– E-Broadcasting
– E-Resource Management
• One-to-one relationship to Application PL
A Starting Point
• Environment 7.3.3 with ESP 8 or
higher
• LOGAN 7.3.2.1 with patches
• CC 7.3.2 (if installed)
• Applications 7.2.4
• Self Service Centers (SEA) 7.2.4.x
Ending Points
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LID 8.0.2
ENV 8.0.2 with ESP 2 or higher
IOS 8.0.2
PORTAL 3.0
CC 8.0.2
– ProcessFlow Standard
• Applications (stay the same)
System Requirements
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8.0.2 Environment
Web Server
Servlet Container
Web browser on client machines
Java Development Kit – JDK 1.3.1
Verify Current System Set Up
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OS
Database
Cobol Compiler
Java Development Kit (JDK)
Lawson Environment version
Application version
Supported Operating Systems
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HP11.X
AIX 4.3X
Sun 2.8
Dec 5.1
Windows 2000
Lawson Environment
• 8.0.2 Environment is required for 8.0.2
IOS and Portal version 3.0
Supported Application Versions
• 7.2.4 +
• 8.0.2
• 8.0.3
Supported Web Server/Servlet Containers
• Apache with Tomcat Servlet Container
• iPlanet Web server/servlet container
• IBM HTTPServer with Websphere
Servlet Container
• IIS Web Server with Tomcat Servlet
Container
Supported Web Browsers
• Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5
• Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0
• Netscape 6.2
Current Version of IOS
• Current version determines upgrade
process
• 7.3.2.x to 7.3.3 is major upgrade
– Database changes
– Must be done prior to moving to 8.0.2
• 7.3.3 to 8.0.2 is considered cyclical
• 8.0.1.1 to 8.0.2 is considered cyclical
What Steps do I Need to Follow?
• If current version is 7.3.2 – Upgrade to
7.3.3
• If current version is 7.3.3 – Upgrade to
8.0.2
• If current version is 8.0.1 or 8.0.1.1
upgrade to 8.0.2
7.3.2 to 7.3.3
• 7.3.3 IOS merges LOGAN and
Collaborative Commerce product line
• Clean LOGAN product line is necessary
for successful merge
• Product line clean-up will remove files
and programs no longer needed in
LOGAN
7.3.2 to 7.3.3 con’t.
• Must follow LOGAN Product line cleanup instructions
– Pre-installation step for 7.3.3
– May have been done as post-install for
7.3.2.1
• Instructions include:
– Dumping LOGAN data into a flat file
– Removing and re-installing LOGAN
product line
– Importing the data
Roles and Tasks > Bookmarks
• Roles and tasks are converted to
bookmarks with 7.3.3 LOGAN
• Allows for greater flexibility when
defining bookmarks
– Indefinite number of child bookmarks can
be assigned to parent bookmarks
• Hierarchical levels are inherited
– When top-level bookmark is assigned to a
group, children follow
Roles and Tasks > Bookmarks con’t.
• Documented in 7.3.3 post-installation
instructions
• LO900 converts Web users into new
files and tasks into bookmarks
• LO901 converts USERROLE and
USERTASK records into bookmarks
• LO920 must be run to update
bookmarks or add new ones
• Runs against LAWSONLD file delivered
with LOGAN install
New Web User Record
• Web1 record is replaced by RD30
record in 7.3.3
• Behind the scenes program updated
when Web users are added
• “Web user” field was changed to “Web
Name” on Cobol forms
7.3.3 to 8 Series
• Name changed from LOGAN to IOS
– Internet Object Services
• 8 Series uses Java servlet technology
– Servlet container configuration instructions
included in post-install instructions
• 8.0.2 uses RMI server technology
– RMI configuration instructions are included
in post-installation instructions
7.3.3 to 8 Series con’t.
• JDK version 1.3.1 is required on
application server and Web server.
– Local installs only require one instance of
JDK
• Servlet container is required
Next Steps?
• Once the IOS has been installed, the
desired User Interface can be installed
• There is no user or user interface
delivered with IOS
• Portal version 3 is the only UI that takes
advantage of performance
enhancements
Questions